"Give Directly did everything well , it had good intentions for my village . You can now see the projects , we have built good houses , bought cattle , paid school fees for our children among other things . Just continue helping people where ever you go , God will reward you . I didn't see nor hear anything wrong , that you did hence my wish is that you continue doing good to others too ."

"I have one main goal to accomplish ; which is to start a grocery business before the end of this month. I will be selling vegetables and street cooked food like fried potatoes . I will need a capital of $70 , thanks to my husband's 'bodaboda' business since he has promised to fully support me financially on starting the business . I hope this will be able to help me in acquiring basic needs for my children ."

"When I received my second transfer, I used approximately $300 to complete a house that I had earlier constructed. I then used the remaining amount of $230 to buy food, clothes and put some piece of land under agriculture. I had managed to start the construction of our house when my children were still in primary level of education. At that time, they did not need much attention from us in terms of cash since they studied for free. When they joined secondary and tertiary level of education, the demand for school fees became huge. I could not continue with the construction of our house until recently when we received money from GiveDirectly. I am so happy that the house is now fully complete. My family too is very happy with the completion of this house and for the fact that they were able to acquire some new clothes and the food that we bought with the money as well. I know very well that paying school fees for my three children who are still in secondary and university level will be quite easy with the new agricultural activities that we revived."

"When I received my second transfer, I used $300 to pay school fees for my three sons who are currently in their secondary level of education. I then used the remaining amount of $230 to seek medication for one of my sons who has been ill for quite sometime now. I normally rely on dairy keeping and small business that I run on market days to raise income for both payment of school fees and meeting other needs for my family. At the time that we received the money, we had huge school fees arears for our three children while at the same time we were facing hunger threat brought about by prolonged droughts in our area. Had I not received this sum of money then I would be having the fees arears until today and which would have even been higher as at today. We are so happy as a family that one of my sons who has been sick is now feeling much better after the medical attention that he received after getting this transfer. The payment of school fees also gave me an opportunity together with my husband to plan ahead in raising enough money for school fees as the new year begins."

"The first thing I did with the GiveDirectly funds was build a two-bedroom house with a verandah. We had planned how we would build for a long time but were short on funds; thankfully, GiveDirectly allowed us to do so. In the same breath, I spent some of the funds on food as well as on debt repayment. The majority of the remaining funds were used to pay tuition for my three students. My eldest is married and has one child in Jaribuni; my second child is out of school due to a lack of funds despite having completed class 8, and my third and fourth children both attend Mbonga Primary School.One is in junior secondary school and the other is in secondary school. While my wife and I work on our 5-acre maize and cassava farm, we have little money to meet our own and our children's needs. Needless to say, GiveDirectly has been and continues to be a blessing."

"GiveDirectly is particularly good at giving recipients hope. If it hadn't been for GiveDirectly, I would have been sleeping on the floor, with no bed to call my own. Those transfers enabled me to stand and speak as a parent and human, with no shame or regrets. GiveDirectly will be eternally grateful to me for allowing me to do so while still receiving their assistance."

"I can only speak for my own experience with GiveDirectly. They came into my life and made an immediate impact like no other. Because of them, I was able to educate my children while also achieving personal goals that I thought I would never achieve. GiveDirectly excels at making dreams come true, as they did in my case."

"I used the GiveDirectly funds to upgrade my house to a two-bedroom with an attached verandah. This had been a long-held ambition of mine, and GiveDirectly enabled me to realize it. This was closely followed by my purchase of pvc water pipes, which I installed throughout the house to ensure we have a consistent supply of piped water. I went on to buy a female goat, food for my children and myself, and school supplies. I'm a single mother of six children. I had seven children, but both my last child and my husband died. My three eldest children are all married and raising their own families. They have a sibling in Mombasa who is a college student studying tailoring.My final two are both casual laborers. I was relieved that the funds enabled me to meet the financial needs of my children without requiring my eldest to assist in their care. I was previously solely reliant on burning wood to make charcoal and selling it to make a living, so the funds from GiveDirectly came as a huge relief."

"Nothing would make me happier than to see my children finish their education. I am a firm believer that things will always get better, and I believe that in the not-too-distant future, we will be able to provide our children with a better life than my husband and I have led."

"GiveDirectly excels at identifying those in need and making their dreams a reality. People in our area have purchased livestock, built houses, and so on as a result of GiveDirectly transfers. I have nothing to add to what they do except to ask that they continue to assist us for many years to come."