"My main goal is to have my own house. Considering my age, I always feel like it is high time for me to own a house because I have been sleeping in one of my uncle’s house, a situation that had never been so good to me. I have started saving for this project and I want to ensure that going forward, I would be buying materials every month and having them in place so that by the end of August this year, I shall have been done with the project."

"My family is still growing and the house that I currently live in is not in a good state. Whenever it rained, we are always rained on, a situation that makes my children contact certain diseases. My goal is to have a better house and I plan to save part of my monthly transfers that would help me achieve that goal. I would start by buying a few materials and I know that by the end of the year, I shall have commenced the construction."

"My goal is to have a bigger house. I have a family of five, and the house that we currently operate in is a bit small, my husband and I have been struggling to save a little amount of money so that we could construct a bigger house, but the amount had never been enough. My plan was therefore to continue saving part of my monthly transfers so that by the end of the next three months, we shall have started the construction."

"My main goal is always to ensure that my family live a good life despite the frequent challenges that we face. I have school-going children and it had always not been easy to get the money to fully pay for their school fees and this had been something that I would want to eradicate. My plan was therefore to keep livestock as many as I could so that I would sell them in the future whenever I am faced with financial challenges and get the money to cater for the needs. To achieve this, I would ensure that I buy at least one goat every month with the transfers that I would be receiving."

"The transfer helped me pay for my children's high school fees. Because they were paid on time, their studies will not be hampered by fees. This will give me plenty of time to plan for their next term's payment. Seeing my children continue their education is by far the most significant difference in my daily life, because it would have taken me months to save enough money for their tuition."

"I spent a larger portion of the money on purchasing 20 iron sheets, nails, and building poles in order to build a spacious and decent house. I was staying in a small house that was in poor condition and on the verge of collapsing. I am pleased that the transfer enabled me to acquire sufficient building materials and that I am now in the process of constructing the house. In addition to the house, I paid the tuition for my daughter, who is currently enrolled in a hairdressing course at a college. This ensured that she stayed in school and that her studies were not interrupted due to a lack of funds. She also wanted to open her own hairdressing salon, and I assisted her in purchasing the necessary supplies and equipment. I believe that once she opens this shop, she will be able to serve people and earn a living. This will enable her to become self-sufficient and no longer rely on me for her fees. I used the rest of the money to buy food and other necessities."

"My four children are currently enrolled in school, two in high school and two in primary school. As their parent, they all rely on me to pay their fees, and I do not have a single source of income on which to rely. They were sometimes sent home due to fee arrears that I was unable to pay on time, forcing them to stay at home until I was able to raise the fees, which could take up to a month. I was overjoyed when I received my first transfer because I spent KES 39000 of the KES 55,000 that I had received on fees. I cleared the arrears and paid some in advance, and my children have never missed a class since. I am grateful for the financial assistance that has allowed my children to continue their education. After paying the fees, I used the remaining funds to buy food for my family. For many years, I relied on subsistence farming to ensure a plentiful supply of food, but there has been a drought that has made farming impossible in recent years. To make matters worse, basic necessities such as food have become prohibitively expensive. And because I did not have any money, we had to skip meals to make ends meet. I am grateful to GiveDirectly because, despite these challenges, I was able to provide food for my family on a daily basis, and we were able to eat three meals per day."

"Givedirectly have being doing well for us and the money given to us had greatly helped us."

"My objective is to grow short-term crops like green grams for both domestic and commercial use because we can water our farms. I want to take advantage of the drought's increased demand for these grains in order to increase my revenues. The money from that will enable me to take care of other home expenses and have enough to invest back into the farm to expand activities."

"Alleviating someone from poverty is the greatest gift you can ever give to someone. GiveDirectly has been at the forefront of achieving this by sending unconditional cash transfers to people in different places. For now, I do not see anything that they did not do well."