My current focus is to ensure my daughter completes her secondary education by paying her school fees using a portion of the transfers I will receive from GiveDirectly. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to support her studies without interruptions, allowing her to concentrate fully on her education. Given the ongoing drought and hunger affecting our region, I also plan to use part of these transfers to buy food, ensuring that we remain nourished until the rains return and we can harvest again. Once we have a stable food supply, I intend to redirect the funds towards purchasing more livestock. After my daughter completes her studies and while she awaits her results to join college, I will also use the transfers I was allocating for her school fees to buy goats. I am hopeful that these goats will multiply, increasing in number so that in the future, I can trade them for female cows, which will also breed and grow my herd. My dream is to develop a large and diverse herd of livestock that will serve as a valuable asset for my family. This will not only help me provide for my family but also support my grandchildren's education, especially when this program comes to an end. I am truly excited about the possibilities ahead and grateful for the support that GiveDirectly has provided us, enabling us to change our future for the better.

With my daughter in her final year of secondary school, it is my utmost responsibility to ensure her school fees are fully paid so she can focus on her studies without interruptions from being sent home for unpaid fees. To prevent this, I used $60 from my recent transfers from GiveDirectly to settle her school fees. I am relieved that we have managed to do this, and now she is in her last term before sitting for her final exams. Given the current hunger crisis in our region, I also spent $30 of the transfers to buy food, ensuring that we remain healthy and do not go hungry. Lastly, I allocated the remaining $4 to purchase soap and body oil, allowing us to stay clean and take care of our skin. I am grateful that this project has enabled me to pay for my daughter's fees, and I am proud that she is about to complete her secondary education and transition to college.

As a recipient of GiveDirectly, I am determined to transform my future through focused effort and strategic planning. In the coming year, my primary goal is to enhance my food crop production significantly. By dedicating myself to improving agricultural practices and investing in high-yield seeds and sustainable farming techniques, I aim to ensure a plentiful harvest. With ample food secured, I envision a future where I no longer rely on the transfers for basic sustenance. Instead, I plan to utilize the transfers previously spent on food to invest in goats. These goats will not only provide a steady source of income through sales of offspring but also serve as a form of savings for unexpected expenses or future investments. My ultimate aspiration is to build a stable and self-sustaining livelihood, where my family can thrive independently for years to come.

With the money from my recent transfers, I made sure to cover urgent needs and plan for the future. First, I settled my son's school fee debt of $20. It was crucial because he had just finished secondary school, and clearing this debt was a weight off my shoulders. I also invested in two chickens for $9. These chickens are not just for eating; they'll provide eggs for my family, ensuring a steady source of nutrition and potential income. After securing these essentials, I allocated $60 towards buying food. This was necessary because our recent harvest was not as plentiful as we expected, and ensuring my family had enough to eat was my top priority. Additionally, I spent $8 on clothes, addressing a basic need that had been overlooked for some time. Lastly, with the remaining $5, I attended to personal needs and small household items.

My aim for this year is to venture into livestock farming, specifically raising goats. Although I currently do not own any, I recognize their potential for profitability, especially in our region where they thrive with minimal attention. I intend to save and utilize future transfers to realize this goal. Establishing this business will not only provide a sustainable source of income but also ensure that my daughter's tuition fees are covered, giving me peace of mind. I am sincerely thankful for the assistance that enables me to pursue these goals and look forward to the opportunities it will bring.

I earn a living by extracting tree stumps and selling charcoal to provide for my family's needs. With all my children now grown, except for one attending college, my responsibility lies in supporting her education. Previously, we faced a lot of hardships as the income I got from selling charcoal was not sufficient to cover our needs. However, receiving these transfers has been a tremendous relief, greatly supplementing our income. This support has been instrumental in financing my daughter's college education, where she is pursuing a computer course. I allocated $78 of the funds towards her tuition fees, ensuring she could start the new semester, and used the remaining $24 to purchase essential household items like food and soap that were running low. Being part of this project brings me joy, and I anticipate even greater things in the upcoming year.

I am solely responsible for funding my daughter's secondary school education. We are currently facing a pressing school fee debt of $80, which must be resolved promptly since she frequently faces suspension due to this outstanding balance. My primary objective is to completely clear this debt with the school, ensuring that my child can pursue her education without any further disruptions. I plan to continue allocating a portion of my transfers toward repaying the debt until it is settled. I am pleased with the progress we have made this far, and I am truly grateful to God for the intervention of GiveDirectly because, without their support, my child would not have the opportunity to receive an education.

I depend on subsistence farming and digging out tree stumps to make ends meet. My life has been marked by numerous challenges, primarily stemming from the absence of a stable source of income to support my family. We heavily rely on rain for our crops, and a prolonged drought left us with inadequate food supplies. Consequently, I allocated $42 to purchase essential food items for my family, compensating for our insufficient harvest. The remaining $60 was directed toward settling a longstanding school fee debt that had accumulated over time. I am filled with gratitude that GiveDirectly has reached our village. This organization has made a substantial difference, helping many individuals and substantially improving their lives.

