"Receiving this money means that I will at least solve the water problem I have.I will be buy a water tank which will help me harvest water during the rainy season.During the dry season we travel a distance of 30 minutes to get water for domestic use and watering cattle.I am also planning to build a room where I will place a posho mill which my daughter bought for me.With this I will have a source of income bearing in mind that the next posho mill is a bit far."

"In the next six months, I plan to save money with the main goal of purchasing a dairy cow. I am certain that when I meet this goal, my life will change in that in, I will get milk for my family's consumption and I can also sell some so as to earn a living."

"My inability to provide adequate food for my children has been one of the biggest challenge I've faced in my life. When I married my husband, I had big dreams for the future. None of those plans included losing him and becoming a single mother to four children. The nightmare of the loss was just the beginning. Little did I know I was about to be outlawed by my in-laws. The piece of land which was our share was taken away leaving us nowhere to till."

"The biggest hardship i have faced is financial constraints. It has been hard to pay school fees for my children as well as meet their daily basic needs due to lack of source of income. My daughter studies in the nearby polytechnic and she is always sent home for school fees. This has been a great challenge to me but with the money from give directly, i will be able to pay school fees with less difficulty."

"our household is highly motivated currently and ready to work every other time since we started receiving the transfers. I have realized that the only thing we needed was a little support and that is exactly what GiveDirectly gave us. we recetly stsrted construction of a nenw house in our household and it is our hope that in the next six months we will have completed. the construction have been a bit slow since we are sourcing the construction materials as we construct which have now been characerized by an on and off progress."

"It was at 11:30 am in the house when I just arrived from a little walk outside. My daughter had a message alert from my phone and on looking she informed me that I had received money from GiveDirectly. We relaxed and we were very happy and grateful to Givedirectly in our heart as we pondered on how to plan for the transfer. I was excited and knew that my dreams of starting a business had come true."

"It was in the morning at 7.30am when I was taking breakfast with my family and I heard a text message notification from my phone. I told my son to check it, and he told that I had received 55000KES from GiveDirectly. I felt very happy because I have neer received that kind of money in my life. I want to thank GiveDirectly for this financial support."

"Receiving this money means a food secure home for me and my family. I will buy oxen and an ox plough which will assist me plough a larger parcel of land thus increasing my yield. It also means I will be able to provide other basic needs such as education for my children because I will buy goats which I can sell later at a higher price and use the proceeds for school fees, uniform and books."

"Before GD came to my village, I had left my house incomplete for a period of six months. Since I was able to complete building it using my transfers, I am now happy and whenever I see it my heart is filled with so much joy and this is so far the biggest difference I have ever experienced in my life."

"The difference in my life since I received my transfer from GiveDirectly is that I am often peaceful and greatly relieved from the stress of raising money to pay school fee for my children. Secondly, through GiveDirectly transfers, I managed to buy a cow and now I am counted among those who own a cow in my village. This has not only boosted my esteem, but is also a fulfillment of my long time dream since I had never owned a cow in my entire life."