"I felt so happy the moment I received my money. This is because I had got money that will help me to solve some financial needs of my household."

"My life is now different in that, I sleep on mattress and successfully paid my children's tuition. Previously, we used to sleep on mats and my children used to be fees defaulters. In addition, my small business was boosted and it has improved my returns as compared to the past when the stock was less."

"It was at night when my phone vibrated and I checked to see what it could be because it was a strange for me. on seeing the message it was GD transfers, I was so delighted because this money will help reduce the burden of debts and other demands in my household."

"My life has tremendously improved in that, I dress better and own livestock. In the past, I couldn't afford nice clothing for myself and family due to the poverty I lived in. In addition, I never owned livestock hence there was nothing I could sell for income. But I'm very optimistic that in the near future, these heifers will provide me with milk and be a source of my family livelihood."

"I will have joined a college to train as a teacher. My one goal in life that I have worked towards for a long time, will have come true. I will be working so hard to do well and pass my exams so that I will easily get a job and begin to work earning a constant income from my salary."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy and lucky that I had at last held this money in my hands. This is because I always admired the villages and people that had got it and considered them so lucky."

"My life will have improved because I will be taking my course in fashion and design. I will have used the money to make entry into the training institution and paid school fees. This will give me skills that will enable me to make money on my own and make a living. I will start a business soon after the training because I will have the skill in fashion and design. I will therefore unlike now, have hope to find work to do and make an income"

"It was around 4 am when I heard my phone vibrating. I was so shocked since I was not used to receiving a message at that time of the night. But I was curious, so I decided to check what the message was all about, I could not believe what I saw because it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was so overwhelmed knowing that I will achieve a lot with the money that I had just received from GiveDirectly. For a moment, I could not figure out exactly what I was going to start with probably due to excitement but I later settled down and came up with a clear plan on how I was going to spend the money."

"I hope that the business I am planning to start will be in a better place to cater to my financial needs in the next few months so that I will not have to get frustrated when the project comes to an end early next year as I will no longer have transfers from Give Directly to depend on. Having been used to earning a monthly income, I know life will be tough after the project is over, so I will do all that is necessary to ensure that the business picks up well and keeps running."

"I received my transfer around 10 pm as I was preparing myself to bed. On checking the contents of the message, I was filled with immeasurable joy because to me, it was a great relief from the tiresome charcoal burning job that I was doing as the main economic activity. I could not wait for daybreak to plan for this money as I immediately started budgeting for the building materials that I would use in building a new house."