"The biggest hardship in my life has been lack of food. We face hunger every year because we can not afford to buy fertilozer to harvest more"

"Receiving this money is a blessing for me because i have never received this huge amount of money in my life. I feel very greatful to be considered"

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is lack of food. I always face hunger every year."

"The moment I received my transfer I was at home relaxing together with my family, when I saw the message I was so excited and happy."

"Receiving this money is a blessing for us because we will now be able to build a house which we have always wanted but we couldnt manage because it is expensive"

"I was at home relaxing when I saw a Mpesa message notification from GiveDirectly, I was so excited and happy because this meant that I would expand my business just the way I had planned, I called my mother-in-law who was also in high spirit and happy because he too had received the transfer."

"It was around 10 am when I was milking, I saw my neighbour jumping up and down, on asking I was told that they had already received their transfer, I rushed to the house to look for my phone, I was so happy when I saw a message alert that I had received my transfer, my son too was equally happy because he was sure that with the transfer he was certain that he will join his dream school to pursue his secondary education."

"My life is different than how it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought my own land. I used to live with my parents, I was not happy about it because every time there was misunderstanding on small issues. I has always wished to own my own farm and build a house. When I received the second transfer I found it wise to invest on buying a land I had some savings from the first transfer which I used to building a better house. Buy my own land. Currently I live peacefully with my children without any disturbance. I am so happy because I plan my work alone and do at a convenient time. My children do there homework and studying without any disturbance . I am so much grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has enabled us live a better life than before."

"I spent part of my forst transfer on buying some building materials such as iron sheets, building poles and nails, and timber and labor. This was for constructing a business premise since I previously used to hire those of my relatives and friends which were expensive. Also, I boosted my hotel and kiosk business which I was initially running in the neighboring town center. In addition, with the remaining amount, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family that would sustain us to the next harvesting season."

"Honestly, the biggest challenge I have been facing is raising school fees. I have no means at all ,casual labour does not pay much ,it's just little to buy household goods but for the fee it is really a tall order."