"I spent most of my transfer to renovate my house which was about to collapse. I was always worried that it may fall anything rendering me homeless. After receiving my transfer, I spent my transfer to purchase 20 bags of cement, sand, and building stones. I also set aside KES 15,000 for payment labor charge. This was for the construction of strong pillars to make it more stable and permanent. I am also planning to spend some KES 10,000 amount to improve my goat rearing activities by acquiring 3 more goats. This is my future investment for my family that will support me whenever I face any financial crisis because I will be able to sell them at a profit."

"I didn't have money to pay my wife's medical expenses during delivery. But Give Directly's money really helped me to overcome this problem."

"I was cutting rice on my mother's farm close to the town and I heard a loud noise. In the same minute, I saw my sister running to me with the news that people were receiving money. I quickly checked my phone and there my money was. I rejoiced; I removed my slippers from my feet and danced on the car road. I thanked Givedirectly all through that day for what they did for me."

"My husband came running from across the water with a big smile on his face, I knew right away that our money had come on the phone because my neighborsrejoicedearlierfor theirs. My husband reached where I was cooking and confirmed the money arrival, I felt so much joy in my heart. I was so happy and started singing praises to Givedirectly in my vernacular. I was dancing and forgot my potato greens on the fire, it burned a little because I was overwhelmed and got carried by joy. But it was a sign of remembrance that the food burned, because it was a historic day that I will forever remember. Givedirectly thank you!"

"Until a few weeks ago, my family slept in a pathetic condition since our old clothes were our beddings. Because of this, I would always wake up having back pains and on receiving my transfer, I spent KES 5000 on beddings. I bought a mattress and blanket after spending KES 3000 on my medication. In addition, I spent KES 2000 purchasing some grass to use in rethatching my kitchen. Also, I spent KES 5000 on farming by hiring a tractor for land preparation purposes and to buy quality seeds. I spent the remaining amount on clothes, food, and a radio so that I can be using it to listen to the news and get daily updates."

"I paid my tuition and I also bought school materials for myself, land and food"

"Since I received my transfer I'm always in good mood. My children in good condition and everything is going well"

"I spent my most recent transfer on my children's school fees and my house materials."

"My wife and I are old and I do not have any children who depend on me financially. At my age, I cannot do any strenuous activities to earn an income and for this reason, I aim to make sure that we feed well as a family. I am happy that GiveDirectly has made this possible for us without struggling so much since I was able to purchase a dairy cow using my first transfer. Because of this, I currently earn some income through milk sales and I usually use this money in buying our basic needs."

"Upon withdrawing the money, I took KES 22000.00 and build a house since I was sleeping in a kitchen. Where I used to cook is where my bed was plus my entire luggage, it was a pathetic situation. I also used KES 16000.00 to repair my motorbike, paying debts and buying some food. The motorbike aids me in fetching some water as well as using it for business (bodaboda). I also bought 4 goats for KES 14000.00. I bought the goats instead of cows because they can cope up with the dry season we are experiencing in our area."