"My new goals is to buy motorcycle to suppport my wife and I business."

"I don't have any new goals, I'm still sticking to my old plans which is to buy motorcycle for means of transportation and business to help support my education and improve my standard of living."

"After the start of the renovation of my old house with the first transfer, I had to put it on hold at some point and later addressed it after receiving the second transfer. I spent KES 28000 on sourcing materials and hiring labor that constructed an extension to provide an extra room for my children. I also purchased foodstuff worth KES 5000 for my family of four, cleared a debt of KES 10000 that I had in the shop, and deposited the remaining amount into my savings account that I had been growing with the hope of initiating an income-generating project in the future. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for this generous support and I am praying that I will one day be able to tell my children a story behind a better future that I am looking forward to." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"After building a modern house using the first transfers, my key challenge was now water accessibility. So when I received the second transfer, I spent KES 17,000 on a water tank that can store volumes of water for a longer time. This is because earlier on we used to fetch water in a river that's two kilometers away. This was quite tiresome for my wife and kids. At times we were forced to hire a donkey or motorcycle to transport the water but this was quite costly. Now, I am grateful because since I bought the water tank we have lots of water to use and we no longer go to the river anymore. Secondly, another challenge was food scarcity. So with GiveDirectly transfers, I bought three bags of maize at KES 10,500. This is because in my small piece of land I normally do small-scale maize, beans, Sukuma, wiki, and spinach farming which cannot suffice my family most times due to long dry spells. Furthermore, I have been a high school cook for the past 10 years and my salary of KES 10,000 can only cater for school fees."

"My small scale business of selling second hand clothes collapsed in the year 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. We were unable to access other stock because imports became a challenge between our borders.This ended up in us spending all the capital we had on household needs.Restarting the business has been a challenge because whatever I earn from motorcycle riding is only sufficient for daily expenses in my household.I am happy that this support has come at the right time because I will be able to restart the industry.This will reduce the burden of financial instability and joblessness which has brought frustrations in my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Our house is made of mud, which makes it hard for us to maintain and keep it clean. My plans of cementing this house have never materialized now that my earnings are little about KES 300 daily. This money is only enough to buy food for the family. When I receive this money, I will budget KES 70000 to renovate my kitchen and main house. This will bring happiness to my spouse now that the burden of maintaining our mud house has been removed. I am also straining to pay school fees for my daughter in Roborwo secondary school. I will therefore use the remaining money to clear school fees arrears." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

""Currently I am living in my husband's family house where I am not totally comfortable,so when I receive my cash transfers from Givedirectly I am planning to build my own house where I will be copletely comfortable and free as a wife in my own right"" (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

(Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"About three weeks ago, one of my brothers acquired a motorcycle after paying a deposit of KES 10000 (to pay the other amount in installments). This achievement has attracted happiness in our family because it is a source of income. He (my brother) offers taxi services in Nairobi and usually sends us some KES 500 weekly to be used in financing our basic needs and demands. In brief, I feel somehow relieved from the financial pressures that I am having."

"The biggest challenge is food insecurity. To get money to purchase food for my household I do casual jobs as a motorcycle driver and on average my pay is KES 200 per day however, this money is not sufficient to meet all my household needs like purchasing food and educating my children. I have a small piece of land but not sufficient to do farming. Sometimes my family is forced to go to bed on an empty stomach and this is discouraging as a parent to see my children sleep hungry."