"In the next six months l expect to have finished build my house and staying in, comfortably without worrying of being rained on."

"In the next six months l would have built my iron roofed house and l will be staying in it comfortably without being rain on as l am now."

"In the next six months l expect my daughter's life to change after training as a salonist, since she will responsible and independent, she will be able to lead a better life. I also expect to pay school fee for my children comfortably because l will sell the goats and spend the money to pay their fee."

"The joy of motherhood is something I can only dream about. This is due to a growth that was discovered in my abdomen that has prevented me from carrying a pregnancy to term. It has resulted in four miscarriages for the past 30 years of my marriage, pain that my husband and I are still recovering from. Due to inadequate financial resources, we have been unable to treat the condition despite visiting several hospitals. Recently, we were referred to Kenyatta national hospital in Nairobi but have been unable to visit the facility due to the high cost of travel and medical fees required. "

"Imagine living in a house where you can perfectly get a view of the sky, not because you want to but because the roof was blown away by heavy winds earlier in the year. The house itself is almost collapsing due to the heavy rainfall we experienced last year. Sadly, our income from the charcoal business cannot sustain all our needs such as food and education yet still have enough to repair the roof or better yet build a new house. Now being the rainy season we live in fear not knowing how heavy the rainfall will be and whether or not it will affect our already collapsing house."

"I was woken up by a message notification on my phone. On checking to confirm who the sender was, I realized that it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received the transfer I was anxiously waiting for. I felt happy about the transfer because I knew it would change and improve my life."

"Besides my motorcycle business I depend on subsistence farming for a living. However, I do not produce enough due to inconsistent rainfall. My desire is to improve food security for my family. I will therefore purchase oxen to scale up farming and also hire them at a fee. I will also purchase goats for rearing because they multiply faster and are drought resistant. I will sell them to respond to financial needs thus make it easier to take care of my children."

"I saw the notification in the morning having been tipped off by a neighbour that money had been sent. I went for my phone and checked through my messages and to my surprise, it was indeed true that GiveDirectly had honoured their promise to us. I was instantly overjoyed and happier than before because I have never imagined that I could one day receive such a fortune in my life. I thanked God for using GiveDirectly to improve my life."

"I was filled with happiness the moment I saw the message from GiveDirectly on my phone that my first transfer had finally been sent into my Mpesa account. I could not believe them at first due to past experience with other organizations but seeing the money in my account did away with every doubt and I realised that they had fulfilled the promise they had made to us."

"I live in a very small house that cannot accommodate my 5 children and I. This has forced two of them to seek shelter in my neighbour's house something which embarrasses me. Besides, I am also worried about their security every night since I am not available to monitor their movements. This situation has really pushed me to construct a bigger house but I do not have the capacity to do so. Therefore, I will use this transfer to fulfill my ambition of providing better shelter for my family. I will also purchase livestock and start a small business that will solve my financial problems and respond to basic needs like school fees, food and medical care."