"It was on 17th December 2020 at 1pm when I was in the shamba digging. I heard a message beep and I took my phone to check and it was GiveDirectly transfer. I was very happy and told my husband who was with me right there and he was very happy that we left the shamba to go have lunch and discuss the next steps about the transfer."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying two dairy cows at KES 30000. This has been my longtime dream for years but I could not afford it since they were very expensive. I also bought some building materials such as iron sheets, thread, nails, and building poles. I bought all these with an intention of constructing a new house. I also paid school fees for my son who is in secondary school. With the reming amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs and decent clothes for the Christmas celebration."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a dairy cow that I acquired from financial support. I have been aspiring to keep it in my homestead for years but I could not afford it because of financial difficulties. The little I was from the temporary casual jobs was too little for the purchase of a cow. The main aim of purchasing it was mostly for business purposes. I am assured that very soon I will start getting milk and I am planning to be supplying them to the nearby towns since they are in high demand I am sure the business will grow within a short period. I am hopeful that the money that I will be getting will be enough for me to cater to my family's needs without staring like before. Also, the few liters that will remaining will be for my family's consumption."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a decent iron-roofed spacious house. Before the coming of GiveDirectly, I used to shelter under a very small house that had a leaky roof. During the winter seasons, I had to seek shelter together with my family. This was very stressful and frustrating becasue it reached a point whereby we like a burden to my neighbors. And most of the time we choose to stay in our small house and we couldn't sleep till dawn. Also, my children could not study at night or even do school assignments since the house was not spacious. This was really affecting their performance. I am now a happy parent since we are sleeping comfortably and happy moreover there is an extra room for my children to study."

"I was with my family taking breakfast when the phone started ringing. Since I was curious, I decided to check what it might be. I couldn't believe what I saw, It was the Mpesa message that I had anxiously been waiting for from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and without wasting time, I started planning on how best I could utilize it"

"I was heading to the dam when my mobile phone started vibrating continuously. Since I am illiterate I decided to go back home so that I can get some help. Upon arriving home, one of my sons decided to check the content of the message only to realize it was an Mpesa message from GIveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy for getting such a huge amount of money which is non-refundable."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a proud owner of two dairy cows and an ox. I have been having the desire to rear them but I could not afford them since they were very costly and the fact that I am jobless I could not achieve it. With the dairy cows, I assured of getting plenty of milk for free whereby some will be for my family's consumption which will be a surplus to their daily meals and the remaing liters I will sell it to the nearby local markets and friend and generate an income. Also with the ox, I will combine with that of my co-wife and make it a pair whereby it will be of great help to my agricultural activities. I will no longer have to hire those of friends hence saving the money and cater to some other household needs. Also, I will be hiring it to my neighbors and get an additional income as well. From the above, I am optimistic that my children will no longer be sent home to collect school fees since I will be paying in advance courtesy of GiveDirectly."

"I was preparing lunch for my family at exactly 11 o'clock. Then my phone started vibrating continuously, which was so unusual. Without wasting time, I decided to check the content of the message. Only to realize it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and decided to break the news to my other family members and we all celebrated."

"It was 3 pm when I was taking lunch with my family then my phone started ringing. I asked my son to check who it could be. Upon checking I realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly, I was overwhelmed with joy for I knew that I will achieve a lot."

"It was around 3 PM when I was lying on my bed then I heard my neighbors celebrating and mentioning GiveDirectly. I decided to check my phone since it was in silent mode. Wow! I also confirmed there was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy and shared the good news with my children."