"The biggest difference in my daily life is being the rightful owner of the dairy cow that I had been keeping for quite a long time. I had been seeing its calves sold out by the owner one after the other but going forward I will be the owner and selling them too when the need comes up. I am still looking forward to doing a lot with the second transfer and I am thankful to GiveDirectly for this."

"With a large family of seven, living in a small house that was slowly getting older was no longer comfortable as we were running not only short of space but also the privacy especially for us as parents and also for the elder girls who dearly needed their room. With the first KES39000, I had to spend on sourcing all the construction materials that were listed down by our constructor. Initially, we had a plan to start the construction of a completely new one but the cost of materials that were so high pushed us to make some changes that we finally agreed on renovating the existing structure. I have so far obtained enough timber, nails and also paid part of the labor charges as I await the second transfer that will enhance the initiation of the renovation and the expansion of an extra room. I also settled school fees arrears of KES15000 to give my children ample time to study without missing classes. With the remaining amount, I obtained foodstuff for my household that included maize, sugar, and other cereals that we are still using as we work on our farms to provide more."

"In my sincere opinion, GiveDirectly is the only guarantee NGO that have great impact in our lives. They've changed my entire life and I am grateful."

"I have not collected my money yet, it's in my phone."

"Yes, my new goal is to do business i.e to sell dry goods My old plan was to use this money to build a house of my own, pay my children school fees but later I decided to start small business with whatever will remain."

"I have not cash out yet because I've being busy but when i withdraw I will buy my house materials, invest in my farm and pay my children school fees."

"I did not spend my money because i m looking for good contractors for my building project. When i get them I will use the money to pay for workmanship and buy materials also use the balance on my farm."

"When I received my transfer, I bought 3 bundle of iron sheets to build my own house in my village, I also bought enough food for my children and l. The rest of the money I was able to paid my children school fees. Now I'm building my own house in my village,"

"Givedirectly has done very in my life and that of our village. Givedirectly was able to enroll everyone in our village. Givedirectly has changed our entire village with so many new houses. There's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well, many thanks to Givedirectly for their support."