"The main differences that were brought by the transfer from my previous way of living are accommodation and access to food. As a mother of four, it was pathetic to share a room with my children in the presence of my husband. Currently, my children have their own room and we have a seperate one too. This has intalled respect and confidence to us as parents even though the house is incomplete. Initially, we used to struggle to get some food. At some point, we had to go for up to two days a week without meals. As of now, this has become history since the time I received the transfer from GiveDirectly. As a family, we have been getting our meals comfortably unlike before."

"It was around 4 pm when I heard a message tone from my phone. Being unable to read, I handed over the phone to my helper for clarification and she confirmed that I had received the first transfer from GiveDirectly. My heart was filled with joy and happiness for receiving the transfer knowing the journey with GiveDirectly had successfully started. I ululated in happiness since I was not sure such a piece of luck could land on me."

"The vivid differences that I can attest to before and after receiving the transfer are the availability of food at home and the peace of mind I got after managing to pay the shopkeeper's bill of $100. Initially, we could go for up to two days a week without food some that we no longer experience since receiving the transfer. Again, the shopkeeper's bill was stressing me up after it increased and I had no way out of settling it. Currently, I am relieved after GiveDirectly enabled me to settle the bill."

"While in bed at around 2 pm not feeling well, I heard a message tone from my phone. Since I do not know how to read and write, I informed my daughter who is also my helper to check for me what kind of message it was. Upon confirming, she informed me that I had received the promised $550 from GiveDirectly. My heart was filled with joy and thanksgiving since I had got something to seek medication. For all that time, I was just at home unable to go to the hospital due to lack of money."

"During the last year, the intensive rains which come from uphill destroyed my crops(beans) in the gardens. This happens as the heavy rains come, it washes away all the soils and destroys the crops. This left us with scarcity of food and we have to struggle to get two full meal in a day."

"I planted my trees on one acer of land in October 2017, but they were all washed away by land slides that happened in 2018. I and children would get income for sustainability, school fee and food at home,once I sold these trees. But since the incidence happened my financial status got so worse that buying food for my Family is now a challenge since I am a widow. It is also so hard for me to acquire income to buy maize seeds and onion for me to plant, yet while the trees were around this was not a challenge at all,because I would buy the various seeds I needed whenever I would sold my trees."

"Words can't express the happiness that I had when I saw a text message on my screen displayed showing I had received money from GiveDirectly. It was at 3 pm, seated outside my house reading. There was too much heat inside the house. I asked my son to come and confirm whether what I had read in the text was true. He confirmed, and at that moment it was when I believed. I'm grateful for the support of this cash transfer that's nondiscriminatory to anyone. Since we were all equally served respectfully."

"I work with the county government on a contract basis. I'm married and blessed with children. Upon receiving my transfer, I thought of building a house worth $100 for my sons who are grown up. Culturally, it is right for boys to have a house of their own. This was not possible earlier due to the responsibility I had of paying school fees and other needs. I later spent $50 to buy foodstuff and afterwards used some money to plant trees within my compound. I'm happy to have been able to do this swiftly due to the cash transfers."

"The biggest difference in my life today is the start of my goat-rearing project. This project, I'm optimistic it'll change my living status for the better. Goats are easy to rear plus they are drought resistant. I'm forever indebted to GiveDirectly for putting a smile on my old age."

"I'm delighted to have initiated a poultry project that gets my family an extra source of income. I'm also glad that my family will have enough food for the entire drought season that we are experiencing. This is because of the bag of maize that I purchased. The support from the organizations brought happiness and wiped my tear."