"I spent a larger fraction of my first transfer on buying building materials which include iron sheets, building poles, timber, threads, and nails. I purchased all these with an intention of constructing a new house because the previous one was very small and could not accommodate some of my family members. With the remaining amount of money, I am using it to buy sufficient food and other household items that I was lacking at the moment."

"The biggest hardship in my life has been lack of food. We face hunger every year because we can not afford to buy fertilozer to harvest more"

"Receiving this money is a blessing for me because i have never received this huge amount of money in my life. I feel very greatful to be considered"

"Receiving this money is a great opportunity for me to finally have a better life. I will use the money to open a shop which i believe will help me to provide for my family and improve my standard of life"

"The biggest difference is that we now live in a spacious house,unlike before when my 4 children, my husband and I were all squeezed in a one-bedroom house, we can comfortably welcome our neighbours and visitors with no worries about what they say or think about our living status, we are all grateful for the support because it improved our living standards."

"Receiving this money is a blessing for us because we will now be able to build a house which we have always wanted but we couldnt manage because it is expensive"

"I am a businesswoman, therefore investment has always been my key priority, I believe in sustainability hence when I received the first transfer I expanded my business emperor by starting a new Barber Shop and a salon to attract more returns, I also bought a dairy cow worth KES 15,000."

"The transfer was God sent, because it came at the right time when we needed it most. my son was to join form one but I did not have enough money to pay for his tuition fees and other requirements, therefore, when I received my transfer I spent KES 30,000 to pay school fees for him, then the remaining part of the transfer I used it in shopping for other school requirements because he will be joining a boarding school."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well ."

"I cant still remember just like the other day when I was heading to my daily hustle when I heard a loud vibration from my cell phone. That was an alert that there was a new message. Without hesitating I decided to check its content. I was overwhelmed with joy after realizing that it was an Mpesa messge from GiveDirectly. I still recall having returned home and shared the news with the rest of my family members."