"Without knowing, GiveDirectly has helped a lot of widows in society.They visit us at our home and get to have a conversation with us."

"GiveDirectly does well in educating us on how well we can spend the transfer. Also, the money is unconditional which gives me the freedom to spend it."

"People have homes that they previously did not have. Businesses are operating and the village is growing economically."

"My long-term goal is to install water in my home. The recent famine has made me think of a long time solution. I fetch water from the river and whenever there is no water I have to pay for it. Installing water needs $500, I have been saving money in a SACCO and I plan to take a loan for installation."

"In 2021 I opened a water business, selling to the villagers. But a few months into the business I accumulated a water bill of $150 that I could not pay and the company disconnect it. I would like to save up and reopen the business."

"I have a piece of land that I bought a few years ago and I have not been using it. My new goal is to wait for the rainy season to plant maize and vegetable, sell them and save money, build a shop and open a retail business so that I can increase my source of income."

"I brew traditional alcohol and sell it in jerricans but during this drought season, it has been difficult to find coconut trees thus making me out of a job. This job would give me $5 a day that I mostly spend on food and the remaining to save up and pay school fees for my eight children. During this drought season, I could not afford to pay for school fees and It had accumulated to $125. My house was leaking at the roof which made my children sick all the time. This transfer has enabled me to buy new iron sheets for $30, pay school fees arrears, and bought food for my family."

"In 2023 I would like to start farming and get products for my business. I have a restaurant and I get my ingredients from the market which sometimes are sold at high prices making it hard to get maximum profit. My father has a big land and I will be requesting to start farming soon."

"GiveDirectly has done a good job, of giving us this money unconditionally. They do not discriminate against anyone."

"living in the hills has a challenge of flash floods and landslides which have carried away my crops and partially cut off my house putting my family's life in danger and thus forced me to relocate twice"