"The biggest hardship i am faced with is lack of farm land. I am always faced with famine because i have no where to captivate."

"Receiving this money means I will buy oxen and ox- plough. These oxen i can use for ploughing large peices of gardens to plant crops.My family shall therefore have enough harvests for feeding, i can also sell some to raise money for treatment of my household members. "

"If I would not have received the transfer, I would still be doing casual jobs which was not giving me much money but now because of the transfers, I have my own business and no longer works for people. Thank you GD for the transfers."

"I used my last transfer to support an orphan child that was left behind by my relative I paid school fees, gave her pocket money and bought her shopping, I also paid fees for two of my children and the rest of money i bought small items fort he house and for the children."

"I spent my third transfer on a heifer (15,000 KES) for our milk supply in the future. I also plastered parts of our 3-roomed house that was necessitated by the fact that it used to be extremely dusty when it was made entirely of mud."

"I spent part of my third transfer on paying school for my daughter who is taking a teaching course in the university. I sometimes take loans to keep her in school, but I am happy she made it without a loan this time. I also spent the remaining on food. I can only be grateful to GiveDirectly for the transfers."

"I renovated my house plastered the floor and walls and bought steel door with my last transfer. I also bought a bed and mattress this is because since my husband died no one bothered about my well being I used to sleep in a broken bed and an old mattress."

"I spent my third transfer on solar panel installation and bought all the materials required to plaster my 4 roomed house because housing issue was the one weighing me down more than anything since I could never get enough to at once work on it."

"I had started building my house with the second transfer so I used the last transfer to finish it up, the one I lived in before was grass thatched so when it rained it licked. I also bought a bull that will help me in ploughing my farm and I also paid fees arrears for my child."

"I spent my first transfer on household materials such as furniture, utensils and bedding.I also plaster my house and bought food for my family."