"The biggest difference in my daily life now is I'm able to buy my zinc to change my leaking roof. My children are all healthy and in school due to the help of givedirectly. Now I have money to support my family."

"I planned to buy five bundles of zinc, nine bags of cement and two pick-up loads of sand."

"Upon cashing out my money, I bought four bundles of zinc and started selling, rice , oil, vita , pepper, and salt."

"I did not know that money was in my phone until one of the community dwellers came from the next community and told me that people in that community have received their payments. When he had told me that, I left my house and went to the place we usually get connected to the network. Luckily for me upon my arrival there, I received an alert on my phone that I have received forty thousand three hundred seventy five dollars from GiveDirectly. It was like heaven has come down to me in this suffering world. I was the one now even helping to spread the news so that others can go and check if their payments have been sent with joy in me."

"On the same day after my helper collected the money, I had instructed him to purchase some household goods most of which were foodstuff since we had been facing a challenge of insufficiency of foodstuff in the household in the past months. We have had to just cook and take what we had in lack of alternatives. With the first KES6000, he bought all that I had listed down. Second, on my priority list was the completion of the construction of my new house. I needed to work on the floors that were dusty and hard to maintain at my current age. Even though I have not started the renovation, I managed to spend KES24000 on obtaining all the required materials. I could not proceed with the construction immediately but had to hold it first as I needed to clear the hospital bill that was standing at KES 30000. On clearing it, I felt relieved as I had been in great fear that some of my properties would have to be auctioned soon to settle that bill. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for giving me an option that removed all the worries I had."

"Xxxxx"

"In my opinion GiveDirectly is doing well by helping us unconditionally without any third party being involved, they are also kind in talking to us anytime we are being interview, they are straight in their processes and ready to slove our problems at anytime. I haven't seen anything that GiveDirectly is not doing well for now, all I have seen them doing are good."

"I have always wished to get a source of income of my own so that I can support my spouse in providing for the family. Lack of capital has been a hindrance. Receiving this money will therefore help me open a business that will serve as a source of income. My target is opening a food kiosk and a grocery in Petanguo shopping center. My projection is spending KES 40,000 on this."