"The biggest hardship I have ever faced is food insecurity. This is because I am a housewife depending on charcoal burning which earns me little cash. Due to this, I have been struggling to put food on the table and sometimes I seek help from relatives, Something that embarrass me."

"According to me, GiveDirectly does well by helping people independently without collaborating with other companies. By doing so, they ensure that the money meant for a recipient reaches him directly thus avoiding corruption. I did not notice anything that was not done well."

"I operate a business in our village where I sell all household provisions. Before receiving the transfer, this business was not doing well as I had been spending my profits to pay school fees for my children without buying more stock. I am glad that I was able to restock it using my transfer and due to this, I am optimistic that my children will no longer be sent back home as I am planning to be using part of the profits to pay school fees for my children while I use the remaining amount to restock the shop. Having been able to restock my shop before it collapsed has made my life different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer."

"I spent KES 35000 to purchase a dairy cow since I have been buying milk and I have been spending KES 50 daily on them. It is almost calving and I will earn money through the sale of milk after setting aside a litre or two for our consumption. I usually buy and sell fruits at our nearest market. On a good day, I make KES 300 and sometimes KES 200. Due to this, I spent KES 5000 to expand this business by turning it into a grocery. With this, I am hopeful that I will make good returns. In addition to this, I spent KES 6000 to pay school fees for my daughter who had been sent back home to collect fee arrears and spent the remaining KES 7000 on food and other household necessities."

"It was early in the morning as I was preparing to go to the farm to cultivate my land when I received a message notification on my phone. I checked it and to my my surprise, it was an SMS indicating that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I became so happy on seeing this, called out my wife and shared the good news with her. We celebrated together giving thanks to God for using GiveDirectly in a special way."

"I used to spend KES 50 daily in buying milk from my neighbors and I would at times take them on credit and pay at the end of the month. This is costly to me since I depend on subsistence farming where I majorly plant maize, tomatoes, kales and beans. We sometimes experience prolonged drought and these crops do not do well. When I received my transfer, spent the entire amount to purchase a dairy cow, three goats and 10 chicken. I am now glad since my cow is almost calving and I will be able to earn some income to use in meeting some of my daily needs. Also, I decided to buy the goats and chicken since they can easily be converted to cash when faced with financial crisis."

"I now have a good matress, beddings and as I am telling you I am moulding bricks to build a new house"

"Receiving this money for GiveDirectly means improved living standards for my household. This is because I am an old widow depending on charcoal burning which is tiresome. I am planning to spend Kshs.80,000 to buy four indigenous cows, two to cultivate my farm as well as hiring to my neighbors and the other two to produce milk for own consumption and sell surplus to an a living.I will also use Kshs.8000 to buy a plough.The remaining amount will help to cater for other basic needs such as food and treatment for the cattle."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is food insecurity. Sometimes we are forced to go without food because we have nothing to cook. This has made our life miserable and sometimes I get ill because of lack of proper eating habits. My greatest worry has been seeing my daughter and grandson go without food."

"Food insecurity has been a challenge to my household. I am a charcoal vendor very tiresome and time-consuming job. Yet his earning is very minimal at $50 per month. This has led me to something unable to put food on my table. Seeking help from my relatives has always been the case something that does not give me a piece of mind. Therefore, I consider food insecurity as the biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life."