"My life is different in that I am able to settle at college and study without missing classes due to fees problems, this has enabled me to attend all practical classes and I believe upon my graduation I shall have gotten enough skills in the construction business. Without these transfers I would have not joined college because I had to do daily casual work to feed my family and it is the transfer that enabled us to expand our family fish business that we currently depend on. There is more peace in my family since both of us are busy and have no time to cause disharmony unlike previously when I was the sole breadwinner."

"I am now filled with joy as I now finally see myself as a Kenyan. I feel like I can now be counted as a Kenyan. Previously, I lived a life of struggle. I used to suffer a lot with my family with no peace and joy in our home. This was also because we lacked money to improve our lives. Now I even own cattle and I can live in a better house. My life is totally different. There is joy and peace in our house everyday."

"GiveDirectly has helped me materialize my dream of building a big and better house. This has really changed my life because now I know my children can sleep peacefully and I am not worried whenever I have visitors because now I have enough space in my house."

"I am planning to buy more building materials like cement to plaster and enlarge my house that willl now accomodate my large family."

"I am usually stressed up on where to get money to pay school fees for my children when the schools open. This changed from the time I received my first transfers as I am always happy since my children are now in school and I know that they will not be sent back home to fetch school fees as I was able to clear this terms fees for them. Whenever I remember this, I always smile to myself and ask God to continue blessing where it came from so so that other people may also get an aid from them. So far, this is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Before GiveDirectly came to my village, I had bought a motorcycle though I was not in possession of it since I had not finished paying for it. Since I was able to clear the remaining balance using my transfers, my daily life has really changed as I now operate it and at the end of the day, I am able to save some money after buying our daily needs something I had never achieved before. With this, I know that paying my childrens school fees will no longer be a hard task to me all thanks to GD."

"My new house is almost coming to completion. This makes me so happy as I know that very soon, all my worries when it rains will come to an end. It is also spacious and will accommodate all of my family members including my grandchildren who are under my care. Owning a new house has really changed my daily life as I am always happy unlike before."

"The biggest difference is that I used the transfer to clear my son's school fees without which he would have been among the young school dropouts in our village that engage in minor offenses. I have been able to improve my earnings because I invested part of the transfer in my tailoring business. I also have a big house to accommodate my guests and I am happy that it is more dignified house that I would have not built because most of my income would only be able to feed the family."

"It was around 6 am and I was already in my farm weeding my maize plants when my son came running shouting that there was a message from GiveDirectly, and on checking to confirm, I could not believe what I read,I just stopped weeding and smiled at my phone, upon confirming that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I leaped with joy as I was happier than never before. I imagined that I could accomplish a lot with the transfer, for I was going through a hard and tough time in my life."

"I have been stress-free since I received these transfers, paying school fees is not a challenge as it was before. this is because did not have a reliable source of income since I relied on casual jobs whose pay was less than KES 100 a day. My son also has a place to sleep unlike before since I used the transfers to build him a house. He now has a place to study really well and his performance has greatly improved. I am a very proud mother. i also have enough furniture that i bought through the tranfers, my home is the best place at the moment and i can host visitors at ease."