"The biggest hardship has been getting finances to finance projects that could give me money. The area I live in is quite dry, we don't harvest much from farming activities. We also lack enough feeds for farm animals meaning the product is low. The little I get from the farm goes to paying school fees for my three children in university. Since they started schooling I haven't had a break to concentrate on other things because it strains me a lot."

"I am so happy to be receiving this money from Givedirectly. I have never been enrolled in this type programme and I really look forward to the day I will receive the money. I will use the money to buy cement so that I finish up the floor of my house"

"The biggest harship I face is the insufficient food in my household. I believe I'll be happier when I'm able to eat without worry of where food will come from tomorrow."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money to afford food, clothes and taking care of my children."

"To me, receiving this money will enable me to build my own standard house, as you can see, this is not a good house we are living in. I'll also buy a mattress to sleep comfortably on with my wife, we also need clothes, so I'll be able to buy that."

"The biggest hardship I face is financial constraint. I earn about KES 500 once a week from my sheep trading business. This is because the livestock auction is open only every Monday. This income is consumed on household items such as sugar. In order, to raise school fees, I have to sell some of the livestock I keep, further reducing my household income. At the moment,I have no animals left to sell, forcing my children to stay out of school, missing classes which worries me a lot."

"Receiving this money means building a poultry house and buying chicken to keep. My wife keeps only a few birds that gives KES 50 from the eggs she sells daily while I run a motorcycle taxi business, earning about KES 300 a day. This is just enough for food. I therefore need to raise more birds and fence the compound to protect them from eagles and dogs that prey on them. To do this, I require an amount close to KES 40,000, mainly to buy building materials, buy more chicken and feeds. I will use part of the transfer on this. I will then spend the rest of the money on a dairy cow and to paddock my farm, buying fencing wire and posts. My income from milk and eggs will increase from KES 50 to about KES 500 per day. This will make me a happier family man."

"I am so excited to be part of the program. To be honest, my husband and I have never received so much money, this is our first time so I am really grateful."

"Not having enough food for my family has been one of my biggest challenges"

"Receiving this money has meant happiness to my family as I will be able to afford what I could not and will help to end my poverty"