"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. My current sleeping house is very small and worst of all, it leeks. I have not been able to buy grass to thatch it better due to it's scarcity and the fact that it is expesive. I believe when this money comes, I should be in position to get a descent accommodation. "

"While my husband herds our neighbors' livestock to earn income for the family, I burn charcoal to do the same. Combined, both incomes do not exceed 1500 shillings per month yet we are expected to pay 55,000 shillings a year for our daughter in high school (in Nairobi city), 10,000 shillings a year for our son in grade seven and still put food on our table, clothes on our backs and a decent roof over our heads. Being able to meet all these needs will literally be a dream come true for us. "

"Through this support, we were able to acquire a new motorbike that does transport business. My family needs like food and medical bills have been met in time because the bike generates daily income. Previously, we didn't have a stable source of income as a young family, feeding and paying medical bills was a challenge to us."

"GiveDirectly has made it possible for me to own cows, descent clothings, a mattress and beddings. Prior to receiving this transfer, I had no hope to own cows because I didn't have enough money at hand."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have built an iron roofed house, a mattress and beddings. Previously, I slept in a grass thatched hut that leaked whenever it rained and in very old matress."

"Receiving these transfers have enabled me construct an iron roofed house, which I am intending to shift sleeping after fitting the door and Windows. Before receiving these transfers I had a desire to construct an iron roofed house but I didn't have enough money to buy building materials and paying for construction labour. The money I could get was spent on food and to pay medical bills."

"My life is has changed now because I am able to feed well(twice a day) and dress well on good clothes. With the cows I bought, my husband paid dowery to my parents as required by tradition for any one taking up a girl for marriage. This makes me happy respected and proud. Previously, my family had only one meal in a day. There was pressure from my parent because they wanted dowery. I had no respect from the community around because I wasn't officially married."

"My life is grate now because I have been able to pay school fees for my self and siblings in boarding schools. Prior to receiving this transfer, we had no one to take care of us. My step mother mistreated us and we found it had to forget our late mother. Thank you GiveDirectly for this support."

"My life is better now because I constructed an iron roofed house which is currently in use. Besides that, I purchased a new mattress and bedsheet which makes my sleep confortable. Before I got money, I was sleeping on a torn mattress and in a hut that could leak during the rainy season"

"I was woken up by a message notification early in the morning. Upon checking its content, it was from M-Pesa indicating that some money had been debited into my account. For sure I could not sleep any more for I had never expected that much money considering the little income I depend on my husband. As I went through the message, I was filled with inexpressible joy because GiveDirectly had sent the transfer they had promised us."