The drought has made it difficult to find water for home use. Water from the vendors is very expensive and 6 jerricans of water go to KSH 200. Upon receiving my transfer, I spent KSH 1000 to buy food and water. With nothing to grow on the farm, we have to buy our food from the shops and at very expensive prices. I then spent the remaining KSH 2000 to pay school fees for my children. My eldest son is in form one. I sent KSH 1000 for my son to use as fare because he schools away from home. I then shared the remaining 1000 equally among my four children who are in primary school. It’s because of the transfer that they sat for their end of term exams. I could not pay fully for them all since I make brooms for sale whereas my husband is a mason. We both earn very little and it is not enough to cater to all our needs.

Upon receiving my transfer, my children had some school fee arrears. I managed to clear this with KES 2000 and it has helped my children to settle in school. I spent the remaining amount of KES 1000 on food because my husband's casual work was not reliable.

and continue with their education without any interruption. In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by conducting fair enrollment exercises for everyone within the village. I also commend them for the good services their officers offer to us when they were enrolling us and also when doing their follow-up checks ups. Their services are good and this encourages us to continue to hold on to life and invest the money into meaningful projects.

I have a child who is currently in form 2. The school fees we pay per year are KSH 40000. The current fee balance is KSH 20000. I also have three other children who are in classes 6, 3, and 1 respectively. They all cumulatively have a fee balance of KSH 1000. I currently do not have any job. Since the beginning of this year, I lost the only job that I depended on due to the corona pandemic. My husband also depends on manual jobs. The money earned from doing these jobs is not enough to feed the family and also pay school fees for our children. When I received the transfer a huge chunk of the transfer was used to pay school fees for my child who is in secondary school. I spent KSH 2000 paying for that. I also spent KSH 200 purchasing water for my use at home. Due to the persistent drought, water is very hard to find and we have to buy it from water vendors at very high prices. I also spent KSH 500 in paying fees for three children who are in primary school. I use the remaining KSH 300 in buying food for the family.

I was from fetching water from a nearby tap at around 10 am in morning. I looked into my phone and indeed confirmed that I had received cash from GiveDirectly. I quickly walked towards the Mpesa and withdrew the money and immediately bought food and later that day paid school fees for my kids. I was very happy that I has received the funds

There is a big difference in that my kids are still in school continuing with their education. Were it not for the money then I guess they would be currently home and not going to school. I thank you for your help. I am also happy that I was able to buy food for my family with the same cash you sent to me.

I spent KSH 2400 on paying school fees for my kids. To tell you the truth, I value education more than anything else at the moment. I regret that I was not able to have a conducive environment when I was young where I could be able to get a good education. If I did I can tell you that I would not be in this state at the moment. So currently with my kids, I want to change that even if I am not well financially I want them to get an education for their good. I engage myself in doing manual jobs such as selling firewood and charcoal so that they can go to school. Even though what I earn is little I still look forward to days where things will be better and be able to pay school fees for my kids. In addition to paying school fees, I spent KSH 600 in buying food for my family so that they do not starve and also go to school on empty stomach.