"My daughters Naomy and Ruth performed well in Kenya certificate of primary education examination and joined Tuluk secondary and Yatya secondary school in January this year. This came with mixed feelings, I am happy that they are on the right track to chase their dreams while on the other hand I am stressed up on how I will manage to pay for their education. I rely on casual jobs to earn a living and support my family. Casual jobs pay $3 a day which is not enough to meet our ends. It has made it difficult for me to pay school fees for my daughters at the same time to put food on the table. Sometimes I go to bed without food which is heartbreaking."

"My goal is to build a larger and better home for my family. Currently, we live in a two-room house made of sand, which often needs repairs when it rains. I aspire to build a big stone house that will provide a secure and comfortable home for my loved ones. I have already begun the construction process, but it has stalled due to financial constraints. I am grateful to GiveDirectly because with their support, I will be able to complete our new home and ensure my family has a safe and stable place to live."

"I currently live in a small house that is inadequate for my family. It's a two-room structure that is small and on the verge of collapsing. My goal is to build a spacious two-room house that will comfortably accommodate my family and provide us with enough space. I am part of a merry-go-round savings group, and when it's my turn to receive funds, I plan to start my house construction project. Additionally, I will save a portion of my income from selling vegetables to villagers towards this goal of constructing my house. This will create a better living environment for my family and it will bring happiness to my family and provide us with a greater sense of belonging and security."

"I am a single mother and the sole provider for my family. Currently, I make ends meet by charcoal burning and selling, but I also struggle with chest pain that limits my ability to work well. My goal is to start a vegetable selling business where I can provide for my family more steadily. With this business, I aim to sell vegetables to my fellow villagers and secure a stable income. This will enable me to pay my children's school fees without difficulty, ensuring they receive a good education and have the opportunity to achieve their life goals. I am determined to prevent them from being sent home from school and to help shape a bright future for them."

"Ten years ago, we lost our mother who was the sole breadwinner of the family. Our father took full responsibility until the year 2021 when he chose to have another family and left us in limbo. I had just completed my secondary school education, the situation forced me to take charge as the guardian of the family. This marked the beginning of the unending financial struggle. My sister Yvonne had just joined Osen secondary school and I understood the hard task of paying school fees. It is even worse considering that I do not have a stable source of income. I am a casual labourer earning about $3 a day. This makes my situation even more difficult, a week ago my sister reported back to the school after staying home for a long time. She had been sent back home to fetch school fees arrears."

"My primary goal is to create a comfortable living space for my sons. Recently, I found immense joy in purchasing a mattress and bed for them. However, their current small house has collapsed due to the heavy rain and it's not giving me good sleep. It had an old, broken roof. Right now, I am in the process of buying metal sheets and storing them at home until I have enough sheets and necessary materials to start constructing a new home for my boys."

"My main goal is to ensure my children receive a good education. Currently, I have six goats, and I believe investing in them is wise because they multiply easily and can be sold when needed to meet my family's needs. By investing in goats, I hope to have a financial safety net so that when my children face challenges, I can sell the goats to cover their school fees."

"When I was enrolled in this program, I knew my life had changed for the better as it was a chance that had never been given to me. And so, I started a cloth-selling business using the previous transfers that I received from GiveDirectly, and growing this business has always been my desire. Currently, my plan is to expand my clothing stock and include a wider variety of clothing as I currently only sell a specific type called leso, which is fast-moving as it is widely worn by many women in our region. To achieve this, I plan to continue investing a portion of my transfers into the business, allowing it to grow and increase my profits. In addition to my business, I own a plot of land that I purchased with previous transfers from GiveDirectly that I have been wanting to develop into something meaningful. Next year, I plan to build rental houses on this plot to create a reliable and sustainable source of income to support my family. For this to come in to realization, I intend to save the profits from my business, allocate a portion of my transfers, and also rely on my son's support to make this dream a reality. Once I accomplish this, I will be incredibly happy, as it has always been my aspiration."

"With my house in such a devastating state, I plan to use the transfers I will receive from GiveDirectly to gradually purchase building materials and eventually construct a new home for my family. This will help us escape the hardship of sleeping in the cold at night and eliminate the need to borrow a place to stay, especially during the rains. Once the house is built, I intend to use my transfers to buy goats, hoping they will multiply and increase in number and value. In the future, my goal is to trade these goats for cows, which will also multiply and provide me with a reliable source of income, particularly when this project comes to an end. I am truly grateful for the support that GiveDirectly is providing me."

"I took a solar light on credit that cost me around $160. To continue enjoying its benefits, I need to make monthly payments, and my plan this year is to repay this debt using the transfers I receive from GiveDirectly. I’m pleased to say that my house is now well-lit, which is a significant improvement. In addition to repaying the debt, I want to save another portion of my transfers in our savings group. Once those savings mature, I plan to use the funds to buy more goats. My hope is that these goats will multiply, increasing in number and value. Eventually, I aim to trade them for female cows, which will also multiply and increase in number and value, hence providing a good source of income, especially once this project comes to an end. I am optimistic that, in the future, I will have something valuable to rely on to support my family."