"The biggest hardship is money i relay on piece jobs to earn a living and sadly i don't make much money at all,i wish to have a permanent source of money,we do struggle to search for piece jobs everyday."

"The biggest hardship i have right now is I'm an able to give my husband children,i have tried everything but to no avail,i wish to receive this money so that i can go to proper hospitals for a proper check up."

"I am so happy to receive these funds from GD. I will use them to start a business of selling second hand shoes. This will enable us to sustain our family after the funds have all been received"

"I spent part of my second transfer on buying a brand new motorcycle at KES 30000 and pay the remaining amount in installments. This has been my desire to have my own because in my village, the bodaboda business is so lucrative and currently, I am getting good returns through it. Also, I bought a new bed and a mattress to replace the traditional neds made of ropes, it was so hectic because had to change the ropes every month. Also, I cleared school fees for my brother who is in secondary school and since I am his guardian, I had to settle it to avoid being sent home. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs fr my family"

"Starting a small scale business that should be bringing in money for me and my child is what receiving this money means to me, there is a lot that i have to provide for my chid but i cant because i do nt have money again i did not go to school as such there is no hope fr me to be employed somewhere, but i can do better in busines"

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is being unable to provide enough basic needs to my children due to poverty, some time i sit and think to say if my children do not have these basic needs then who will provide for them this bothers me alot"

"receiving this money will help us to renovate the house as it lacks a cement floor. I would want to put plaster on the house so that it looks nice"

"I have an old hut with which I have lived for the last 30 years. I have sacrificed with this single house for so long so that my children could go to school. With receiving this money, it is a fulfilled hope that I am going to build a new house. Leaking roof and cold nights will become a story of the past, thanks to GiveDirectly. I anticipate my new house to cost $300 from my first transfer."

"In my opinion, GiveDirecty has been doing to us and I can't afford to complain. The money was nonrefundable and everyone was equally sent the money as promised. Also, the teachings about how to secure the money from the officers were of great help to us."

"I bought matress, ironsheets, door frames and cement because I want to build a house"