"I am old and no longer economically active. Providing for the basic needs of my wife and two grandchildren has been a great struggle for me. In the coming year, I hope to invest in agricultural farming to produce enough food for the family. I intend to hire workers to assist me in preparing and planting maize in my firm of two acres. This will ensure that I have food security and will no longer have to stay hungry 2 days a week."

"I am HIV positive, weak ,unable to get food for my self . I have been sick since 2021. My mother died in 2020 after suffering from a stroke for 1 year, at home alone in Shijera."

"Being the sole breadwinner in a family of five has never been easy at all. However, this has never stopped me from taking my children to school, despite all the odds. Therefore, in the near future and beyond, I am hoping to save enough cash so that I can support my four children when they transition to high school. That has been my biggest wish—to see them finish high school and excel in life."

"Living in an insecure house was risky for me, though I had to take it since I had no alternative. Burning charcoals for sale was the main source of income I had which could not support renovating the house. Getting the transfer was very significant to me it came at the right time when I needed help the most. As of now, my life is secured. I was able to construct a good house and I sleep in a secure place. I am grateful to GiveDirectly because I am pretty sure if it were not for the organization then I would not have managed to build the house. Probably the one I had could collapse while I am asleep, but GiveDirectly rescued me."

"While I was on my way home from casual labor at around 2 pm, I received a message on my phone. Due to illiteracy, I could not read to comprehend what the message was all about. Therefore, I opted to consult from the neighboring homestead because the said date of receiving transfers from GiveDirectly had reached. What good news, the confirmation was that I had received the first transfer from GiveDirectly. My heart melted in joy and happiness for receiving the money knowing that my desire of building a house was going to be implemented."