"Receiving this money means I will be able to build a comercial house that can earn me some money on a monthly basis."

"The moment I received money from GiveDirectly,I felt so happy. In my whole life,I have never had such an amount of money in my life. I knelt down and prayed to God,I was so exited."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have a better shelter which I had no plans any time soon."

"When I got the money from GD felt so happy."

"The biggest difference is that my child is well now as I believe if not with the help I got from GD i wouldn't have managed by myself."

"The biggest hardship that I have faced was losing my parents while I was very young. I was forced to flee my home country of Uganda to migrate into Kenya in search of greener pastures since I had no one else to take care of me. Unfortunately, I landed a job as a house help and the torture that I endured while working for my employers was too much. I once contemplated suicide but I thank God that he made me meet my husband who took me in and together we made a home for ourselves."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that these transfers have enabled me to have adequate food, and start construction of a new house."

"The biggest difference that new I have a better house which i built with GD funds."

"I am now proud because I know I will be able to get a bumper harvest at the end of the farming season, something that has always remained a dream for me for quite a long time."

"I felt very happy because I finally will have my desires such as expanding my house and household items which I really needed such as television for entertainment, food and bed which I did not have in my house."