"The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of a reliable source of income. I am struggling to look for money in order to pay school fees for my children and the only source currently is through farming which lacks sustainability."

"My expectation in the near future is to be in a position to take my child to college. She finished secondary school and I could not afford to pay her college fee. I also want to buy my own cow. I currently keep someone's cow and I can't imagine staying without one in case the owner takes it away. This, while being a valued asset, it will also be a source of income from the sale of milk."

"It was still very early in the morning when I received a message notification on my phone. Since I was already awake, I decided to read the message and know its contents. My heart was filled with happiness upon realizing that GiveDirectly had finally sent me the promised money. This money gave me hope that my life would never be the same again."

"It had always been my prayer to own a dairy cow like other people in our community due to the respect that comes with it. I would not have been able to achieve this had it not have been for GiveDitectlys support. Also, my family now feeds well as we have enough food unlike before. I am optimistic that the maize flour I bought will last us till the next harvesting season. Being able to achieve all these things within the same period makes my daily life different from how it was before."

"I felt so happy the moment I received my first transfer. I remember it was very early in the morning when I heard the message from my phone. When I checked it I felt so happy because I have never received such an amount of money before. I knew I would be able to renovate my house and clear school fees for my children in secondary school. My family members were so happy and the really celebrated."

"I felt so happy the moment I received my money. I remember it was very early in the morning around 6:00 am when I heard a message from my phone. When I checked the message it was confirmation that I had received a sum of 55000 KES from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because never before had I received such amount of money in my entire life. My spouse and children were also so happy because they knew we would be in a position to meet all the basic needs of the family as well as make other valuable investments."

"I believe that in the next six months, the business that I recently started will haver grown because I recently added the new stock with the savings that I had. In addition to that, I also bought a heifer. To me, this is the greatest achievement. I believe that in the next six months it would have matured and started reproducing. This will be an assurance that in the coming months I would start having milk which would help me feed my family and also start earning income by selling the surplus."

"I expect to have bought a cow for rearing as financial security for the family. When one is rearing livestock, he is considered so prestigious in our community and I believed I wanted to be just like thi too. The livestock comes in handy whenever I am faced with any financial constraints."

"I expect to buy more building materials like iron sheets that I plan to use in building a new house. I had moved from my father's compound to my own and I only managed to build a very small house just for the formalities. Now I focus more on building the family house that will accommodate my large family comfortably by then. I also expect to pay more school fees for my child as he is bound to join secondary school next year."

"I believe that in the next six months, the business that I recently started will haver grown because I recently added the new stock with the savings that I had. In addition to that, I also bought a heifer. To me, this is the greatest achievement. I believe that in the next six months it would have matured and started reproducing. This will be an assurance that in the coming months I would start having milk which would help me feed my family and also start earning income by selling the surplus"