My husband is a motorcycle rider. In the past few months, my husband has struggled to provide for the family because of poor business and also poor health. He developed chest pains and severe cough because of the extreme cold weather he encounters in the morning and late in the evening. Because of this, he had to skip work on some days and, being the only breadwinner, we slept hungry on certain days. Few weeks before receiving the money, I also fell ill and when I received the money, I was thrilled because we were really struggling as a family. I spent KSH 1300 from the transfer to seek medical attention for my husband and I. I spent the remaining amount of KSH 1700 to buy food. The health conditions of my husband could not allow him to go to work and we had no food left in the house. Buying the food ensured that my family will not stay hungry.

I am a mother of 10 children. Providing food for my family was the greatest challenge. Without employment and my husband working as a motorcycle taxi driver, feeding our family satisfactorily was demanding. The burden was relieved when I started receiving money from GiveDirectly. I used the recent transfer to buy food. Being a festive season, I bought food ( maize flour, rice, wheat flour) in bulk. My children were very happy. They celebrated like the rest households in the community.

My life is different now in that I can buy food for my family regularly. When I was not receiving the money, I used to sleep hungry at times, and this was harrowing for me to see my kids go to bed on empty stomachs. The situation is slowly changing, and with time, I am sure everything will be better for my family and me.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well because it provides us funds directly rather than buying things for us. This has helped me a lot in that I can plan on what I will do with the money according to my needs.

I received a total of KSH 3000 from Give Directly. Upon receiving the money, I spent KSH 1200 and bought maize flour to cook meals for my family. The main challenge I was facing at that time was a lack of food. I have no job, and my husband does casual jobs. The jobs are not that reliable, and sometimes he goes and returns home empty-handed. When I received the money, that was a priority for me. I saved the rest of the money just in case of an emergency. I will use the money.

I was sitting inside my house thinking hard about the life situation I was in. My phone rang and when I looked into it I found that I had received the cash. I was very happy. I immediately rushed to the Mpesa shop, withdrew the cash and headed straight to school, and paid school fees for my kids.

Yes, it makes a big difference. My husband is a motorcyclist and the job he does is not enough to be able to satisfy the needs of the family due to the economic conditions. The struggles we are going through are too much. Now that my kids are in school I am very happy and satisfied with that.

I am a mother of six children who are all currently in school. My children had all been sent back home due to school fee balance and did not have any money to pay their school fees. My children had spent one week at home without setting foot in school. I was trying to find ways to get cash all this time but nothing seemed to have worked. Luckily enough I received money from GiveDirectly and used the whole amount of KSH 1200 to pay school fees for my kids to be able to go back to school.