My plan revolves around using the transfers I receive, along with additional support from my parents, to sustain my education until I complete my A levels. After that, I aspire to enroll in college and pursue a course in medicine. To make this journey possible, I need to dedicate more time to my studies and focus during these remaining months. I have a strong desire to join college and study medicine after completing my A levels. Coming from a humble background, I am determined to work hard and change the narrative of our home so that one day, my parents can enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice in sending me to school. This is why I’ve been using my transfers to pay my fees, ensuring that I’m not sent home due to outstanding balances. This allows me to focus fully on my studies.

I want to express my gratitude to GiveDirectly for making it possible for me to stay in school without interruptions. With two other siblings in upper classes, it was challenging for my parents to cover school fees for all three of us, especially since they rely on casual jobs and small-scale farming. When I started receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I decided to use them to cover my school fees, allowing my parents to focus on supporting my younger siblings. I’m currently in Form Three, and since I had an outstanding fee balance, I used my recent transfer of $102 to clear it. I didn’t want to risk being sent home for the balance, as I need to stay focused on my studies.

My plan revolves around using the transfers I receive, coupled with extra financial assistance from my parents, to sustain my education until I complete my A levels. Following this, I aim to enroll in college to pursue a course in medicine. To make this academic journey feasible, I intend to request aid from the Government to help cover my school fees, given my parents' financial struggles.

As a secondary school student in Form 3, I face financial challenges at home. Nonetheless, my determination to complete my secondary education and pursue medicine in college remains steadfast. Since the inception of the transfers from GiveDirectly, I've allocated mine towards covering my school fees and acquiring necessary supplies. Specifically, I utilized $50 for tuition fees, $25 for stationary, and $27 for additional school necessities for the term. I'm immensely thankful to GiveDirectly for affording me this opportunity to pursue my academic ambitions.

Givedirectly transfers have made me a young man full of hope. My goal is to finish school. I would want to change the fortunes of my family. My parents never got an education and hence they were limited on what kinds of work they could access, this would have been my fate had Givedirectly not stepped in. I now know my annual school fees of $250 can easily be covered by my transfers and even if I am in arrears I can get some small support from my parents. Though they do not earn much, both of my parents challenge me to continue in my education so as I can raise the living standard of my family.

My life has been made of ease since I began receiving cash from Givedirectly. I am a student in senior high school, form 3. I have paid for my school fees using the transfers since I began receiving them. My Parents have been struggling financially as a result of lack of proper income sources and this had created a strain in their ability to provide for the three of us yet in school. I save my transfers from the month of November to January and cleared a school fees debt of $40 that I had accumulated last year and then used the rest of the cash, $62 to start paying this years school fees. My school fees is yet to be completed as I still am in arrears of $60 for the first term. I am however not very stressed since this is what my February transfers and March transfers will cater for.

My primary goal is to successfully complete my high school education without any outstanding school fees balances. As I enter my second year of high school, I am determined to utilize any available resources, including transfers or financial assistance, to clear any remaining dues and ensure that by the time I graduate, I am debt-free to the school. I therefore plan to save a portion of these transfers to cover the costs of the remaining school fee terms, ensuring a smooth and uninterrupted educational journey towards my future aspirations.

The GiveDirectly money I received arrived at a crucial moment in my life when I was grappling with severe financial strain. At that time, I had accumulated a school balance of $180, and I was uncertain about how I could possibly settle it. However, GiveDirectly provided a lifeline. With the transfers I received, I was able to alleviate a significant portion of my academic burden by paying off $30 of my school fees. Additionally, I invested $2 in acquiring much-needed educational materials, as my previous books were filled with notes and wear. Moreover, the remaining $2.70 from the assistance proved invaluable for my daily sustenance, primarily in procuring food. The support from GiveDirectly has been a lifeline during a challenging time, and I am eternally grateful for their assistance.

I am the fourth of six children with a mother who is a farmer and a father who is hired to herd cattle and he is the primary breadwinner. I also have older siblings who live in the city trying to make something of themselves. my oldest brother is responsible for our school fees payments as what my parents earn is not enough to take care of schooling. I hope to continue using my transfers on school hopefully until I can clear school. I believe this will allow me to focus without distractions on missing out on school so much and I will be able to make something of my self once I finish school and get a good grade.

I am a student currently in a day school around our local area. I was joining high school when Givedirectly came into our area. I decided to spent this transfers to ensure I went through school. My monthly expenditure of the Givedirectly transfers includes a spending of $30 monthly on school fees. I usually spend the remaining $4 on different needs depending on how my month is. I spent the $4 in March on books, in April I spent it on buying flour as well as in May so I could not run out of food.

I have aspired to pursue academic excellence. This goal seemed too hard to achieve before I was enrolled in GiveDirectly's program owing to the poor financial state of my parents. Now that I am sure of my monthly transfers, I shall always strive to use my transfers to pay my school fees. Therefore, my primary goal is to spend my transfers supporting my studies. I am optimistic that with a success in my academics, I shall be able to realize my full potential.

My parents do not have an alternative source of income, and they depend on burning charcoal for sale. Income from charcoal making is always low to support our educational needs. I am in High School, and I decided to use my transfers for fee payment. With the recent transfer, I spent $10 on buying books since I had insufficient books and other stationeries. I opted to spend $5 to repair my pair of shoes. I spent the rest on paying a portion of my school fees. I am happy with my positive academic progress. The transfers from the preceding months; October, November, and December assisted me in covering some of my tuition fees.

I am very grateful to Givedirectly and this is because it has given me an opportunity to proceed with my education inlike prior where I could go for weeks or even months without attending class because my parents were struggling financially.

I have quite a huge sum in tuition debt of about KES 16,000 but my parents have been struggling to pay due to lack of finances. Therefore, I was so elated when I saw that I had received the transfers from the Organization and I ended up using KES 2,500 to settle my a part of my debt in school. I ended up remaining with a balance of KES 500 which I proceeded using on purchasing stationery which included books and other accessories I needed for school.

I was actually finishing up with my assignments that evening when I noticed the arrival of the money and I can barely describe what I felt but it was pure joy because I really needed the money at the time especially for tuition.

My education is one of the most important things in my life at the moment ,so being able to attend classes even though I have not completely cleared my debt, I am hopeful that eventually it will happen due to the fact that I will keep receiving the transfers.

Before the arrival of the transfers I had taken some money on loan a couple of weeks back because I needed to pay for my tuition at that moment, so when I received this recent funds I ended up settling the debt I had with an interest of KES 100 so I ended up paying KES 400. Afterwards I took KES 700 of the balance that had remained and also paid for tuition because I was in high school and I had a debt of KES 15,000 which my parents were also struggling to pay reason being I had other siblings who needed looking after as well and they earned minimum wages. Lastly I remained with KES 100 which used on purchasing stationery with.