"I spent a bigger portion of my first transfer on building a new decent and spacious house. I purchased building materials which include building poles,18 pieces of iron sheets and paid for the labour involved. I built the new spacious house to accommodate my children because my current living house is not spacious enough. My children had to seek shelter elsewhere at night. In addition to this, I also spent KES 5000 on clearing fee arrears for my three children and bought some new school uniforms for them."

"Owning the two cows makes the biggest difference in my daily life. I already had some which have been providing milk to sell. I have been selling the milk which enabled me to take care of my family's basic needs like food. Adding the two cows means they will be producing more milk thus more income. Besides being a source of income, they are assets which upon reproducing, I can readily sell and raise money to cater for my financial needs like school fees for my children who are still young."

"I saw the messages in my phone and though I could not understand the contents, I called for my helper who confirmed to me that I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly. I could not hold the joy the I felt that day. I thanked them for fulfilling their promise and changing my life."

"I received a message in my phone and since I could not understand the contents, I called for my helper who confirmed to me that I had received my first transfer. I felt happy and rejoiced with my family for this fortune."

"I received a message in my phone and since I could not understand it, I requested my helper to check the contents. I was overwhelmed with joy when he informed me that I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt happy even as I began to fulfil my goals."

"I remember receiving a message in my phone in the morning and since I could not understand the contents, I called for my helper who confirmed to me that I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was greatly overjoyed since my children would now go back to school."

"I spent a bigger portion of my first transfer on building a decent iron roofed house. I bought building materials which include 22 pieces of iron sheets, building poles and paid for the labour cost involved. I am happy to live in my new house since I was previously sheltering in a grass thatched house which was in a very bad state. In addition to this, I also bought two goats which I am currently keeping in my compound. My expectation is that they will reproduce and increase in number. I spent the remaining amount to buy foodstuffs and other household items that I lacked."

"I invested KES 35000 of my first transfer on starting a shop business which I stocked it with different kinds of products. My goal was to have a source of income and GiveDirectly fulfilled this. I am expecting some good profits from this shop. I will no longer be struggling with meeting my family's basic needs having a source of income. I also spent KES 5000 of the transfer on paying for my children's school fees. They were allowed to comfortably continue with their studies having cleared the arrears. In addition to this, I also bought a new matress to replace the old beddings that I have been using for years."

"I used the money to buy kitchen Utensils, furniture, burnt bricks n window flames because I would like to improve the condition of my house again i used the money to buy livestocks so that they should reproduce and I can sell some in the future"

"most problems i had in my life has reduced and now i cant lie there was never hunger during farming season as i already bought everthing again i bought fertilizer and seeds which i couldnt have afford on my own"