"In the next six months, I will have started operating a shop. I know that when this dream actualizes, I will be able to take care of my needs even after GiveDirectly finishes their project in our community. This kind of business normally does well in our area and I know that It will be the end of depending on hard jobs which are also unreliable. I thank Give Directly for choosing our village and impacting our lives in a positive way"

"Having a stable source of income has been the biggest hardship in my life.Getting money to cater for the basic needs and education for my children has not been easy.After dropping out of school at primary level I had to start looking for money as a casual labourer.When my children were young I had to work away from my family as a casual labourer in a tea estate.I later came back home with the little savings and started cattle business which collapsed due to limited funds.I then sort for employment as a cook in a nearby school where I worked for 12 years.I received little salary or sometimes none since they deducted to cater for school fees for my children in that school.At least my children were able to go through secondary school despite getting little or no salary at all."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that we have relatively adequate milk for consumption as a family. Accordingly, we no longer spend money on a daily basis - a practice that required continued presence of money. Moreover, we enjoy better health as a family following the presence of sufficient milk that supplement our diet. Thanks a lot GiveDirectly for the support."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer since we have adequate milk for consumption and sale at our family. Unlike before when we used to buy relatively inadequate milk for consumption, my family currently enjoys sufficient milk, thus attracting better health. Moreover, we gain significant income from the sale of surplus milk. Overall, I greatly thank GiveDirectly for financial support."

"My life is currently different from how it was in that I managed to buy a second-hand motorcycle that my husband operates which has given us a reliable source of income. Today, we can comfortably meet our daily needs without doing casual jobs. Although the business has its challenges a day can not pass without earning some money. This helps us to plan our life with the little that we have. Previously, making plans was hard because my husband and I could depend on casual jobs which were unreliable in most cases."

"In the next four months, I wish to buy a cow. This will be an investment for my family and can later sell the offsprings to raise money to pay school fees or boost my sardines business so that I can have a stable source of income. This will help me sustain my family needs in time without much struggles as before."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a solar system. It is costly to buy keresone on a daily basis since I only depend on casual work which is not giving much. The income cannot sustain all my familyt needs hence I want to buy solar so that I can use the money on buying kerosene on other family needs."

"Had I not received the transfer from GiveDirectly, I would not have bought the cow and chicken that I am now keeping. This would mean that I would always be reminded of the pain of losing my family members and the effect that It had on us including using up most resources. So having the livestock keeps me busy and this helps me with the road towards recovery for me and family. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for holding my hand in this journey. I have now fenced my compound well with a chain link and I can now focus on livestock keeping. This will be a good source of income for my family."

"Lack of a sustainable source of income has resulted in my husband spending most of his time in the forest burning charcoal, leaving me alone to care for the children at home. The little income he earns is dismal and in most cases cannot meet the needs of the family. We struggle a lot to keep the children in school leave alone the privilege of having a three meal a day. Receiving this money will bring him closer to the family and will no longer experience cold and lonely nights. Besides, he will assist me in rearing the goats, an area he is good in."

"In the next six months, I expect my life to change in a positive way. I will have a water tank and we plan to save more money that will enable us buy land. The water tank shall be bought when we get our merry go round contributions and this will bring to an end the perennial problem of water shortage. We are going to commit my husbands pay slip and borrow a loan that will enable us buy land. The land that we are currently staying in is a family land and is already too small to allow us make any reasonable investments in it. Getting our own land shall definitely be a breakthrough for us as a family as it will open us to more opportunities of investment."