"My most recent transfer was spent on buying of assorted building materials for my house construction and paying of my children's tuition ."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly is doing well by taking us from poverty or hardship. They could do better by covering the entire county including all the districts."

"My first, second and third money was used for a new building construction materials like zince three bundles, Zince nails three packs with part of the transfer and the balance money was used for my three children school fees and put part into a village saving Club.My life is now better than before because. No more worry about family support."

"GiveDirectly have allowed me to take my kids to school after a long time. I was in a bad way, wife leaving, no money etc....but when GiveDirectly came through, they gave me hope and that's what they excel at, Giving Hope to recipients. They have allowed me to believe in myself again and to believe that miracles do happen. May they always be there to help others and be blessed eternally."

"Increasing our land is on the top of my list of goals. With the number of kids we have, it's critical that we amass enough material things to share equally in terms of inheritance. The other thing is ,in the short term, is to start making and selling charcoal. As a second source of income, I feel this could work well. Finally, to grow more food, and sell, thus making money and giving my kids a life me and their father could only have dreamt of, when we were their age"

"A large chunk of the funds went to adding a bedroom to the already existing house we had. It was in dire need of a make over, and the funds from GiveDirectly allowed me to do so. Part of the balance went to sourcing and securing a second hand motor bike, with which my husband could ply his trade of being a bodaboda operator. With my husband working on a bodaboda and myself working as a seamstress, sewing Kitenge and the likes for people, money is tight and we would have been hard pressed to accomplish all we did with the funds. Thrifting for the kids clothes, buying food stuff for the house and paying school fees were the other main priorities handled by the funds. My eldest is in Mariani Primary School, and just completed Grade 1, at KES. 1,000 per month. My youngest will be joining Grade 1 at the same school when they resume. I charge KES. 1,000 for an adult Kitenge and KES. 500 for a kids one, while my husband makes between KES. 300 to KES. 500 on a day, depending on customer traffic. If it were not for GiveDirectly it's safe to say we would have been looking at years before we would have ever accomplished what they have enabled us to do as a family, in mere months. We are forever grateful to GiveDirectly"

"The funds found me in need of medical attention. So a part of the transfers from GiveDirectly went to my hospital bill, while also building me a 3 bedroom house to call my own. Some were also allotted to my budding business and used to restock it with its usual wares of flour, soap, oil etc. The balance went to a small rainy day funds and the rest towards catering for school fees for my 4, out of 6 kids. The only reprieve I got was from my 2 youngest, who at 1.5 years and 9 months , are yet to start school. They all attend Megumo Miri, with the older ones needing KES. 3,000 per month in school fees and the one in nursery needing KES. 1,200, for the same. To supplement my income from the shop, my wife and I till the land my dad gave us, on which we live, grow cereals primarily to consume and to sell,when the harvest is good. GiveDirectly was a welcome addition to the family, which we greatly needed!"

"GiveDirectly makes dreams come true, and offers hope. Never would I have believed that an organisation would come, asking for nothing in return, yet offer to fulfill ones dreams! All I would ask is that GiveDirectly consider coming back and continuing to help us with the many other projects we may have as past recipients, while also asking they continue to register as many people as they can, because so many people are in need of the kind of assistance that only GiveDirectly is offering."

"GiveDirectly gave me a reason to smile. Imagine me, alone with five kids and a husband whom I have to care for as well, when would I ever have been able to raise enough funds to fix my house? We are now walking on perfect floors and it's all thanks to GiveDirectly. May they continue uplifting other with dignity and all I ask, is that they never stop, nor lack"

"In the long term, both I and my husband's goal would be to make sure our kids study to a University level. This would ensure a better life for them, and in turn, their kids. In the short term, both my husband and I would love to go back to school. I would love to pursue Community Arts as a course. While he would love to do business management, and with the knowledge, we could possibly both branch into self employments, and get better paying jobs."