"This is an exciting moment in my life. When I heard that we are going to receive this cash, i felt relieved. It means alot in my life to receive this money. I have alot of problems in my family and this money shall definitely alleviate my poverty and will be used to develop myself. Iam looking forward to receiving this money from your organisation(GiveDirectly). Iam grateful to GD for this money. I say thank you!!"

""Lack of a reliable source of income is my biggest challenge. Currently, I depend on my husband who does casual jobs at our nearby center. The wages is not enough to sustain us. In a day he earns 200 shillings. This has hindered me to meet my basic needs.""

""My longing has been to built a spacious house for myself but due to financial challenges, this dream has never materialized. I am an elderly widow who lives in a small house which leaks during rainy seasons. Receiving this money means filling my long time term desire. I am planning to spend 70,000 shillings of the transfer on construction. This will enable me to live a comfortable and decent life. For the remaining part of the transfer.I will use the amount transfer onspend the remaining amount to buy nutritious foods which will boost my health for the remaining future because I depend on myself.""

""My wish has been to start a salon to be self-employed but due to financial challenges, this dream has never materialized. I have done hairdressing for almost 3 years now but I always do it in people's salons. Receiving this money means fulling my long-time desire. I am planning to spend 60,000 shillings to start the business and buy equipment e.g shelves and all the materials like hairs and oil. This is going to be a good source of income for me because in a day I can earn at least 500 shillings which is enough to cater to my family needs. Other than that, I will use the remaining amount to construct a decent house, currently, I am staying in a small structure which is almost falling.""

"Receiving this money means financial independence to me. I intend to initiate a Poultry keeping project that will enable me to support my spouse in sustainably supporting our family needs. I will therefore have to build a modern poultry unit at a cost of approximately $100, then buy 60 chicks costing $100. I will also spend $300 to buy barbed wire, wire mesh and timber for fencing my compound in order to restrict the chicken from damaging crops in my neighbor's farms. I will also buy a $300 dairy cow whose constant production of milk for sale will supplement my income from selling poultry products."

"Raising a healthy family has always been my ambition. We have been buying milk for home consumption and it is costly yet I am a casual labourer with an average wage of Ksh 200 a day. I normally spend Ksh 40 a day to buy milk which is hardly enough for the entire family of 8. My intention therefore is buy a dairy cow of approximately Ksh 30,000 and use milk for home consumption and sell the surplus if need be. Hence, I will spend less and raise a healthy family."

"Life as a woman in this area comes with a fair share of challenges. I cover close to 3 kilometers looking for water that I use for my household chores and to make the situation worse I carry it on my back. I do that 4-5 times a day because ones is never enough. This leaves me so exhausted and sometimes with persistent backaches. Take note that I do this single-handedly without the help of my husband because culturally he is not supposed to engage himself in such kind of work. That means I use half of my day fetching water alone instead of doing much more productive activities that will take my family forward economically. I also have to go the forest to get some firewood which again is quite a distance. All this work often gets me so overwhelmed that I sometimes wish I was a man."

"I have had this desire of venturing into poultry keeping for a while now. For a woman like me, I consider this business easy because it is not energy-draining and at the same time requires less maintenance cost. For a start, I plan to have 20 chicken each costing 400 shillings, which equals 8000 shillings. I also plan to have a spacious structure for the same purpose for 15400 shillings. I will spend another 10000 shillings on feeds. This project will solve my day to day expenses as I will collect at least 15 eggs daily. I will sell the same at a nearby market for 15 shillings each. This will translate to 225 shillings each day. Receiving this money will mean so much to me as it will be my pathway to financial independence."

"I have been yearning to venture into the highly lucrative maize trade in our area. Unfortunately, I have never afforded to raise the required capital. Hence, receiving this money means that my dream shall come to pass. Accordingly, I will greatly appreciate GiveDirectly for enabling me to attain the same because such a trade will act as a reliable source of income for our family."

"The transfer will help me and my wife on our financial status and it will solve a big part of our problems"