"I was at home having some rest after coming from the farm when I received a message notification on my phone. When I checked the phone, it was the mobile money notification from GiveDirectly. I shouted with joy because for the first time in my life to receive this huge amount of money free without a condition attached. About two minutes after my wife came back from one of our neighbors house, I told her the good news and the next day I got prepared to go cash out my payment."

"I was on my brushing when I heard a message notification on my phone. I immediately stopped working to check it and to my surprise it was the mobile money message from GiveDirectly I had been waiting for. I very happy when upon seeing this and immediately when to inform my family about the good news. They were so happy to hear this especially my wife who could not stop dancing. The next day when to Buchanan city to cash out the money."

"I was attending the university when I living in the city . Due to lack of money to continue I drop from school and came back to here to farm for my parents who were already aging. What happened to me I do not want it happens to my daughter. I therefore have a set goal and that is to see my daughter graduate from college. As seen, I am also aging by the day and the only thing on my mind is to use the money given me by GiveDirectly to pay my daughter's school fees at university."

"My new goal is to complete the renovation works on my house. About two rainy seasons now, I have not slept from the leakages on the roof of my house. Looking for or getting the finance to purchase zinc has been a complete challenge for me. Now that I have received this amount of money money, my plan is to remove the thatch that has caused me lot of sleepless nights during the rainy seasons and reroof the entire house."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving me money to improve my living condition. GiveDirectly value highly those on their program. The organization does not select specific group of people to be enrolled in the community. As for what it does not do well, I have not seen one. GiveDirectly is a God sent organization that is loosening people from the grape of poverty. Once again, GiveDirectly thank you."

"I heard my phone ring at around 11:00 pm when I had just retired to bed. I informed my wife immediately that GiveDirectly had honored their promise of sending us KES 55000. She was overjoyed and we all could not hide it. We waited for early morning to come and revisited our earlier made budgets before we could embark on spending the money."

"The biggest difference in my life is that,my life has changed greatly from living in old house to a new house with zinc and cement. All of my children are going to school in the city. We are not going through hard time again. Life has started getting better now."

"Huge of my transfer was spent on my house project, while some was use for provision for the house. I'm thinking about completing my house project. I even went to start a small business that will help me and my family. I just got through with my children tuition.some of my transfer was spent on my farms hugely."

"Huge of my transfer was will be spent on my house project.this is my first transfer i will just buy few bundles of zinc.just because it is my first transfer i will not doing many things now. I also pay the children tuition for this academic year."

"I decided to buy my balance zinc and cement to finish my house. I'm also thinking about starting a new business to help me and my family. I will also pay the children tuition for this academic year. I'm thinking about buying my big daughter a phone that she will be using in school. Just in case of assignment she can do it on her own."