"At around 10am when I was just taking a walk, I received a message in my phone. Upon checking it was the first transfer from GiveDirectly of KES 55000.00. I was excited knowing that my pending medical issues were going to be taken care of."

"At the time the transfer message was sent, I was bereaving my father thus I did not see the message till the next day in the evening. And this is after hearing people saying that they received theirs. I asked my husband to confirm from my phone and he said I received the money the previous day. I felt so happy because I haven’t received such huge amount of money and I saw this as a miracle."

"While preparing breakfast for my family at around 9am, I received a message in my phone. I stood and picked the phone which was at a distance so that I could see what the message was all about and to my surprise my body shook because what I saw was not a usual thing. Receiving KES 55000.00 in my phone was news. I felt so happy knowing that the major challenges I was facing were going to be solved."

"I was at home and it was at 10 a.m when I received a notification message.Upon checking, it was a confirmation of receipt of transfer from Givedirectly.With my family, we were thankful to God and Givedirectly for delivering the transfers as we had been promised by the officers."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the completion of a newly constructed house.It had been a challenge since I use to stay in someone's house which couldn't accommodate my entire family members.I thank Givedirectly for making my dream of owning a house come through."

"In my own opinion, Givedirectly has been extremely helpful to me. In this century, for an organization or a person to give you money without any cost attached is a total blessing from heaven. My life is changing gradually through the help of Givedirectly. Even though they don't accept gifts or anything from people is not a bad idea. But am grateful to God for sending Givedirectly my way."

"The money i received from Givedirectly,i used some of it to buy a brand new mattress. I also used $120 united states dollars to buy two bundle of zinc to build a new house. The balance of the money was used to pay my debit in the susu saving club."