"It was in the morning when I woke up and found out that my husband was happier than other days. When he saw me, he immediately informed me that we had received the money we had been waiting for from GiveDirectly. At that instant, I was overwhelmed with happiness and I informed him that we had to pray to thank God for His blessings. I then called our children, shared with them the good news and we then gave thanks to our Almighty."

"On that day, the battery of my phone was empty thus I was offline. When I woke up, I realized that so many people in my village were heading to town on that day. After making some inquiries, I was informed that people had received the money they had been waiting for from GiveDirectly. After borrowing a phone from one of my neighbors, I realized that I was not exempted. At that instant, I was filled with happiness and I rushed back home so that I could share the good news with my family. Since I could not go and withdraw my money on that day, I continued with my daily activities while singing as I could not hide my joy and the only way I could express it was through singing."

"The biggest difference in your daily life is the fact that initially we nnever had any livvestock grazing on our field but now we have six goats which are our own. we thank God for the drastic change in our family."

"In the next six months l expect to have started saving for my child through my business."

"When I woke up, I discovered that most of the people in the village were happy. When I inquired, I was informed that they had received money from GiveDirectly. I then called my son to check my M-Pesa balance for me and he confirmed to me that indeed, I had also received the money. At that instant, I was filled with happiness. I immediately prepared myself and went to town so that I could withdraw the money and actualize my plans."

"At first, I thought that I will not receive my transfers anymore as everybody in the village had received theirs except me. When I woke up and saw a message indicating that I had received some money, I was filled with happiness as I knew that indeed my life was going to change. I then prayed thanking God for His blessings in my life."

"When I woke up in the morning and realized that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I was so happy since I had never handled such a huge amount of money before. I informed my family who in turn was so happy to hear of the good news. We then sang some praise songs and prayed to thank God for His mercies. My daughter then reminded me that this money was non-refundable and this made me more happier as I will never have to worry on how to repay them."

"Since I have been able to build a bigger house for my family, my children nowadays sleep at home unlike before. This makes me have peaceful nights as I no longer worry about their security something which used to disturb me so much before."

"My day normally starts at 5:00 am and of the fine days while I was washing my face in preparation to go do my normal duties, I heard a message alert from my phone and I hurriedly checked what the message was about. To my surprise, it was a confirmation message that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy, hurried to my workplace and after I was done I came back home, shared the news with my spouse then we budgeted on how to spend the money."

"While I was sleeping I heard a beep on my phone and wondered who could have sent me a message at such a time. I woke up, checked the phone and to my surprise it was a confirmation message that I had received money from GiveDirectly. It was such a joyous moment and I couldn't wait for morning so that I could purchase the things I needed."