"I want to change the thatched roof over my house to zine." (Occupation: Small business)

"For the past four years now, the lack of food supplies have been the major hardship I am going through. I have not been strong enough to make farm for the past four years. It was that time I recovered from a prolonged illness and the doctor advised me not to do physical hard work. I used to burn coal and make farm to keep my family. In our environment, we only survive on hard labour work ( unskilled). With this condition, I have become limited to earn even half of what could sustain my family. What we do now to keep the family moving on is, to invest the little we earn into small business just to get food. With the transfer, it will empower us to improve the business and also make a large farm to sustain us for some years."

"I intend to establish and run my own business when I receive my transfer."

"I am already selling Orange and Lonestar minutes as a means of getting money, if I get this money from Give Directly, I will use it to purchase Merchant Sim Card to do mobile money business." (Occupation: Small business)

"I plan to expand my business with my first transfer and the rest of the money will be used to buy zine for my house because I am tired cutting thatch to repair my leaking roof." (Occupation: Small business)

"I spent KES 20,000 to complete the payment of my education certificate. I had done a theology course 3 years ago but I have not been able to clear the fee balance to obtain my certification. For all those years, I have been living a stressful life since I could not secure a decent job. I also used KES 20,000 to restart my goat rearing by purchasing 5 goats. I had been doing this activity sometimes back but collapsed because I sold all the livestock to educate my 3 siblings. They had been left under my care after my parents passed away 10 years ago. With the remaining amount, I bought sufficient food for the family since we have been experiencing drought and famine for a year now in our area." (Occupation: Small business)

"At my age, I will have to sell plaintain in the market before I get money to provide food for my family and I. My biggest problem is the lack of money to take care of my family." (Occupation: Small business)

"When I am qualifie to receive any money from GiveDirectly I am going to build my house and make business to support my children in school because I never never went far in school so I want my children to be educated."

"I have awalys wanted a bigger house, because my current house is small for my family. When I receive this money I will build a bigger house, buy mattress and buy new kitchen equipments." (Occupation: Small business)

"My child is sick and she can not walk as she sorely depends on me. I also lack food to feed my two children. I have to do a small business of selling green vegetables while carrying my 3 year old daughter at the back. This money may change my life for ever"