"In January it is usually dry here and food becomes a problem. We therefore bought food to be able to sustain us during this period. As long as there is food at home, a family is happy. That is how happy we are right now because of how GiveDirectly has been a blessing to us."

"My canteen business is doing well as the customers who come to buy from my shop received the transfers and no one is buying on credit. The heifer that I also bought will help me when it calves as I will sell milk and will be able to pay school fees."

"The Covid-19 pandemic had really affected my job as a mason and I was not sure where to get money to pay school fees for my children. Thank you GiveDirectly for coming through for us and now we have a small business as well as many clients since most people are building houses from the transfers they received."

"I was at home trying to clean my compound on 17th December at 2pm with my children . I heard neighbours mention that transfers had arrived. That was when I took out my phone to check if I had also received the transfer an yes it was true. I was very excited and I prepared immediately to go collect the transfer."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to build a house. We did not have house as the one that we currently have is small and it is also grass thatched. I am happy my family and I can now live in a comfortable house."

"I spent my transfers to purchase a piece of land that I intend to develop for rentals. I have had this project in mind for a very long time but I had no where to find the finances that would enable me to buy a piece of land. When I received the transfers, I knew this was where I would utilise most of the transfers, so that I can finally achieve this dream. I am a casual laborer, while my wife is a housewife. We have six children who all depend on my casual engagements, which can also be unreliable to come by at times. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly as I am now a step ahead to achieving my dream of owning rental houses."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying the following building materials: iron sheets, building poles, threads, and nails. I bought all these with the intension with the intention of renovating my house because it has a leaky old roof and cracks on the walls. Also, I used KES 15000 of the cash transfer in paying school fees for my son. With the remaining amount of money, I am using it I buying enough foodstuffs for the family"

"I spent part of my first transfer on paying school fees for my son who is in boarding school. Also, I boosted my kiosk business which was almost collapsing. I had utilized mist of the capital and I had no means on how I can revive it. I had thought of taking a loan from the formal financial institutions but I didn't have collateral for the bank loan. Also, I bought some livestock which includes some goats which will serve as the living assets that I can lean on. I am using the remaing amount of money I buying sufficient foodstuffs for my family"

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, nails, timber, and threads. This was for the construction of a new house because the previous one was almost collapsing. I then paid the mason KES 7000 as the labor fr the job he did. Also, I bought a goat at KES 5000 which will serve as the living asset that I can lean on. Also, I cleared the school fees arrears for my children who reopened schools recently. With the reaming amount of money, I am using it in buying foodstuffs for my family"

"I was at home taking lunch with my children when I heard an SMS alert on my phone. I stopped to check it and I became very happy when I saw that it was an M-Pesa message saying that we had received the 55000/= that we had been promised. My children noticed the happiness and they asked me what was going on. I informed them of the good news and they were so happy too to hear this. We rejoiced together giving thanks to God and GiveDirectly. I then hurriedly prepared myself to go and withdraw the money."