"My greatest goal was to have something that would be of great help to my family in terms of income generation. Therefore, with the transfers, I had planned to purchase a motorbike that my husband would be using in conducting business believing that the income would be of help in terms of providing necessities to my family."

"My main goal is to have a livestock-rearing project. I have been struggling financially, a situation that I would no longer want to experience in the future with my family. Therefore, I would want to buy livestock and so far I had bought a cow that I believe would bear offspring in the future and help my family financialy. Considering the state of my current house, I also would want to see myself in a better house, and the transfers had so far played a greater role and I believe in the few weeks to come, I would be in the new place courtesy of GiveDirectly."

"The transfers that I received was of great help to me because I received them at a time when I was in dire need of money. I had commenced the construction of two rental houses which were halfway completed, and due to the lack of money, I could not carry on with them. I was also stressed because I was required to settle school fees for my two children who were in primary school and also to buy new items for the one who was to join junior high school, and considering the family’s financial situation, nothing was working for us. Luckily I received the transfers and I felt like I was relieved of a huge burden. I managed to buy the roofing sheets worth $300 so that I could finish up on the construction project, I also paid school fees for the primary school-going children worth $100 and bought school items for the child who was yet to join junior high school where I also spent $100. With the remaining amount of $30, I managed to buy food for my family and currently, I feel much more relaxed and happy for the great financial support that GiveDirectly accorded us."

"It was in the morning around 7 am, I was preparing to go for a casual work of farming. Then I heard a notification message and I immediately told the news to my husband that Givedirectly sent the money. We said to ourselves that we are going to change our lives from the poor life to a better life."

"It was in the morning around 10 am. I was planting beans in my crop land. I was so happy to receive the message from Givedirectly you can imagine an old lady screaming and shouting because of the excitement. The first thing I thought was to improve my way of life."

"My life is completely different because of the financial support from Givedirecly, I was able to buy food and clothes for me and my child .Morevover I repaired my roof . We are a happy family and we now eat and sleep in a good house."

"We are now a happy family before it was so hard for us to buy food at home but now things have changed differently. We started our business of livestock farming and we renovated our walls by cimenting them. Moreover, I bought food for my family."

"I repaid back the loan I had of 100k to Sacco Bank."

"Most of the money was spent on renovating the house by buying some materials and paying the workers .The total cost was 180k."

"I bought a crop land for 200k because I am planning to plant cassava and potatoes so that the harvest will be sold in the market."