"I bought ironsheets, food and timbers"

"I spent part of my spend transfer on buying five goats at a total of KES 20000. I have been willing to own them but because of the poverty life that had stricken my household, I couldn't afford them. Also, I purchased a piece of land because for all those years I have in my grandfather's compound and Ibeven never has the freedom. Also, I paid school fees for my children who are still in primary schools to avoid being sent home regularly as they used to. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuff for my family"

"I was very happy. This has never happened to me before"

"The biggest difference is that I now have the opportunity to go into business on my own and that has been my dream my whole aldulthood"

"It was unbeliavable. I am still thankful till this day"

"The biggest difference is that now I have the opportunity and freedom to choose in my life, and I choose to build a house. I have been a recipient of a donation before, non offered this freedom"

"From the moment I received this transfer from GiveDirectly, my life has changed completely. I can now eat 3 meals a day but most importantly I will own a better house with iron sheets. This is a great achievement in my life as I have never owned a proper house before."

"Since my husband passed on 11 years ago, I have gone through many hardships. The biggest hardship was harrasment from my in-laws who wanted me to be inherited as a wife as per our culture. This was against my will. I had to endure a lot since I had nowhere to go until my son bought me a piece of land far away from them. It is 1 year and 4 months now since I settled in this place. The first 10 years after the demise of my husband had been really tough for me."

"Financial constraints is what has been the biggest hardship in my life. I get 3-4 USD a day for harvesting palm wine. This is my main source of income. This is not enough to cater for all the basic needs and education for my 7 children. This has made me struggle a lot financially."

"My life is different than how it would have been because I managed to start a clothing business. Previously, I used to depend on the odd jobs with a meager income, and in a day I used to earn KES 100, and sometimes go without. Therefore proving for my family was a great challenge. Most of the days we could skip meals and sometimes my children missing school because of the balance of the fees. However, I am now glad because, through the business, I can acquire a profit of KES 1500 in a day. This has enabled me to meet y household needs with ease and even plan for other fruitful projects. Also, the dairy cows that I own have brought an impact on my life because I no longer buy milk like before, and I also sell a few liters to my neighbors which is an additional income."