"I was married into a polygamous family as a first wife. My husband left me and my children and settled in his second wife's home. I did not get his support and I had to strain in order to educate my children which later caused me to have problems with my legs. I cannot fend for myself now since I am old. I would like to buy a cow now that I cannot till my land in order to get milk that I can sell and money to support me."

"Old age comes with a lot of things. We cannot produce a lot from our farm because the labor is low. This has affected our income and the amount of food used to feed us. Finding manual labor is a hard task because we do not have money to pay for it."

"The biggest difference this has made in my daily life is that I got to fix my house and bought some furniture, you would not believe what my house used to look like. It was so bad that I would not allow myself to have any visitors even when I was sick and some friends would insisted on coming to see me I would not allow it because I was too ashamed of the way I was living. Now I have fixed my house and bought furniture, l I even sleep on a mattress I am still amazed at how this feeling is. And I also have enough food for my family, I truly believe that the money Givedirectly is giving us is enough for people like me who had nothing."

"The moment when I received the transfers I couldn't believe myself my heart was so heavy with joy. You should understand that a lot of organizations have come and only made empty promises to me, So this just showed me that there's people out there who really keep there word and want the best for other."

"My opinion GD is doing well and I only have thankful words."

"Our life is very different now, because we never used to have money to buy things we needed."

"I struggled to start my business in livestock keeping but I had no proper experience and at one time all my poultry died due to a contagious disease. I lost a lifetime investment and I felt so discouraged. I however thank God because I was able to start again."

"I spent KES 2600 of my second transfer on purchasing a dairy cow to bring to an end the daily high expenditure used on milk. I have three young kids thus I am forced to buy at least three liters of milk every day. I also bought three goats which is now a source of wealth in my family. I used the remaining amount to buy food for my family."

"Receiving this money means a debt-free life. We separated with my wife 2 years ago due to unpaid dowry, something that has led to low self-esteem. My wish has always been to settle the issue of dowry and lead a decent life. I am therefore planning to spend my first transfer of Ksh 30,000 to settle part of the dowry. Paying this amount will make my wife come home while struggling to pay the rest. This will mark a roadmap to a debt-free life and raise my self-esteem."

"When I received my transfer, I spent KES 12,000 on food and clothes for my children . I decided on this so that my children would not feel left out whenever they meet with their peers as almost every family in the village was buying new clothes for their children. I saved the remaining amount in my mshwari account. I decided on this so that I will use them to pay school fees for my two children. One will be joining form one this year while the other will be transitioning to form four. Paying their fees on time will enable them concentrate on their studies as they will not be sent back home."