"Some of our challenges has been financial issues, and we have the strong desire of building. The house we are living in is not ours. And we have been in this town for more than years without putting our own stick down and it also cause from financial problem. It was the Town owner who felt for us and give us this room in her house and we are living in and carrying on our pastoral works in the Church."

"Upon receiving the money, my wife and I will build a new home, pay our children's tuition and invest into business"

"It was morning hours at around 10 am and I was busy farming when I heard my phone vibrating in my pocket. I took it out to check what it was all about and to my surprise, it was an SMS saying that I had received the lump sum transfer of KES 55000 that GiveDirectly had promised. I was filled with so much joy on seeing this that I stopped what I was doing for a while to celebrate. I couldn't keep the good news to myself and I called my husband who had gone out to look for work. He was so happy too to hear this and we gave thanks to God for the blessing."

"We spent most of the money in buying a cow. We decided to settle on buying one because we wanted something that will be our source of income in future. When the cow calves, we will be able to get milk that we can consume and sell. The income that we will get from the sale of milk will be used in payment of school fees for our children. We have always wanted to own a cow but due to financial constraints, we have not been in a position to. The little money that we get from casual jobs most of it usually goes to the purchase of food and hence not enough to save."

"The moment I received my transfer I was very happy."

"I have been sleeping on the floor before the transfer came. I decided to buy mattress and other things for myself. Give directly has really changed my living condition an am very grateful for that."

"I was very happy the moment I received the money. I didn't have to do anything to get the money but give directly just help me with that amount of money so am grateful for that."

"How I felt when I received my money from GiveDirectly: I was lying down in my room on October 19, 2021 around 8:00 AM when my son came to me to tell me that people from our town have received money from GiveDirectly on their mobile money account. I immediately give him my phone for us to check my account; when we checked it, I was happy to know that GiveDirectly sent mine. I felt so happy that day because it was a great help to me and I was not expecting it."

"I have been able to make new goals and achieve them since I started receiving this money. I have been able to buy a piece of land that would have taken many years just to earn that amount. I was also able to buy livestock like goats. I have even managed to dress my family properly by buying them decent clothing. Lastly, I have even been able to lay school fees without any strain."

"" I plan to build my own house if I am successful in getting this cash"."