"Financial constraints is the biggest challenge. With old age, I cannot fend for myself hence I fully rely on my children for support. Considering they have their own families to look after, I feel like a burden to them. If I had a source of income my life would have been better and decent."

"I had a lot to do after receiving my first transfer, but I had to prioritize furnishing my house, which had a lot missing inside. To fill the empty spaces in the sitting room, I spent $80 on furniture, purchasing two seats and a table. I am glad the house looks better now, and that more visitors can sit comfortably. I also spent $40 on a mattress that has provided my husband and me with better sleep. We used to sleep on the old mattress, which allowed us to feel the bed frames while lying on it. We are currently sleeping soundly through the night at the moment. In addition, I spent $50 on groceries for my family of five, $95 on new clothes for my daughter, husband, and myself. Everyone is thankful for the help that has completely transformed our wardrobe. I also purchased five chickens with the intention of keeping, breeding, and selling their products and offspring as an additional source of income in the future. I still have money in my savings account that I intend to add to the next transfer and use to purchase a dairy cow."

"I was delighted and relieved when I received the message from GiveDirectly. Because I wasn't expecting any money from anyone else at the time, identifying the source of the message was simple. Since I wasn't at home when the message arrived, I had to go to a nearby shopping center to get the money before returning home to inform my children. They, too, were excited by the news, and despite their curiosity, none of them inquired as to whether the funds were already available until the next day. We were all grateful for GiveDirectly's support."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the payment of school fees for children who are now able to study without interruption, the purchase of an expectant heifer, and enough food for my family of six. I am grateful for GiveDirectly's generous support and hope to accomplish a lot with the upcoming transfer."

"When I received a message from GiveDirectly confirming the receipt of the first transfer, I was overjoyed. I was alone at home at the time of receipt and had to read the message on my own. It was not difficult to confirm that it was from GiveDirectly because I could tell by the amount of money I had received. I had been expecting the same news since enrollment, and as soon as I got it, I dashed to meet my husband, who was out in the field tending to the cattle. When he heard the news, he was extremely happy, and we began making plans to collect and spend the money within a week."

"I have one major challenge that I'm faced with at the moment and this is the lack of money. I lack enough money to provide for my family's basic needs such as food and also for my 5 children's school fees. I depend fully on casual work which I get occasionally. In addition to this, casual work pays very low since I can only manage to earn 20 dollars each day I get to work. I feel my life is very difficult without enough money."

"Most of the time, I am preoccupied with my children's educational advancement. Before my enrollment in the program, they could be sent home because I could not afford to pay their school fees in time. Therefore, I hope to accomplish the goal of ensuring that they have ample time in school to focus on their study. It is a great investment that will be of great benefit to them. I will achieve this by investing more of my transfers in paying tuition fees for my children. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for its financial support."

"Based on the high value placed on goats in our area, when the year began I developed a goal of focusing on buying goats as a primary investment for my family. I, therefore, hope to buy an additional six goats by the end of the year. I consider buying livestock since it is viable and can be of great reward. As a result of this venture, my family will stand a chance of benefiting post the transfer period. To me, that is way better than spending the whole of it on food."

"In the next year, I hope to enroll in a diploma course in water management. I have been aiming to acquire skills that help me earn a living since life is challenging for those who do not have formal employment. The skills will enable me to secure a job hence supporting my family will be lighter for my father unlike in the previous years. Therefore, as I continue to receive my transfers, I shall use part of my transfer to help me build my savings for school fees. As a result, my education will no longer be burdensome to my father."

"We have been struggling against all the odds to see our children through their studies. Our 3 children are in various schools , our first born is in Kenya Medical Training college, one is due to join college sometimes this year and another one is in Kipcherere Secondary school. We have depleted nearly all the resources we had to pay for their school fees, we used to have 47 goats but we sold nearly all of them, remaining with just 2 to pay for their school fees. We are people of little means who depends on casual jobs to afford for our meals and other household needs.The jobs are few and erratic and can never be sustainable to make our ends meet. We are so hopeful that our children will have better lives than ours upon completing their studies and so we work hard each day, we hope against hope knowing that better times lies a head."