"In December last year, my 2nd born daughter felt sick. This came at a time when we had nothing at all as a family. We took her to Tenwek hospital where she was admitted for one week. The hospital bill was reading over fifty thousand Kenyan shillings. We did not have these money and we had to sell a small portion of our land to be able to offset the hospital bill. This was the biggest hardship to us which we may never forget but we thank God our daughter is feeling well now."

"The achievement that am proudest of was last year when I accumulated huge bonuses from my tea buying hustle. With these bonuses I was able to buy a cow that am looking forward to milking it in the near future."

"The achievement I am proudest of is, as a farmer I am able to balance from my farm produce to take us through famine period and our family have managed to survive all through."

"When my wife died in 2007, she left me with the responsibility of taking care of my family and with my little income it was hard hence I started boworring money from my relatives for my children education so I spent my third transfer on buying an ox which I use to cultivate my neighbors farms for pay .I also paid school fees for my two children who are high school ."

"I spent my third transfer on buying four cows unfortunately two of them died due to drought .I am happy that the two oxen which were left are assisting me in cultivating my farm hence I no longer practice labuor exchange nor farm using hands ."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on building a decent spacious three roomed house .I can't imagine I have come out of living in a small grassed thatched shanty which was leaking with cold and dampness of the structure my children were always sick .I also bought sofa set seats and one sack of maize.Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I spent my third transfer on buying a she - cow unfortunately died .I bought sofa set seat , a matreess and food for my family's consumption."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying two livestock that is an ox and a she cow respectively .The remaining transfer I have saved 20,000 KES which I am planning to start a small retail business with ."

"At an early age my parents were forced to take me for an early marriage due to poverty and after a while my husband passed on which forced me to step-up and comeout of my confort zone which didn't go well for me hence I spent my third transfer on boosting my cereal business and now the sales have doubled to sustain my family.I also paid school fees for my sister as well ."

"The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of school fees. I have arrears that makes me stay at home and miss lessons while my peers are at school. "