"After getting married 19 years ago, the biggest hardship i faced is infertility condition which denied me a chance to bear children. I ended up spending a lot of money in various hospitals seeking for treatment in order to avoid ridicule from my in laws who ended up forcing my spouse to marry a second wife to bear him children. All in all, i thank God since after all these struggles, He finally blessed my womb 3 years ago by rewarding me with a baby boy, which has made me regain back societal respect and my spouse is back home "

""Water shortage is a big problem here, and every day, we walk over 20 kilometers away to get this precious commodity. And since we depend on water pans, it is difficult to get fresh water now that dry season has prolonged - most have dried up with the remaining ones containing a lot of dirt and these serve livestock alone. For freshwater, we are forced to purchase from water vendors - a 20litre jerrican goes for ksh 50 inclusive of transport. This is very costly and as a result, it has eaten deep into our already empty pockets. Therefore, once I receive the transfers, I intend to connect my own water line that serves clean water. This will save us a lot of time and money. Again I will be selling to local and that means an income to the family. And that is what receiving this money means to me.""

"The Biggest difference is the fact that I am healed. I used to feel a lot of recurrent pain in the weeks before. When the money came, I was adimmites in a hospital in a very critical condition. I hade been taking medication that was not responsible. During that period, I could no longer work. Thanks to GiveDirectly, I currently work like everybody else. I am back to a normal and productive life to help my household once again being that I am the main breadwinner."

"The biggest difference is owning a dairy cow. My children's life has improved because of the availability of milk for their nutrition. In addition to this, I am going to be selling the milk to earn a decent income. As a single parent, I am so happy that I have a daily income. I used to rely on menial jobs that were barely enough to feed us. I will be able to start a business . I will venture into running a restaurant and grocery. I will live a meaningful life because of the income bases established using GiveDirectly's help."

"I expect my life to have changed in the net six months because I will have expanded my business. I know that my grocery business will be doing well because I have enough money to invest in it. I will have bought a cow too from savings that I will make form both the income and transfers."

"I would like to improve my dairy farming activity by getting a more improved breed.The money that I will get from Give Directly will help me buy one cow to start with.I have one cow which produces 2 litres of milk a day.This earns me very little income which cannot sustain all the family's needs.I want to buy an improved breed which will cost me around Ksh 40,000(400 USD).My target is getting 15 litres for sale a day.My daughter will be joining secondary school next year and therefore I require money for school fees and other expenses come next year.The second transfer will help me a lot. "

"My expectation in the next six months is to buy seats. I don't have good seats at the moment which is usually embarrassing. I always postponed buying new ones because I earn very little and I usually prefer catering for the most pressing needs such as food. This will save me from hiring seats every time I have visitors. I also want to invest in farming because I know that this will help me sustain my family well for a long time."

"My expectation in the next six months is to buy goats. They give birth very fast and they are highly marketable. I can rely on them as a source of income since they also require less attention. I will be selling some of them in order to take care of my goals and needs"

"My expectation in the next six months is that I shall have started a clothing selling business. I am almost done with my college education and I would not want to idle around or depend on anyone for even the most basic needs that I would have obtained myself. I want to run a business that will allow me to depend on myself as I look for better jobs."

"Lack of a reliable source of income to fulfill my desire has been my biggest challenge. This has forced me to engage in charcoal burning activity in order to support my husband's income from his water vending job. This venture does not earn me much and considering the nature of this activity being tiresome, it makes me so weak."