"My goal is to have a bigger house because the current one is not enough for my children. With current business am doing, I will be able to save enough and build my dream house and my make my family proud. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for it all."

"GiveDirectly is a fantastic organization. It's amazing that they granted us these payments and then allowed us the discretion to spend the money in accordance with our preferences. They take the time to teach us and address our inquiries appropriately. Their officers are really kind. I would not make any changes to the way the entire process is carried out."

"GiveDirectly does well in my village by ensuring that they visited every household. There was no discriminating case that was recorded since they did not consider someone's tribe, religion, age or even health issues. We were all treated equally. I, therefore, can't mention anything that they need to work on as they move to another village."

"In the next year and beyond, my plan is to save up enough money targeting up to $ 1000. I work as a businesswoman selling cereals in a nearby centre. With GiveDirectly transfers, I have come to realize and appreciate how accumulated money can help somebody achieve their dreams in a very short period of time. I have grandchildren whom I take care of and making such investments will only make my work easier. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly and what it has done in my life."

"I hope to start a retail shop business in my village in a few months to come. After doing research, I realized that there are few shops around me hence there is a need to have an additional one. Also, once the business kicks off my plan is will save the profits and send my children to higher institutions to shape their future."

"In the next year and beyond, my plan is to start a small business where I will make more income. Right now I work as a broker and the money that I get from this work is hardly enough to comfortably sustain all the needs of my family. I am thinking about starting a fashion selling shop in a nearby town which I will run alongside my broking business. This I believe will make my life and that of my family better going into the future by generating more income."

"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments. The unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code. To avoid household conflict, what needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents. Give Directly staff are very transparent during the enrollment process, they are so keen during the verification process and this ensures that none is left out during registration to the program. Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs."

"In the coming year and beyond, I would wish to restart my business of selling dry fish. I was doing this activity sometimes back but was forced to leave it due to my health problems. I planning to start it by saving $50 from the charcoal vending. This will be a reliable source of income for the family, which would assist me in educating my children and providing food for the family."

"I love everything about GiveDirectly. Because of these transactions, my life has improved significantly. So, I can only express gratitude rather than complaint."

"I paid a portion of my school costs, which came to $450, upon receiving my second transfer because I am still a college student and needed to continue my education. I bought some new clothes for myself and my one child with the remaining $130. Also, I bought groceries and food for us."