"My community is located in an ASAL area from which during drought suffers a fair share of adversities. Livestock is the major backbone of the economy and livelihood of our people. When drought strikes, we are forced to walk for miles to look for pasture and water for their survival. Some of them succumb to starvation and drained energy along the way. During such times, milk production rapidly plummets leading to malnutrition and children dropping out of school thanks to lack of source of income. Life is totally disrupted during this season. This is the biggest hardship I've faced in my life. "

"After toiling to take my daughter through college, she has not made it to the list of graduation thanks to pending arrears in the institution. My plan is to spend the first transfer in clearing the bill to enable her pick her certificates for employment opportunities. I am going to invest the remaining amount in livestock for it is a store of wealth and source of income that will pardon me from repeat of such predicaments with the rest of my children in future. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for coming in on time to tip the scales. "

"Buying livestock especially goats and cow, repairing my house and providing capital to my son in order to start an electronic appliances shop is what receiving this money means to me. Currently, I am just a house wife who depend on my husband's casual jobs but his income cannot fully support our family needs. With our efforts of educating our children, among them emerged to be an electrician but he has not acquired a job. My plan was that, the first transfer will be his capital to start an electronic appliances shop in order to have a reliable source of income. The second disbursement will help me repair my house and also in buying livestock. This will change my life for the better and hence, this is basically the transformation that I have longed for."

"Currently, my life is different from how it was in that, I am my own boss. I have a decent reliable source of income. Previously, I used to wash people's clothes and this work came with a lot of challenges, for instance, we could agree on the amount of money to be paid but when I was done with the work, I could sometimes be given less money. This made me end up quarreling with my clients which was not fun at all. This kind of work was also not reliable. I thank Give Directly for enabling me to have a decent source of income."

"My greatest happiness was to see my children go back to school and continue with their education and achieve their lives' goals. I used to toil day and night to try and raise their school fees, however, the little I was getting could not fully cater for all their school fees, that is until Give Directly came for my aid. Once I received the transfer, I paid and cleared the school fees for all my three children, which amounted to KES 30000. The biggest difference in my life, therefore, is the peace that comes with knowing that my children can comfortably concentrate on their studies without the fear of being sent home again for school fees."

"Currently, my life is different from how it was because I am not stressed about how to pay school. I am at peace. I have been washing people's clothes to pay school fees for my daughter and to also take care of other household needs. My wages have never been enough to cater for my needs. Now that my husband got an accident, I have been taking most of the responsibilities but I am glad that I managed to take care of my daughter's school fees on time and now it is not a bother. Of late she has not been sent home unlike before where she could be sent home for a week due to school fees arrears."

"Considering the trend of how the current motorcycle is operating, I am thinking of buying another motorcycle business. Therefore, my new goal is to buy a second motorcycle. I want to diversify my sources of income so that I am financially stable."

"My life will be different in the next six months as I will be a proud owner of two goats. When they reproduce and increase in number, I will sell some in order to use the money to buy a cow. Dairy farming has always been my dream project for there is always a high demand for milk everywhere."

"Being a student in the second year, my goals are directed towards performing well in class work and making life bearable in the university. Therefore, my expectation is to be able to meet my daily basic needs without an additional strain to my parents."

"My life has improved as compared to how it was four months ago. I was able to start up a business which has really boosted me financially and through the business, I have been able to meet most of the family's needs without straining or borrowing from friends. In addition to that, the monthly money continues to support me even after using some of it to open a business. It has been of great help. It's an additional income and through it, I would say that my living standards have improved a lot."