"I want to start a business. We can no longer farm because of the lack of rain, therefore we must work several jobs to supplement our income. This will be a supermarket store. Last but not least, I want to build a water tap, sell water to the neighborhood, and install a water pump."

"With the first and second transfers I received from Give Directly, I managed to build a two-roomed house, and a veranda. Also bought a mattress and a bed. The second transfer I spent on paying kes. 20000 school fees for my form one son and bought 16 pieces of iron sheets at kes. 16000. Not forgetting adequate and healthy food for my family. I also decided to share this transfer with my two daughters in order to boost them start off their businesses. In that regard, I gave my first daughter kes. 5000 capitals to start selling cooking flour and the second daughter I gave kes. 6000 to start cooking and selling French fries. I believe by doing this our family will be able to afford basic needs with no issues. I am a mother of six, four girls and two boys. I am a casual worker who also farms maize, beans vegetables, and burning and sells charcoal. My husband works as a casual worker on a construction site."

"I want to continue educating my children until they finish school. I will be able to achieve this by saving little by little from my daily income. I am also planning to boost my business bit by bit after getting some small profit from the salon."

"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly has been of great help to me and my family. At least my daughter is continuing with her education after I finished paying her school fees even though his brother is currently at home due to a lack of school fees. I do not have any complaints at all but I am requesting additional transfers in order to continue educating my son."

"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly has been of great help to me and my family. It gave me great joy since I was able to at least accomplish my goals like building my family a house, boosting my business, and paying school fees for my children. Being that GiveDirectly is sending money to individuals and not families was a plus hence no complaints at all."

"As a widow and the breadwinner of my household, I am compelled to perform very strenuous work like quarrying to sustain the family. This work has drained my energy and, a situation that makes me look so old than I should be. Imagine spending the whole day at the quarry, maybe hungry on some days due to the nature of my work. My pay is usually $20 per week, an income that settles my bills only. I have never thought of investing because my work is just hand-to-mouth. What a sorrowful life!"

"The lack of a reliable source of income is the biggest challenge that I am facing in my life. With a family of 10, we normally depend on my husband who does bicycle maintenance, a job that has currently been challenged by the existence of motorbikes. He usually gets $3 per day, an earning that we spend on food. This means there are no savings for our future and our children's education is also affected since they are frequently sent home due to a lack of fees."

"I originally intended to open a tailor shop, but I haven't done so. I have so far used the prior transfers that I had saved up to purchase a sewing machine. I still need $12 to rent a shop, buy the fabrics I'll need, and other things to get the shop up and going. I will set aside $15 per month from the transfers in order to accomplish this. We presently only have the monthly stipend from GiveDirectly as a regular source of income, so I will utilize the remaining amount to cover our living expenses. Our household income will increase once the shop is operational."

"What Give Directly is doing well is giving unconditional and free transfers, this is very helpful because we are becoming financially educated when handling money and also very responsible, especially to women who were not allowed to control money or give monetary opinions in their households."