"Never in my life have I received such a huge amount of money for free and in a very short time. Therefore receiving this money is excitingly unbelievable. This means my two sons can continue with their college education and my last born daughter can easily sit for her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education this year. This will further enable me purchase a second milking cow for my family. "

"My dream of providing a better life to my children than the one I lived was cut short when I dropped out of school in standard eight due to lack of school fees. I feel that if I had continued with education, I would have secured a well paying job. That's the biggest hardship I have ever faced"

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is being unable to complete my secondary school education. I had a dream of becoming a doctor but this was cut short by inability to pay school fees. "

"The biggest hardship we have faced is the lack of enough funds to give our children the best in terms of education. We were not able to educate all our children especially the first borns due to financial difficulties. This disturbed me a lot as a parent since I felt I had failed in my responsibility as a parent."

"Receiving this money is a great blessing to me.I have had a lot of financial problems especially with my children's education.Since their father left us to live elsewhere i am left to shoulder all responsibilities alone hence this money will really help me cover much of those expenses"

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of stable source of income to cater for my family needs like food and education. This has led to separation between me and my wife. "

"I invested a greater portion of my third transfer on livestock farming to enable me save for the future education for my children. With the a cow and two goats, I am rest assured that my kids will comfortably go to school. The remaining amount of the transfer I spent on food for my family."

"First, I thank Givedirectly for considering me as a recipient. Receiving this money will enable me to pay school fees for my children who are currently in secondary school. Their education has been one of my biggest challenges because I do not have a constant source of money to meet my obligations as a parent."

"The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I prepare my children to go to school. Education is the key for better life."

"Receiving this money means a better life, good education to my children,and better health care. I will be in a position to cater for my family and their future needs and I thank GD for this initiative."