"I was very happy. I have never received a huge amount of money like this."

"The financial crisis has always been my biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life. Imagine failing to raise even $2 to pay for my children's examination fee! It's the worst thing that I never thought to happen. This has forced me to engage in charcoal work to hustle for my children, a very energy-intensive job."

"When irecieved the money, i used it to improve my house. My children had built me a house along time ago but was unfinished. I bought 14 bags of cement, sand and paid a builder to plaster and fix the floor of my house."

"When i recieved the money, i was beyond happy beacuse i did not expect to recieve such an amount."

"The moment i was saw the text message that i have received money I was very happy and i couldn't believe what i saw, this is something that has never happened to me ever before."

"The recipient used the transfer to Rent land food ironsheets fertizer and other household items"

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

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

"I have lived in constant fear that the owner of the only cow in my compound will come for it anytime.If this happens,it will mean that my four young children will no longer have access to the nutrients found in milk which are essential for their growth.The coming of GiveDirectly to my village has renewed my hope of owning my own cow.If am lucky to receive this transfer,I intend to first buy a lactating cow for Sh 30,000, which will not only provide milk for my children's consumption but also a surplus for sale thus a source of income for my family.After accomplishing this is when I will now be able to focus on other things such as building another house for my family,buying food as well as clothing."

"Life has definitely changed and we are very grateful. We can now enjoy things we never thought we could."