"I have an old hut with which I have lived for the last 30 years. I have sacrificed with this single house for so long so that my children could go to school. With receiving this money, it is a fulfilled hope that I am going to build a new house. Leaking roof and cold nights will become a story of the past, thanks to GiveDirectly. I anticipate my new house to cost $300 from my first transfer."

"In my opinion, GiveDirecty has been doing to us and I can't afford to complain. The money was nonrefundable and everyone was equally sent the money as promised. Also, the teachings about how to secure the money from the officers were of great help to us."

"It was in the morning when i received, i felt happy because i never thought i will never have such money at once"

"I was lacking food but now I have managed to buy a lot of rice"

"My life is different than how it would have been had I never received the transfer because I now have a water tank. I am now glad that even though I am still going to the river to fetch water, I believe that this will no longer be the case very soon when it starts to rain. I will be using the water harvested for domestic use and also to water my vegetables during dry season."

"My life is different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer. This is because I have been able to build a more spacious and permanent house for my family. This would not have been possible had it not have been for GiveDirectly because we had been planning to start saving some money to use for this purpose with no success."

"My life is different than how it would have been had I never received the transfer because I no longer struggle to meet our daily needs like before. This is because our daily expenditure has reduced as we do not buy milk anymore. Also, my spouse nowadays support me in buying our daily needs by using the income from milk sales. Due to this, I have seen an improvement in my health as I no longer strain doing some odd jobs around the village and I do not have stress anymore."

"I spent KES 10000 from my transfer to finish paying for a water tank that I had bought it using my first transfers. Also, I used KES 20000 to buy some goats for rearing. I have a section of my land where it is unproductive since it is full of murram and bushes hence not suitable for farming. These goats will enable me to utilize this part of land and they are also assets to me that I can depend on in case of an emergency. In addition to these, I spent KES 10000 to pay school fees for my son who had been sent back home to collect fee arrears. Using the remaining amount, I bought some clothes for my family and food to last us for some time."

"I spent part of my second transfer on buying some twenty pieces of iron sheets, building poles, timber, and nails. I had intended to construct a new hose because the previous one had collapsed some months back. Being a widow and the breadwinner I couldn't afford to buy the materials considering my income was very low. During the rainy seasons, I was always rained on till dawn together with my children. Also, I bought livestock such as goats that will now serve as security in case of any emergency. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family."

"I spent part of my second transfer on buying some building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, nails, and timber. This was purposely for the construction of a brand new house becasue the previous one was very small and I had a big family. Some of my children ad to shelter at their grandmother's and friend's houses. Also, I paid the mason KES 8000 as his labor charges. Later on, I used KES 2500 of the money for my children who are still in primary school. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family and some household items such as utensils I have been borrowing from friends for all those years."