"My life is different than how it would have been had I not received the transfer. This is because I now have some assets that I can depend on in case of emergency. This is because I can easily convert the goats I bought to cash. In addition, I also have seats that one can sit on comfortably and my family were also able to feed well despite the hard economic times we were facing as a result of Covid-19 outbreak."

"My biggest harship has been not having money for buy fertilizer which results in low yields hence not having enough food. Another is my house, I have temporarily built this one I'm living in because my previous one was badly damaged that it was dangerous because it would fall on us."

"my biggest harship is the lack of space in my house, I want a bigger house. Also, my children and I suffer from the cold because we do not have sufficient blankets to keep us warm during the cold."

"It was around 8 AM when I had gone to check on my friends in the neighboring village. Suddenly I heard my phone ringing continuously which was alerting me of an incoming message. Upon checking, I confirmed that it was an Mpesa message from Segovia Technology. I was overwhelmed with joy and I remember having to return back home and share the good news with the rest of my family members."

"The main challenge is money access. We don't have a reliable source of income."

"The main challenge is food. My harvest is not enough because I don't apply fertilizer."

"It was around 9 AM preparing breakfast for my children when I heard one of my daughters calling my name from far. I suspected there was some good news since I was expecting to hear from GiveDirectly. After inquiring what the issue was, she broke the news by saying I had finally recived my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy becsue I was so sure I will achieve a lot."

"As old as i am i need to have a good place to sleep but you can see i use this old mosquito net as my mat so firstly i will buy matress, blankets and bedsheets for my self so that i should sleep on a good place, also i will buy ironsheets for my house nowadays its very hard for me to go cut grass for my roof, so i cannot just depend on someone to do for me so this money will be helpful as i will buy ironsheets and other things to improve my house and lastly i will buy enough food for my self and grandchildren so that we should be on a safer side when dry spell alives."

"I am very happy to be in this program. Receiving this money means that some of my problems will be solved."

"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of food. Another challenge that I face is that I do not have a good sleeping place."