"I want to buy building materials to build my kitchen and change my house roof and also buy some house furnitures."

"I am living in a family house along with my four children and there are insufficient rooms to sleep. When I received the money from GiveDirectly, I used it to buy building materials inorder to build my own house."

"I am a farmer, I was to invest in Agriculture so that I can generate enough money to complete my house so that I can live happily."

"The money I received from GiveDirectly was used to buy building materials inorder to fix my house. I also used some of the money to pay my children school fees."

"I'm looking forward to finishing the house that my son started. Furthermore, I hope to open a grocery store where I can sell fruits such as papaws, avocados, pineapples, and watermelons, and with the proceeds, I hope to provide a better life for my youngest children than my siblings and I have had."

"Give directly did well by giving me transfer fund to enable me build my house and to send my children to school."

"I hope to accomplish making my dream come true by building my house."

"While my husband works as a tuktuk driver in Mombasa, I have been working on our three-acre farm to produce food for our family. He earns $10 per day and comes to see us once a month. We barely have enough money to allocate to development projects between us, so when we received the funds from GiveDirectly, we stocked up on food for the house and expanded our business by adding a stall from which we are now selling thrift clothing to those in the surrounding area. I then concentrated on paying my children's tuition. I have three in school and two who have yet to start. The three attend Ndarako School and pay tuition of $10, $7, and $6.5 for their grades.Learning ages 5, 3, and 2. We would not have met our obligations as caregivers if GiveDirectly had not stepped in. I will be eternally grateful to GiveDirectly for their contribution to the continued existence of our family unit as we know it."

"I would like open a smart thrift shop in Ganze town. Nothing fancy, just nice, reasonably priced, high-quality clothing. I believe I would excel at this and could use the funds to educate my children and provide them with a better future."

"The funds I received from GiveDirectly enabled me to construct a two-bedroom house with an adjoining verandah. This had always been a lifelong dream of mine, and thanks to GiveDirectly, it became a reality. The kibanda where I work, selling ugali, beans, chapati, mandazi, and other items for around $0.5, $0.2, $0.1, and 0.05, respectively, and my husband's job in Bamburi, Mombasa, earning him $20 per week, didn't allow us to save much. The lump sum injections from GiveDirectly were extremely helpful in achieving our long-term objectives. They also contributed significantly to the payment of two children's school fees. My eldest and second eldest are in fifth grade and 4 attend Bodoi Primary School and require a yearly tuition of $15. My two youngest are four-year-old twins, and meeting their needs has also been difficult. The funds from GiveDirectly were a blessing to our family."