"I spent part of my first transfer on buying a dairy cow and an ox and four goats worthy of KES 46000. It has been my desire to keep them in my compound but I could not afford them because they were too expensive considering the fact that I am a casual laborer. I later bought several building poles, timber, and iron sheets purposely for the renovation of my house since it was in a poor state and almost falling. With the amount of money that remained, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family."

"I bought 16 bags of cement because i would like to improve the walls of my house when i was constructing the house i used mad and i fear it will not stand for more years tp come"

"giving help inform of money to people they don't even know is one thing that GD did well"

"It was around 2 PM when I saw the Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. At first, I could not believe it but when I looked closely, I realized that the message was genuine. I felt so happy because I knew my life will never be the same again. I really thank God for bringing this organization to this village and for choosing me to be among the beneficiaries."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of dairy cows and a goat. I have been yearning to keep them in my compound but I could not afford them. Therefore for all that long I have been admiring my neighbors and promised myself to own some in the near future. Currently, I am getting plenty of milk and my children are now healthy. Before the coming of GiveDirectly, I used to buy the milk from friends which sometimes I could not afford because it was relatively expensive. I am now hopeful and happier because I am even planning to sell the remaining liters to my neighbors and generate an income. I am certain that this will enable me to pay school fees for my children without straining."

"Ian living in a stronger house now"

"when i received my second transfer the first thing i bought was cement because my house was in a very bad state and i wanted to renovate it. i saved the other amount for my child's school fees since she will be starting secondary school."

"I was able to buy fertilisers, blankets and some of the things that I needed using the transfer received from give directly"

"I was very happy to have so much money."

"I was very happy to see the message on my phone because I never expect to get such a huge amount of money"