"The biggest hardship have faced is lack of stable income. The farm I cultivate is quite small hence cannot produce enough for family consumption, my husband also doesn't have a job and we depend mainly in casual jobs, the little we get doesn't meet the family needs and surplus. So the income from the casual jobs we do goes to purchasing foodstuffs and clothing's hence no development."

"Receiving this money means better Education for my children. Currently i have 3 children in secondary school and am struggling so much to pay their school fees since I depend only on casual jobs. I will spend ksh 70,000 on paying school fees and clearing pending fee balance, I will also use ksh 30,000 to buy a dairy cow for the family."

"GiveDirectly does well by giving us money to buy things that we couldn't have bought in our life."

"My life is different now that it was. I really wanted a house. I now have peace of mind knowing I will be able to achieve my dream. I am happier. I used to own businesses years ago. Then they all crashed and I lost everything. This feels like a second chance at being able to start over."

"My parent died 14 years ago. They left me with nothing. In all these 14 years I have been struggling to make a living. Barely making it. I used to live in a small dingy grass roofed shack. I can not even call it a house. I have finally been able to buy materials to build a house to live in. Give Directly made that possible. I am forever grateful for this opportunity. I can not thank you enough for changing my life this way. My house is almost finished thanks to you."

"I spent my transfer on fertlizer, cement, iron sheets, food and using it to build my house"

"My life Is now different because of the transfer that I received. I have clothes. I have a better place to sleep, and am not able to eat three times a day."

"I spent the transfer on food and fertilizer. I also spent the other transfer on land, I am renting a piece of land so that I can plant some maize this year. I also used some of the transfer to renovate my house ."

"Recieving this money means I will achieve my dream of building a good house and start a timber yard which I have always admired to do. I am an orphan and live with my brother who is a casual laborer at a timber yard near our home. We leave in a small compound that we got from our uncles and we always have to look for casual jobs with my brother in order to get something to eat.This has been a struggle from our side since we lost our parents. I plan to spend 400 dollars to build a new house, spend 50 dollars to start my timber yard business and spend the remaining to stock food for us."

"I spent my transfer on a mattress, iron sheets and the fixing of my house."