"We had been planning for the money ever since GD staff assured us that it will be sent in March. The moment I saw the text messages confirming that the money had been sent, I had to wake up my husband and share the great news. It was a happy moment and the excitement cannot be described."

"Despite my old age, I am still forced to do farming and also sell bed ropes in order to supplement the little income from my son who is doing casual jobs in Mombasa. This has made me weak and more aged. Lack of reliable source of income is my biggest hardship."

"Have always dreamed of succeeding through venturing in having my own company that operates multiple businesses and I didn't know how this vision would be achieved because of my meagre income. My new goal is to save from the two business and with the savings I shall invest in the taxi business. I am pushing on until my invasion comes to place because of GiveDirectly has instil in me the idea that everything is possible if one believes and works on it."

"At a tender age, we were forced to be child-headed household after my mother passed on and we had to struggle to make a living. Success wasn't forthcoming because getting opportunities one needed to be outgoing and competent hence my sister and I had to do odd jobs to earn an income to meet the basic needs. I have saved the recent transfer since I am planning to use it on buying a motorcycle to hire out for transportation and make an income when I shall have top-up the deficit. I am so great full for the support from GiveDirectly."

"My biggest difference is having another cow in my compound. My children have been brought up in a milk-feed system where they cannot go without milk. I am sure that I will never lack milk anymore since I now have two of the cows. Unlike before where I usually purchase more milk, I am certain I will have enough. Additionally, a cow will act as a reminder to me whenever I think of support that I got from Givedirectly."

"Previously, I had a very small house that could hardly accommodate my large family. Whenever it rained, we would be worried that the house might fall in on us. Thanks!GiveDirectly for enabling me to buy building materials that I used in building a new house. I now have a beautiful house and I can brag about it in the village."

"Mpesa confirmation message came in at around 9 PM when we were preparing to sleep. I was the one who noticed this message first and immediately passed the good news to my husband. We couldn't sleep. How could we when we have such an amount of money which belonged to us? We joined hands, prayed and gave thanks to God for seeing us through GiveDirectly."

"I managed to buy building materials using the transfers and built a new house as I had a very small house that could hardly accommodate my large family. I live in a beautiful house now that is the envy of the whole village. My family can also eat well because I have a business that generates daily income for their upkeep."

"I have a four bedroomed house which I would have never had were it not for the cash transfers from GD. At my age, there is nowhere I would have gotten such a huge amount of money, so the idea of building a new house would have just remained to be a dream that could never be realized."

"Before we received the transfer, we were using a kerosene lantern for lighting which produced a lot of smoke yet very little light. The kerosene used was also costly and not readily available as we had to walk a long distance to get it at a fair price. With the money that I received, I was able to buy a solar lighting system which came with five bulbs, enough to light all the rooms in the house and outside the house to enhance security. I am happy that I now save a lot of money that I initially spent on kerosene and I don't have to deal with a dimly-lit house at night as the solar lights are bright enough."