"GiveDirectly's transfers have brought joy and happiness to my family this is because I was able to accomplish most things I couldn't within the shortest time possible. For example I plastered my house, Paid off land mortgage, bought livestock, household items sought for medical, and above all I have saved some money for future use. Prior to receiving this transfers, I used to sleep in a dilapidated grass thatched house which leaked whenever there was rain and the beddings I slept on were so shameful therefore I decided to buy new bedding and moved into my Iron roofed house. I enjoy sleep nowadays because of the new beddings and no longer worried about rain since I'm sleeping in a iron roofed house."

"i remember I read the message at midnight that day. My spouse read it for me and we were overjoyed. We had many plans of revitalizing our standards of living."

"I received the cash transfer on the 7th-August at 03:00am. At thatv moment, I called on one of the children to read the message for me. I was happy because this was a one time miracle for the family. I had never received such an amount of money from anyone known to me."

"I woke up early that morning to attend to my daily chores. I decided to check through my messages on my phone. As I went through them, I saw that there was a Mpesa message and I was curious to know who could have sent me money at that time. I realized that it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received my first transfer on my phone. I called for my helper to confirm to me if this message was true. I was thankful and happy for the money. I could at least smile again having gone through financial challenges and hardships for many years."

"The biggest difference so far is that the cash transfer has enabled me to purchase livestock that will empower me to marry. Before receiving the cash transfer, I had no hopes of marrying because I had no livestock."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am able to afford food for the family. Previously, it was very hard to afford good food for instance beef."

"Owning the livestock to me is the biggest difference in my daily life. I had desired to have them for long and the only constraint was the finance to buy them. However, by the coming of GiveDirectly, to me, it was a dream come true. I am grateful because I now own two cows. I know that they will reproduce and increase in number. Besides, I will be getting milk from these cows which I will be able to sell to earn cash. Secondly, I was able to acquire a motorbike which has been of a great help to us. Besides offering taxi services which we are getting some cash through it, it also helps us to carry water over long distances. We are currently facing water shortage in our area which without it then we would be forced to walk for several kilometres in search of water."

"I was previously living in a small grass-thatched hut, which was not in a good state. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for their financial support. I managed to acquire building materials which include Iron sheets and building poles for the construction of a new spacious iron-roofed house. Being able to achieve all this is the biggest difference in my life."

"The moment I realized that I had received my transfers, my heart was filled with happiness beyond measure. I knew that this money would enable me to achieve so many things in life which seemed impossible before. This money marked a new dawn in my life."

"I was overwhelmed with joy the moment I saw the transfer notification on my phone.GiveDirectly had finally honoured their promise by sending us the first transfer. I was thankful to them and I began to plan on how best I would spend this money to improve my livelihood."