"The biggest difference in my daily life is the payment of secondary school fees for my three children. Even though I have yet to pay the arrears, I am relieved that the support I received from GiveDirectly is not expected to be returned later. Having a free transfer that I don't have to pay back is a huge help to my children. I am confident that I will remain in school throughout the year without being sent home."

"At around 4:00 p.m., I received a Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I could not doubt the source because I was not expecting any money other than the GiveDirectly transfer promised during enrollment, even though the organization's name was not shown in the Mpesa message. I was alone because my two children, who are in boarding school, had not yet returned home. I had no one to tell the news to, but I was overjoyed and grateful for the receipt that I had been anticipating since enrolling in the program."

"The greatest challenge that we are now currently facing is poverty as we do not have enough money to buy food and all the necessary facilities at home like medicines. Even now we wanted our son brahim to go and start nursery school but we do not have money as yet to cater for his school fees."

"My greatest challenge that i am facing right now is lacking g where I could comfortably call my own home. I lost my house on January 2nd 2023 after my husband MabaLe Steven committed suicide in it. The house was completely destroyed and everything that was in. It was a sad moment for me and my family when my husband killed himself I was totally shocked and been terrified ever since."

"I have a young family with one child who is about a year and a half old. Washing a lot of clothes with the scarce water has been extremely difficult for my spouse, who spends a significant amount of time walking to and from the river with only a single pot of water. Connecting piped water to our doorstep was a priority during enrollment because it would reduce the cost of purchasing or transporting water daily from the river. I am glad that when we received the first transfer, we spent $100 on pipes and fittings and later paid a labor cost of $10 during installation and a county government registration fee of $15. Despite the fact that there has not been a consistent supply due to the severe drought, I am glad I also purchased some storage facilities that hold at least 1000 liters when full. I will pay $2 per month when the supply is consistent and negotiable if there is a period without a water supply. I also dug a pit latrine worth $70, which I am yet to finish, and used the remainder to repair a motorcycle that I had been using as a source of income for my family. When my bike is not working, I rely on subsistence farming to provide for my family, which includes selling fruits from my farm as well as eggs collected from my current brood of 30 chickens."

"All of the fences around my farm have weakened over time, allowing stray livestock from the neighborhood to infiltrate my crops. For a long time, I have hoped to save money for the construction of a new fence to help with animal confinement and to keep neighbors' from invading my farms. I am so thankful that my prayers were answered when I received the first transfer that I have already spent $75 on two rolls of barbed wire, 1.5 kg of nails, and binding wire. I am hoping to build a sturdy fence before the planting season begins to protect my crops from goats and cows. I also purchased a half-sack of dry maize grains for $28 and ten kilograms of beans for $14, which I am currently using with my family of nine. I also spent $14 on other household items such as cooking oil, baking flour, sugar, and toiletries. I also purchased a shirt and a pair of trousers for my husband at 1200 and saved the remainder, which I have been using to check and replenish groceries in my household. I am pleased that all of the objectives for the first transfer were met, and I have been saving the receipt while I wait to report my progress."

"The fact that I am currently enjoying peace of mind is the biggest difference. At the moment, my kids are learning without any challenge unlike before when they were spending most of their time at home due to school fees arrears. In addition, we can get our daily meals without having to skip them or spend an entire day without food."

"Using the first transfer, I had started building a new house since the one I had was small and congested. Since I did not manage to complete the house, I saw it prudent to finalize it using the second transfer. In that course, I spent $150 to complete the construction. Currently I am happy that I have a good mud-walled three room house. Thereafter, I opted to buy a sewing machine for $120. Since I have some tailoring knowledge, the sewing machine serves me as a source of income. I do my tailoring work at home. I spared one of the rooms for that in order to avoid the expenses of renting a room. I also bought a modern standard bed and a mattress for $100. I did this because I used to sleep on a small traditional bed with poor bedding. I used to wake up in the morning very tired something that I no longer experience nowadays. For the remaining amount of money, I decided to keep it for family use because getting some food was a challenge since we have not harvested any farm products for the past three years. I am happy that I get some food for my family courtesy of GiveDirectly."

"RE " Givedirectly is doing well from my end. With the help of this givedirectly cash program, i was able to have my children enrolled in school with no stress this academic year. And most importantly, i will soon have a house of my own "."

"RE " Givedirectly is doing well. With this givedirectly cash transfer program, alot of us are grateful to givedirectly. Because this money have really changed our life positively"."