"I plan to spend my transfer on educating my child. I get little from peasant farming which cannot fully cater for his school fees and other basic household needs. The transfer will greatly relieve me from this burden and I believe my son will now complete his secondary education and acquire livelihood courtesy of the transfer from Givedirectly."

"My proudest achievement is scoring a c+ in my first term's form four examinations. This excellent score has motivated me to work even harder with a goal to obtain even better results in my final KCSE (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education) examination."

"My happiest part of my day is in the morning when I prepare to go to school. I feel encouraged because education is the key to better life."

"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying fees for my diploma course in education so that i can be able to get a stable job with the government to enable me take care of my family. "

"I am planning to spend my transfer on paying fees for my high school education, so that i can relieve my mother off some of the burden of providing for all of the families needs. "

"The biggest hardship I have currently is lack of school fees to pay for my secondary education since my father passed on and its my mother fending for the family."

"The achievement I am proudest of is educating my two daughters. I became a widow while still young and meeting family needs was a tough struggle. From peasant faming and sisal weaving, I managed to pay their school fees. They are currently employed and earn a living from their educational struggle. I am very proud of that."

"The achievement I am proudest of would be successfully completing my ECD certificate course. From my little wages, I managed to pay my school fees, meet family needs and now have attained my certificate in Early Childhood Education. I am glad that one time I will secure formal employment of my profession."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my brother - in - law who was completing his secondary school education to give him an ample time when going to collect his secondary certificate. I also bought a calf with the remaining transfer."

"My life is currently different in that I have the money and I am able to plan for my own education without having to stress my father,and were it not for this transfer,I would have never realized this."