So far, I am grateful because the transfer has allowed my son to study comfortably without interruptions concerning fees. I promised myself that I would pay his fees on time whenever I received a transfer. I intend to use the transfer to ensure that he completes his studies and achieves his educational goals during the time that I will be in the program. I do not have any source of income to help me pay the fees or any support from family. I am at peace because I no longer have to rely on family members, as I did previously, but the support was minimal. This is what I hope to achieve even as I continue to receive financial assistance.

I spent my most recent transfers on buying food and paying fees for my son in high school. Prior to receiving the transfer, my son was frequently sent home due to a lack of fees. As a result, I was concerned that it would have a negative impact on his academic performance. It would take me several weeks to raise the fees needed to help him return to class. I am delighted to see him in class, thanks to GiveDirectly's assistance. He also improved because he was never sent home for fees again because I was paying $20 every month, which helped to reduce the fee balance. The transfer also ensured that I had enough food for my family. I bought enough maize flour to last us several weeks and keep my children from going hungry.

Since I am very old and highly advanced in age, I have been struggling to raise school fees for my daughter, Emily. With the assurance of the transfer, my main goal is to use them to pay her school fees. Paying the tuition fee on time will always give her ample opportunity to be in class and focus on her study. Unlike before, when she could occassionally be sent home. I am optimistic that this time around, she will notice an improvement in her performance.

My husband is very old and unable to engage in any economic activity. Although I am also advanced in age, I am always at the forefront of supporting my family. Since we are only three in my family, sometimes I burn charcoal to raise money for food. However, the transfers have been a big relief to us. From my most recent transfers, I spent $20 to pay the school fee for my daughter, Emily. She is currently in form four. By then, she had some fee arrears that I had not settled yet. The rest I used to buy food for a family of seven members.

My daughter is a form three student currently pursuing her secondary education. She is totally dependent on me to pay for her education. Due to the fact that I sell charcoal for a very meager living, I have lately struggled to pay her tuition and rent. My husband is unable to assist because of his illness and inability to work. His eyes are tearing up and hurting a lot due to an infection. After receiving my transfer, I used a significant portion of $25 to pay my daughter's school expenses so that she could resume her studies after three days at home. I also used the remaining $5 to purchase food after paying my school fees. We were forced to go to bed on an empty stomach because I had not made any sales in over a month, and there was no food stock left in the house.

After receiving the transfers from the organization this month, I decided to immediately use KES 2,000 from what I had and pay school fees from my daughter who happened to still be in high-school. I had a huge debt in tuition fee that I was yet to pay and I had to use the funds that I had to atleast try and reduce the amount I owed the school since my daughter was literally on the verge on being kicked out of class. Afterwards I was left with KES 1,000 which I ended using on purchasing five packets of maize flour since I barely had any food in the house and were it not receiving the money when I did I would have problem gone hungry that night.

GiveDirectly has helped me a great deal especially financially, because I can now even afford to pay school fees. I was extremely grateful when they sent the money the time they did, because God knows how long my daughter would stayed home were it not for me receiving that money.

Two days prior to receiving the money, my daughter was kicked out of school due to an outstanding debt in her school fee. So as soon as I received the money, I went ahead to give her some so that she could go back to school and continue with her education. I gave KES 2,000 and the following day she was back in school. I was left behind with KES 1,000 which I used to cater for nutrition and so I went ahead and bought six packets of maize flour that cost KES 750 and then used the remaining KES 250 and bought a hen.

The moment the transfers came in I was actually in the farm doing some digging but I could not tell what the message was talking about because I am not knowledgeable. I waited until I was back home so that my children could read it for me and that is when I found out that the funds had been sent by GiveDirectly and if you could have seen the smile on my face, it was almost as broad enough to brighten a room.

This transfers have helped and will keep helping my family and I significantly because due to the polygamous situation of the family I can assist my husband financially and put less strain as he also takes care of our other children because we are all one. I also managed to keep my daughter in school and honestly speaking were it not for the money she would have probably been sent home and I have no idea if she would been back anytime soon.

My daughter who happens to be in highschool had called me a couple of days back before I received the transfers so as to let me that the school she was in demanded I clear her debt or they would send her home. I was stranded because I come from a polygamous house where my husband supports us for most of the time but there is financial strain during numerous occasions. Yet on the other I do not happy a job but rather depend on subsistence farming to feed the family. Then a couple of days later I received the funds from GiveDirectly which in my own opinion could not have picked a better time for me to receive. I immediately went ahead to send my daughter some money in school so that she could pay for some part of the debt. I paid KES 700 which was barely half of what I owed but I knew that with that money I could keep the school and teachers at bay while I found other means to finish the debt meanwhile my child continued with her education. I was left with about KES 500 which I used to at least purchase a meal, so I bought three packets of maize flour which cost me KES 375 and the remaining KES 125 I used it to buy laundry detergent.