"I really cannot complain about the GD process. I liked how you handled the whole process. It was so easy and the staff were very respectful. I also like that I was raised from one level to another by receiving this transfers. I cannot thank Givedirectly enough for this help."

"Givedirectly has brought a great turnabout in my life. I now am a farmer as my new house is located next the farm so I am not worried about running late and missing out on a place to sleep since I now have my house. I am now able to access food as I am farming green grams, maize, vegetables and my family will enjoy them at harvest time"

"My husband lives in Malindi and he works in the area as a Public service vehicle(PSV) driver but he never gets steady jobs as he is a “squad driver”, meaning he only gets a chance to drive when the other drivers are unavailable. This has made it very difficult for our family to make ends meet. I do not have a source of income apart from periodic farming which is full dependent on teh rains. We had a plan with my husband to use the cash we would recieve in addition to what we had saved to buy a Public service vehicle(PSV) for him to use for business purposes. My husband is a member of a savings group know as the Imarika savings group where we intended to get the loan but we were informed that we could only get a loan of such an amount with at least $4000 in savings which we could not afford. We changed our mind and thought that we should opt for a motorcycle business. We have put $500 from our first transfer and our entire second transfer in savings to facilitate this. We are looking for a trusted person that we could employ to run the motorcycle business as my husband continues doing the driver work. We spent $11 to reduce our childrens school fee balance and $37 on food."

"I have bought a cow and I bought food because we were so hungry and we bought clothes and we bought bed sheets and Bed covers. I used to wear cheap shoes(known as Boda Boda) but now I am wearing shoes that cost $5"

"I've already enrolled three of my kids in school and will be doing so very soon with the other two. I'm striving to make sure I have everything they'll need to start school as a result. I also want to establish a little roadside business as soon as I can start saving after my kids start school to assist support our family financial."

"RE " I hope to have a decent and comfortable sleeping place by renovating my house which was already damaged before the coming of givedirectly "."

"In the upcoming year or before its conclusion, my intention is to obtain a parcel of land, establish a boundary around it, and commence raising goats. By doing so, I aim to enhance the welfare of my family by generating an additional source of income, particularly during dry seasons when farming may not be as prosperous."

"I fervently pray for the protection of my farm from pests, and if they do happen to appear, I hope their detrimental effects on my crops are minimal. At present, I am focused on cultivating maize and vegetables, with the primary goal of providing enough food for my family so that we won't starve. When things turn out well, I will plan on planting more maize so that I can sell them to get enough money. Thanks to GiveDirectly for it all."

"I used my recent transfer to purchase five cartoons of assorted nails for my building and eight gallons of gasoline to saw my planks."

"I want to become a successful farmer and support my children to school up to college level. Presently I have four acres of cocoa farm. I want to increase my farm by another two acres by the end of 2024. If this is done, the proceeds from my farm will help me financially to feed my family and send my kids to school up to college level."