"Give directly did well by making me to buy materials for the improvement of my house."

"Through the transfer from Givedirectly, i was able to buy additional materials like 7 cement bags and paid my children balance school fees. My life had been very difficult until Givedirectly came in my community because my source of livelihood had been farming.But with this money, I am happy and can now afford my family support."

"I spent part of my transfer on buying a new bed and a matter of a total of KES 8500. It is relief to us because previously I used to floor. After all, the traditional bed had worn out. It was so tough because I was always complaining of backaches because of the discomforts. I also bought a wooden door at KES 4000 and fixed it in my house. In addition to that, I bought a solar panel at KES 4000. This has replaced the candles which were expensive and sometimes I used to stay in the dark since I could not afford to buy them. To add that I bought three goats at KES 17500. I opted for them because they reproduce very fast. With the remaining amount, I bought food for the family."

"In my opinion,everything what GiveDirectly did went well nothing to complain."

"I have used the second transfer mainly to invest in farming(bought fertiliser and seeds). I have saved the rest because i would love to buy house building materials and building a house later after the rainy season."

"GiveDrectly has empowered individuals like me from casual labourers to self-employment, my life will never be the same again because I now have a reliable source of income, thus I am so happy for the great milestone that I have achieved in a short time. Throughout my interaction with the GiveDirectly staff, I have not witnessed any form of malpractices."

"I spent part of the second transfer on clearing school fees of KES 15000 for my children who are in primary and secondary schools respectively. Also, I bought new uniforms and stationery for them. I am so glad that they will no longer be sent home regularly like before. This has been negatively affecting their performance because at times they would miss exams and end up repeating the same classes. I later bought a dairy cow at KES 15000 which I believe will uplift my living standards by selling milk. I finally spent the remaining amount of money to buy enough foodstuffs that would last us for a while."

"School fees have been my major challenge, I was left to carry all the responsibilities alone because I am a widow, I depend on my maize milling business to earn an income, though it is barely enough to sustain us due to many responsibilities at hand, I have one child at the university and three of them are in high school, The transfer came as a relief in my life, I knew that with it I would be able to clear the remaining fee arrears, thus I used KES 40,000 on school fees, I then used the remaining amount on foodstuffs and clothes. I am thankful for the huge support that impacted our lives positively."

"I spent my recent transfer on motorbike to start a business to sustain my family support when Givedirectly shall have left my community.I am very happy because my life is better now through the transfer."

"Give directly did well in giving us free cash which has enabled me to build a decent house. There is nothing that you did not do well"