"The hug amount of money that I saw in my phone make me to feel good, that life is sweet"

"I spent the money on my children school fees, bought uniform and I built my kitchen"

"I was burning coal, and making my garden at a small scale level. But now I am increasing my garden and the coal for large sale"

"" I was able to buy a bundle of zinc,and used some of my money to enroll my big son in the community college. Farming has been my source of income. Am planning to give my daughter and her husband protion of the money to add it to their business. Before this money could come, my daughter's has not been able to enroll in college they're staying in Monrovia with my elder sister.i have send some of their school fees."

"I spent KES 3000 to pay food debt at our nearby shop outlet where I had been taking food staff on loan. I also spent KES 32,000 to purchase building materials including 25 iron sheets, timber, and building poles. This was for the construction of a new decent shelter for my family of 10 members. The house that I had previously was very small and about to collapse. My 4 grown-up children were forced to seek shelter from my neighbor something eat away my joy. I also spent KES 7000 on clearing the school fee arrears of my 5 children who primary school. With the remaining amount, I bought adequate food for the family."

"Restarting my livestock rearing after they had all died due to the drought conditions in our region is the biggest difference in my life. This will restore the happiness that I lost after all my livestock died. Furthermore, I will have something to rely on whenever I encounter financial challenges."

"The challenge I in my household is good. We didn't harvest enough last season because we didn't have enough fertilizer and the land isn't fertile. So whenever we find money we start with buying food then everything else."

"I spent part of my first transfer on settling a debt of KES 35000 from my friends and neighbours. I am now at peace because I honestly had no idea where I would get the money to refind them. I have had sleepless nights and been depressed ever since. In addition to that, I cleared school fees of KES 6700 for my four children who were about to sit for their exams and I was worried they would again miss the tests. I am so glad the money came in good time because they are no longer being sent home regularly like before and they will be able to sit for the exams with the rest. With the remaining amount of money, I am using it to buy foodstuffs for my family and cater for some other household expenses"

"I have no good roof over my house. The thatch roof over my house is seriously damaged, I have no radio, and no travelling bag, so when I heard the news about the GiveDirectly cash transfer, I was very happy because I knew that all that I been lack of are going to be available when I possessed the money in hands. Now, I can afford to buy myself those things that I am lack off."

"We have been sleeping in cold beds but with this cash transfer I was able to buy mattress, send my children to decent school to better up their future and also save some of my money for other emergency issues."