"Receiving this money means I will be able to take care of the education needs of my children. I have children who love studies but providing for them is a charllage to me. I also hope to buy goats as a way of keeping my money. These can reproduce and support me in future incase of any eventualities. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to pay school fees for my children so that they can become better people in future. I wouldn't like them to suffer. I also intend to renovate my house and make it bigger so that it can accommodate all that I need in it for example chairs."

"Receiving this money means that I will invest in to animal production and management. I currently rear goast , cows and chicken but they are few hence not fetching enough money to maintain the family. I will buy more chicken and goasts with the transfers. This will be a source of earning once they multiple in future."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to take care of the education needs of my children. As I speak, school fees is even needed but I don't have money to pay. It is for this reason that some of my children have not yet reported back to school and yet education is key in today's life. I also hope to repaire my house and buy some household items. "

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a cow to add to the one I have.Culturally,cows are a means of storing wealth and I know that when I buy one using this money,it means that I am ensuring that the money multiplies which will further help me in future considering that I am old and cannot do most farmwork."

"Raising a family of 11 is an uphill task in a background where the only source of income is a casual job which in any case is hard to come by. When any, its dues cannot surpass 200 KES that goes from hand to mouth. This was exactly my parent's story about ten years ago. Due to poverty instigated stress, my father plunged into alcoholism and succumbed about nine years ago. At this point I had joined secondary school with no funds to sustain me through it. Around me was destitution and before me was a bleak future. I had no choice but to drop out of school, only trusting my life to chance and fate. If I do not work hard, my biggest worry is extending the vicious cycle of poverty to my children in future. "

"I received the message early in the morning. I was so happy that the promise had finally come to pass. I knew then that I had my chance of making it in life. I had so much that I had desired including a nice house. Thank you so much GiveDirectly."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I would be having an additional source of income . Through this, I would not have any difficulty to support my family financially."

"The biggest hardship I face is limited income in order to pay school fees for the children. I have three children who are at school and paying their school fees is a bit of challenge. I earn a small salary which is not capable of servicing their school fees as well as meeting househod needs."

"Before receiving this transfer, I didn't have hope of completing my house soon because my source of income couldn't generate enough money to acquire the needed materials at once. I would have taken over 10 years to finish construction since the money I got was spent on my children's education and food. I have acquire construction material( aggregate) that I intend to use to floor my house once I get my second transfer."