"I believe that GiveDirectly is doing everything right according to me, I got the assistance that I needed. I was able to settle my children's school fees arrears which makes me so grateful. I don't think that there's anything that GiveDirectly doesn't do well or right, we are grateful for assistance we received as it actually elevated our standards of living."

"Among the things that GiveDirectly does well, include the fact that it is very honest and doesn't lie as it fulfilled the promises made to us at the time we were being enrolled into the program. It doesn't discriminate neither does it favour any group or a particular people. However, I feel that in addition to the suggestions given to us at enrollment, there should have been more training specifically on financial management and investment instead of the money being made to be only for household uses. I think that will be better and a more assuring way of progressive development instead of allowing people to spend the money as they please."

"I spent most of the transfer which was KES 9000 on making partial payment in settling my children's school fees arrears because they had accumulated over a very long time and I had initially made partial payment with the money from my first transfer. I did this because I had gotten the money to assist in making progress in settling my children's school fees arrears because I am the only person they depend on as they don't have a dad. I believe in education and that it is the most important asset to give to my children as it will give them a bright future which I'll also benefit when they get employed after school. I am sure they won't forget about me, when they are in employment"

"GiveDirectly, in my opinion, is doing everything well. It has elevated the lives of so many of us around here. The living standards of so many of us were improved, those who didn't have better houses were able get them, those who had houses were able to put up businesses especially motorcycle taxi which is a sign of progressive development of this area. We are so grateful to GiveDirectly and and I personally don't see anything that it didn't do right or needs to change."

""My current challenge is that I don't have my own house. I'm living in my family's house and at times there are conflicts amongst us. To avoid all these and live in peace, I need to have a house of my own"."

""When I receive this cash transfer from GD, I will build my house and use the balance to send my children to school. I am a single mother with two kids. It's difficult to control children in this rural areas and as a result my sister and I are in constant confusion because of the children's behaviours. If I had my own house with my family in it, this will not happen "."

"I was very happy when I received the money around 11:00 pm. Even though I was already asleep, I could hear a faint notification alert from my phone but could not check at that moment till the next morning when I woke up to the good news. I had to call my helper who read and confirmed that the message was from GiveDirectly and had received the first transfer that I had been anticipating. We planned on visiting the nearby shopping center since we needed to withdraw all the amount before spending."

"The construction of a new house for my family is so far the biggest difference in my daily life since I received the first transfer. Before receiving this money, I could not foresee such s a great transformation coming since I had just gotten a knee injury when I was enrolled. I could not do anything then since I was still on the mobility aids. But the motivation that came with the receipt of the transfer brought an amazing healing power. I am glad that I am feeling better now and even though I am not as productive as before, I am still grateful for the helping hand from GiveDirectly."

"I spend my recent transfer on medication for my son that got wounded."

"Give-directly do well by giving me transfer fund to enable me build my house. If it was not this transfer funds,I wouldn't have the opportunity of building my house."