"My children usually get sick such that all of them are asthmatic. We also face food shortages which leaves us hungry most of the times."

"Well, problems and challenges are a lot and they just compile for instance no food readily available and no proper sleeping place. As stated this house is not in good shape, a proper dwelling place is what i need hence shelter is also a problem"

"GiveDirectly does everything well. Beginning from enrollment and making sure the right people are enrolled in the GD programme"

"I feel like Givedirectly does really well in the sence of providing money to all households regardless of any status..Also Givedirectly provides phones and simcards to every household which helps in communicating with relatives and other"

"The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 8:40 am. I was cleaning the utensils. I heard my neighbors celebrating. Then immediately I heard my message tone from my phone. I knew it was from GiveDirectly. When I Check it out I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I inform my family members and they all celebrated with lots of joy. I knew I would be able to buy a dairy cow. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 9 am. I was taking my breakfast when I heard a message tone from my phone. I called my daughter to check it for me. She said that it was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. My children were so happy and grateful for the support. I knew I would be able to build a better house for my family. I"

"I spent KES 35,000 to purchase a dairy cow. I used to buy milk daily and this is so costly for me because I do not have a continuous source of income. I bought a sofa set seats because I didn't had any in my house. I paid bills for my daughter who was not feeling well. I had always wished to take her for check up but I didn't had the money. The rest of the money I bought food and clothes. I am so grateful for support. It has enabled me own things that could have taken quite some time."

"I spent KES 30,000 to buy a heifer. I will be in a position to cut the cost of buying milk when it reproduce in the next few months. I will save the money that I would have used on milk for other basic household items. I bought cloths and food for the family. The rest of the money I bought materials ready to build a store. This is where I will be storing my farm produce. I am so grateful because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 9am. When I heard a message tone from my phone. I was cleaning the utensils. When I checked it out, I could not believe my eyes. It was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I have never received such amount of money before. My family members felt so happy and they really celebrated. I knew I would be able to build a better house. I am so happy and grateful for the support."