"It was a great feeling to receive the first transfer around 4:00 pm. I had the phone with me at that moment but was not able to comprehend the information in that messages and had to be assisted by my helper who managed to read and made all the necessary confirmation to ensure that it was indeed the transfer that we were set to receive. I was so excited to set my plans clear before the transfer was collected by my helper in the nearby shopping center the day after."

"Givedirectly always checking on me to find out if I receive cash transfer. In addition,their staffs are very kind and ready to respond to questions at all times in field and at their office. I am very excited that we have such a great organization here in Liberia that is so much concern about the needed. There is absolutely nothing that Givedirectly has not done well in this village. Thanks to Givedirectly for helping me achieve my goal."

"I used KES 20000 to buy a water tank with a capacity of 3000 litres. I had all along desired to have a water tank and be able to collect rain water. The little amount that I received from subsistence farming could not allow me to accomplish this early enough or as soon as I wanted. I had to live with the discomfort of going to the river everytime to fetch water. Once I rceived money, I made a decision to buy one which I did. I was also able to buy a water pumping machine that helps with the irrigation of my farm during dry seasons. This will see me be food sufficient all year round irrespective of the climatic condition."

"I have been farming all my life until I'm 49 years old now, yet, nothing significant to show. With GiveDirectly payments, I will own a zinc house in a few months time, that's a big difference. My children go to farm with me because there's no money for their schooling; now they will be enrolled in school to acquire formal education. That's complete change in my life and family."

"I was cooking when my uncle came from the network area where he went to make a call saying that he has received his GiveDirectly money. Everyone else including myself ran there, a 30 mins walk away from the town to check our phones. It was exciting and shocking when I realized that my portion of the transfer was in my phone. I came back very happy, happier than I have ever been in my entire life."

"We used KES 40000 to buy two freshian heifer cows. We had made a conscious decision with my husband to direct all the monies received towards dairy keeping. This was because for a long time we had tried maize farming but we were always making losses. The remaining amount of KES 15000 was used to make our Christmas memorable by buying our children clothes and food having received the money during a festive season."