"I never expected any change, as I imagined the normal mornings of waking up and painfully looking for a casual job. It never occurred to me that one of my mornings would be graced by such an amazing message from GiveDirectly that I had actually received my first transfer. On that morning, things were different due to the happiness and joy that welcomed my new day. I thanked God and GiveDirectly for the blessing of this money."

"The cows that I now own as my own assets and of which I feed them daily gives me a sense of pride that what I had been seeking to achieve for a long time had come to pass. To me this the biggest difference that GiveDirectly has brought into my life."

"I was very excited when I got the message indicating I had received money from GD in the morning. I left it in my MPesa account for a period of one week because I did not want to show my friends that I had money."

"In the next six months, I would expect to have stopped going to seek casual jobs and would be having more sheep on my farm."

"It was around 7 am in the morning when my wife woke me up. On that day, she and my children were so happy as she was just singing while doing her chores and I had to ask her what all the happiness was for. When she informed me that we had received money from GD, I was also overwhelmed with joy as I had never received such an amount in my entire life. I then called my whole family together, sang some praises to God and prayed thanking Him for his blessings on that morning."

"Receiving this money will make a total change in our lives. We plan to diversify our farming and livestock keeping. We have three dairy cows that are low yielding. This is a perfect opportunity to improve the breeds and increase milk production. We also have been actively involved in maize farming and we plan to improve our farming practices to improve production."

"My life difference if l could not have gotten the money is that l could still have been staying in a very small uncomfortable house."

"I was woken up by the notification from my phone at around 5 am in the morning. I was reluctant to check since I was still sleepy. On checking, it was a message from MPESA indicating I had received money from GiveDirectly. For sure, I couldn't sleep any more, I was so happy that I forgot that I did not have a meal the previous night."

"The biggest challenge I have is unreliable source of income. I depend on casual labor that is seasonal and I have a family of six to provide for. Most of the time it is hard to find food and other basic needs and this make me feel so sad."

"The money which I receive from GD, I would spend to buy sheep which mature faster and when it multiply I would then sell to buy a dairy cow for milk production. This would then give me a reliable source of income."