"Me and my wife were overwhelmed when our money arrived. It made me feel extremely empowered. As the farmer that I am, where could I have gotten that sun of money from? I was extremely happy when I counted the money piece by piece and realized that the amount was intact."

"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."

"The transfer brought a very big difference in our lives as a family. We were able to purchase a cow something that we had always wished to have. We now milk two cups which is enough for us and much better than when we used to buy it. We were also able to pay school fees for our two children. We have thus rested a bit and we have had some peace of mind having done so. The foodstuffs that we bought have pushed us for a while, and as a result, I have been able to save up some of the money that I make from the sales of vegetables. The money that I have saved has enabled me to pay school fees for the children who are in primary school. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for your help."

"It was at night and we were taking supper with my family. Suddenly, my phone rang. It was a message ringtone. One of my children checked it and he immediately broke the good news to us that it was a message saying that we had received the promised transfer of KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. We were so happy on hearing this and we celebrated together. We went to bed that day with smiles on our faces. In the morning, we sat down and we planned together on how we were going to spend it."