"Our biggest hardship is the lack of proper food for a large part of the year. This is so as despite having a large land, harvest is little due to low inputs such as fertilizer and in the end the crops are affected hence low yield."

"This money means a lot to me and my young family. We shall strive to build a good house as well as a bicycle to ease transport problems.The rest will go towards a business that will be suitable in this harvesting period."

"The biggest hardship we always face is having inadequate food for my family,we relay on farming which doesn't even produce enough food to take us through the year because we lack enough inputs like fertiliser and enhanced seeds."

"Now I have a water tank which I didn't have before. I got rough space to store harvested rain water which can sustain us for months. I would still be struggling with fetching water for use at home from a nearby river. This was time consuming and tiresome. I thank GiveDirectly for the transfers which has change our lives."

"Before I received transfers from GiveDirectly, I would spent alot on buying milk for use at home. When I received my second transfers, I spent KES 31500 on buying a lactating dairy cow. I opted to have one so that I would save money which I would spent on buying milk and invest on income generating business. The remaining amount, I spent KES 13000 on buying and fixing ceiling for my newly constructed house. The rest of the money, I spent on food and clothes."

"Receiving this money means so much to this household,we plan to use the transfer to boost our small business and also buy adequate food and utensils."

"Receiving this money really means alot to me,i will use this money to buy a few bags of maize,matress and utensils."

"My husband leave me because of the orphans I am keeping so to have money to look after them is not easy"

"Receiving this money is a huge relief as it means I will now be able to build a better house as the one I have is small, dilapidated and leaks really bad."

"For me and my household receiving this money is a huge relief as it means I will be able to purchase more food as I have always been having problems to harvest enough yields for lack of fertilizers and now with this money I will be able to purchase more fertilizers for the next growing season"