"The moment I received my money I felt so happy because I knew I would be able to buy a water tank because my children could walk for a long distance to get clean water for drinking and sometimes fails to complete their homhome on time."

"The moment I received the money I felt so happy because I knew I would be able to buy a dairy cow and start save the money that I could have used to buy milk to meet other basic needs for the family, I also knew that I would be able to buy enough food for the family."

"Inability to improve my cereals business has been the biggest hardship in life. Over time, the returns have not been sustainable mainly because we depend on it in almost everything. This is where I get money to cater for all the family's needs and it is very constraining; It's more of hand-to-mouth kind of venture; no savings at all. Now that we are going to receive GD money, things are going to loosen up a little. "

"My family does not have a stable source of income. I burn charcoal which earns me six hundred shillings in a month, while my husband sells water in Mombasa and support me with only two thousand shillings in two months. This has made it difficult to educate and feed my children. My son dropped out of secondary school because of five thousand shillings and my three children did not sit for end term exams because of one hundred and eighty shillings. My ambition is to educate my children and give them a better future. Therefore, I will use this transfer to clear the school fees arrears and purchase a dairy cow. This will help me sustain my family's needs without much difficulty."

"I have been aspiring to buy water tank since we have water problem in our area. I am planning to use Ksh 35,000 to buy a 5,000 litres water tank. Even though there is county council water in my compound, we get it twice a month thats why I have deemed it prudent to have a storage tank to cater for water shortage. "

"We have experienced low rainfall last season and this made my farm not to produced enough food for my family. This has really drained me financially because I have been forced to buy maize flour and other food items that I would easily get from my farm. To make it worse being a widow and at the same time having a child in college is expensive for me as I have to look for alternative sources of income which includes hawking fruits like mangoes at the local market but it is still not enough. "

"Getting food for my family has always been a challenge due to the fact that I do not have a stable source of income. There are times when we are forced to buy a packet of flour from the shops but it is always not enough for the family."

"For a very long time I have been yearning for a nice semi permanent house that would cushion me from the cost of doing repairs during rainy seasons.The coming of Givedirectly money will help me achieve that dream house so that even during heavy rains,I will not have to worry."

"The lion share of my earnings is always channelled to school fees payment but still the fees is not fully cleared.Sometimes we are forced to go without food but pay the school fees because I believe that educating my children is the only way I can escape the poverty trap. Balancing between this and other basic needs such as food,medical expenses and shelter is not easy.So the biggest hardship I have faced remains straining to pay school fees."

"My farm produced only one bag of maize the last season and this was very little with regard to feeding my family. The harvest only lasted a two months considering the fact that maize is our staple food. It forced us to sacrifice as a family and to skip certain meals and even go a day without food."