"The most outstanding right thing about Give Directly is that it does not discriminate people. Transfers are awarded fairly. You do not depend on rumours. Your aim of eradicating poverty is also a good thing. I always pray for Give Directly so that you may continue changing people's lives. Everything about you is okay, there is actually nothing to improve on."

"I used my recent transfer in a very useful way. I was not lucky to be raised my parents. I live with my grandfather and unfortunately, I do not have the right to a share of the ancestral land. I have always wished to own my piece of land. I got a plot of 50m × 100m which cost kshs 60,000. So I spent kshs 40,000 of my second transfer to pay for the plot. I had a loan of kshs 5,000 from our merry go round, so I used kshs 2,500 to clear part of the loan. I have also always wanted to own a goat. This is because when they reproduce, I can be able to sell them and sort out any emergency issues.So I used kshs 3,000 to buy a goat. I have 3 school going children. I spent kshs 2,000 to clear their school fees balance. My house had no lights so I used kshs 1,000 to pay for solar d-lights. I also bought 1 bag 50 kg maize flour at kshs 4,500. I'm so grateful that this transfer made it easy for my family to meet these needs."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in visiting and training every household before enrolling the eligible ones. In addition, the organization fulfilled every promise it made to us by sending cash transfers to poor households."

"Thank you so much GiveDirectly for your support. Indeed, I do not have anything to complain about. I lacked a house now I am a house owner courtesy of GiveDirectly. At least now I own a house and only finishing is remaining."

"I am married with seven children and my husband is unemployed and makes palm wine to earn a living. Three of my daughters are married, and I am left with four children who are still at school. My first transfer was mostly in paying school fees for my four children and whatever remained was what I bought: a bed and a mattress for my children and a goat. My second transfer of $320 was used to pay school fees for my two children in high school. I also bought food for the family for $63 and used $50 to improvise the floor of my house. The remaining money was used to open a food vending business which is selling of cooked beans with “chapati” and fried fish and hawks them to my neighbors."

"I have been worrying about the future of my family and how to educate my children without a reliable source of income. My husband is old and we mostly depend on farming, but the prolonged drought has caused me to work as a charcoal burner to support my family. I have three children, who have been struggling to educate, and education, bursary one finished high school, the other is in university and the eldest of them is completing his teaching studies. As soon as I got enrolled, the first transfer was used to clear outstanding balances for all three of them, and what remained was just enough to buy four goats. I used my second transfer of $210 as the final payment for my eldest daughter to complete her attachment, which included accommodation, food, and teaching materials. I bought a bale of corn flour for $24. I sold a goat for $60 and with the remaining cash, could buy a 5000ltr water tank. For years, I was drinking dirty water, and with the rains and the gutters that had been installed sometime back was the only way I could take advantage of the short rains experienced in the area."

"We are a family of seven members, and my husband is a charcoal burner. The biggest challenge is paying school fees for all our six children in school. As soon as I got enrolled in the program, we paid outstanding school fees of $200 and used $55 to buy my children's new school uniforms. The rest of the funds bought iron sheets because we wanted to build a bigger house that would accommodate the whole family. The second transfer of $300 was used to buy the remaining building materials and labor to build a two-roomed house. The remaining $200 was used to settle an outstanding payment of a piece of land that we bought years ago and could even prepare the land for a foundation of single rooms."

"GiveDirectly has done well in enrolling our village, which has enabled my children to afford their education, among many other things. The support funds have ensured most of the families without homes have built their own homes. Our area had water issues caused by prolonged drought. The funds assisted many to come together as a community and have tap water installed in the compound from Kilifi town. Some built gutters and bought tanks in anticipation of collecting rainwater. I have seen nothing that the organization would do better, but would be grateful if they considered giving us more funds."

"My main goal is to work and invest more in my grocery business. Every penny I make from my business will be mainly for the education of my five children. My biggest accomplishment in the future is to educate all five of them and have them complete their high school and join college."

""Before receiving my recent transfer, I had a planned to change the roof of my house from the old thatched roof to a zinc roof. Howbeit, I got seriously ill and a portion of the money was cashed out and used to pay the hospital bills. Notwithstanding, I am planning that after I have fully recovered I will cash out the balance to buy the first two bundles of zinc for the project.""