"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now owning goats through the transfer. Being a farmer, I invested on rearing these goats because they are valuable assets and a saving for future financial needs. As they reproduce and increase in number, I can readily rely on them in case of a financial need."

"I suffer from Malaria most of the times."

"It means hope for me. Since i lost the ability to look for myself by earning a living,life has been hard hence this money will mean a lot to me in lots of ways such as food,house,clothes and business too."

"I always get suffer from Malaria frequently which I think may be something I got from my mom as she also goes through that."

"We have 3 children in secondary school and the burden of paying school fees is heavy on us. I do small scale farming here a home and the little produce we get goes to homehold consumption and sell to pay our children school fees which is never enough most of the time.so we are going to relieve ourself from this burden of paying school fees."

"It is the desire of every parent to see their children prosper in the lives. I have two children who are doing electrical engineering, sometimes they forced to return home and spend like a month due to lack of school fees. I have never wished my children to suffer in their education life but due to our poor life condition it forces them to suffer a lot. Receiving this money means I will be able to clear their school fees debt whereby I will use 80,000 Kenya shillings to clear their arreas so that they can continue with their training.The remaining amount will be used for our daily needs such as food and clothing."

"The biggest hardship in my life was when I was unwell. My wife and my self live alone here so during that time it was so difficult for us to get basic stuff in the house since I am the one who was providing.I worked as a casual labourer in people farms to earn as little as sh100 per day."

"I have desired to sleep in a good bed with a high-density mattress but due to my humble background, my desire has never materialized. When I receive the money I will use 30,000 Kenya shillings to buy a bed and mattress to fulfill my wish. I will also use 30,000 Kenya shilling to increase my one-roomed house into a two-roomed house so that it can be spacious enough to accommodate visitors. The remaining amount will be used for basic needs such as food and clothing."

"My life has just been full of financial struggles as I depend on charcoal burning as the only source of income. The little money from this is enough to cater for my household needs only. This forced me to live in a grass thatched hut for years.I never thought of upgrading to an iron roofed house until GiveDirectly visited and promised to change my life. Through their financial help, I purchased enough building materials to build a decent house. I will soon be living in an iron roofed house, which makes it to be the biggest difference in my daily life."

"Being dependent on farming for commercial purposes is the biggest hardship we face. Due to continuous prolonged drought in this region, the 8-acre piece of land that we cultivate only yields 5 bags of maize seasonally. The output is only enough for my household consumption hence none is left for sale. I am thus forced to engage in tedious casual jobs on peoples' farms to support other family needs. The fact that such jobs are never readily accessible gives rise to depression each day."