"Receiving this money means improved housing for my family. Initially, we had acquired the building materials from our savings to build a house but we failed to actualize that dream because of our family's ever-changing needs; we had school fees arrears and bought land elsewhere. Our ambition now is to actualize our dream through the transfer. I intend to spend approximately KES 50,000 to accomplish the whole process. I was so excited when I learned that Give Directly was coming to our village."

"in my opinion GD doesn't need to change anything because everything they promised us"

"I was at home busy with the house chores when I heard my phone ringing, upon checking I saw a Mpesa notification showing that I had received money from GiveDirectly, words cannot express how happy I was, I thanked God for the wonderful gift that came my way that morning because I knew that with the cash at hand I would be able to build a house for my family,"

"I was at home busy doing my house chores when I had my phone ringing, it was around 9 am, upon checking my phone, that was when I saw a Mpesa notification showing that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I was overwhelmed with joy, I thanked God for the support that I had received, I knew all my plans would be realized now that I had the money at hand, I am happy and grateful for this wonderful gift that brought smiles to lives."

"I was at home busy doing my house chores when I had my phone ringing, it was around 9 am, when I picked my phone to check, that was when I realized that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I was overwhelmed with joy, I then called my husband to inform him of the good news that I had received, I knew all my plans would be realized now that I had the money at hand, I am happy and grateful for this wonderful gift that brought smiles to lives."

"I am happy that I will be able to take my son to college to pursue his dream career of being an Electrical Engineer. I am glad I was able to see him through high school but I need him to further his education so that in the future he can take good care of me."

"Financial constraint is my challenge. Many of the projects I wanted to start have remained stagnant due to lack of money. Progress in life is important, this constant stagnation has been my worry always."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have all I need to survive like food and farming materials unlike before being enrolled in the program"

"I had hunger rolling over my house. The first thing I did when I received my transfer was to buy maize for food processing. I bought 15 bags of maize and I am confident that I will reach the next harvesting season with it. I also thought of investing in agriculture such that I rented a peace of land for farming, I also bought 4 bags of fertilizer. I bought 2 solar panels and a small plasma for home use. I also used the money to do plastering for my house."

"In my opinion everything that GiveDirectly did was fine,i didn't see any negativity,favouritism or fruad,and we have received both transfer's as promised so I'm really grateful."