"Receiving this money means that we shall afford to plaster our house. Since our ages have advanced significantly, my wife finds it highly tiresome to smear our mud-walled house. Hence, GiveDirectly's transfer will be a great relief to her. Besides, we shall have a more decent house."

"I live in a single-roomed house that we cook and sleep at the same time. We use firewood to cook and the smoke that emanates from the fireplace is causing so much irritation to my children when they are sleeping. They usually cough a lot and this is something that is stressing me as a parent. I feel like I should do something to get them a place where they can get a peaceful sleep. I also feel ashamed when visitors pay me a visit when cooking is taking place because I have nowhere to take them. They have to persevere in a thick smoke since there is nothing much I can do. This is lowering my self-esteem and it makes me feel less of myself."

"Lack of enough food for my family."

"It means alot me. I will use the money finish plastering my house and to buy food for my household."

"I depend on casual labour to find money for food and its not easy to find a job around here so lack of enough food for my family is the biggest challenge."

"Iam very happy and i know this money will reduce some of the problems i had in my family"

"The biggest hardship I faced is that of finding food for my home"

"this money will improve my life and we'll being. it means I will nolonger worry about food ."

"My biggest hardship is lack of a reliable source of income. I am a Charcoal vendor. This job is energy-draining and earns me 300 shillings per day. This is not enough to cater for all basic needs such as food and school fees."

"I'm so grateful for the money..it means helping us to sustain our household by buying iron sheets and other necessities such as beddings and clothes.. I would also like to venture into a business.."