I have been buying chicken over a course of time, I bought chicken in January and also in November. I have a plan that I hope will be able to provide me with emergency funds. I am unemployed, My husband is a construction worker working on a casual basis. He only makes money when he secures work and that is not as often as we would want. I want to buy chicken which will hatch eggs that will become chicks and when they are all grown up the cycle continues. This means that incase we get emergencies such as health or school related we can sell the chicken and pay for those services.

In November I spent my cash on buying a chicken at $5, I bought clothes for my three children at $10, I also got food at $18 and an airtime voucher of $1. In December I bought clothes again for my three children at $18, I spent $16 on buying food. January was the time the children were getting back to school, I paid school fees of $10 for one of my children and buying her books at $2, I bought the young ones $2 worth of diapers, I got sugar at $4, soap at 18, African fabric at $6.5 and food for $5.

I do not have a steady job, and I am always on the move to support myself. My goal is to save money from my transfers to open a small shop where I will sell various items, including vegetables. Thanks to GiveDirectly, I can now consider ways to make my future brighter.

I am a mother of three children. One of them is currently in school, and I used $10 to pay his school fees to prevent any issues that might disrupt their learning. As the breadwinner of my family, I noticed that my children's clothes were worn out, so I spent $17 to make them look beautiful and well-dressed. The remaining $7, I sent to my husband, who is currently in jail for some reasons.

I've always wanted to own run a small business, ideally a retail shop. This will be my primary priority as soon as I am able to save a sizable sum of money. This would provide my family with a source of income and make it easier for us to cover our basic necessities, such as food and the kids' tuition. Unfortunately, because I am currently the only provider in the household and all of my income goes toward meeting daily expenses, I am not in a position to start saving.

Most household necessities fell under my responsibility after my partner was arrested more than six months ago. The biggest expense was food, on which I spent about $10 for my family of three (including me) and sent $5 to my husband to help with some basics while he was in police remand. Since his arrest, I often send him money every month. Additionally, I purchased some maize seeds for planting and outfits for my kids and also paid some school fees for my child.

My husband, who has been our primary source of income, was arrested and is currently in prison, therefore I currently have no source of income. I want to start a business this year so that I can have a source of livelihood. I have already chosen the location of the grocery store I intend to open, hopefully in four months. While transfers are now my only source of income, I will be saving some money each month to reach this objective. As we wait for their father to be released, I'm hoping the revenue from it will allow me to take care of the needs of our two kids.

I spent the majority of the transfers I recently received on foodstuff. My spouse has been responsible for taking care of all house necessities. Even though he only made a modest amount of money from his house construction business, what little he did make assisted with household needs. Unfortunately, he was arrested, and we have had to rely on the GiveDirectly payments every month ever since. Therefore, I spent $78 on food that would last us for a while. In addition, our firstborn had started a new school year, so I had to pay $5 for his tuition. In order to replace the old, worn-out garments we had, I also spent $19 on our clothing.

Most of the people in our area can put food on the table. This has not been the case before due to the high cost of living. GiveDirectly has improved our standard of living. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.

I spent KES 2,040 on purchasing food and other basic household basic needs. This is because I did not have food for the family at the time when I received the transfer. I am so happy because I was able to purchase the food on time and my children had enough to feed. The remaining amount of money I paid for school fees for my children in primary. They were able to study well without being sent home. I am so happy because it is always the dream of every parent to see their children studying well without being disturbed.

I had gone to get water from a distance on the day I received my transfer. My mind was racing as I returned, worrying about how I would pay for my youngest son's schooling. I was overjoyed as soon as I got home and confirmed my transfer. Indeed, I was made to believe that it was God's intervention. Without much thought, I chose to set aside KES 2,000 to help me facilitate what I needed to admit the boy to ECD school. I am extremely grateful to GiveDirectly.

My three-year-old son had been pestering me to take him to school whenever he saw his peers going. Such a situation concerned me greatly because I was literally struggling to provide food for them because I had no source of income. Fortunately, the biggest difference I have noticed in my life since the transfer is being able to admit my son to ECD. He enjoys leaving the house for school every day.

I have not bought some of my current clothes in several years. Some of them are old, and some have shrunk, making them unsuitable for travel. As a result of my transfer, I spent KES 1,000 on new clothes for myself because my previous outfits were unsuitable. I used the remainder to purchase school supplies and uniforms for my child. Finally, I paid KES 1,000 for my youngest son's admission to ECD, and I am now relieved to see him in school.