"Having a secure and more permanent place to use in storing my farm produce has been my aim. This is because I have been storing them in our sitting room after harvest and because of this, everyone who visited my house would see what I harvested and the quantity. Also, my produce would at times be invested by termites due to keeping them on the floor and this usually leads to damages. When I received my transfer, I decided to spend KES 35000 to solve this problem by building a granary. In addition, I used KES 14000 to pay school fees for my two children in secondary school since I had been sent an SMS indicating that they would be sent back home if their fee arrears were not cleared. I spent the remaining KES 5000 on food and other household necessities that we did not have."

"When I receive this transfers, I will purchase a dairy cow at KES 25000 . I will use the milk for the household and sell some to earn income .It's from the savings that I will purchase furniture for my house. Additionally, I intend to use KES 2000 to purchase 5more poultry for egg production. Furthermore, it has always been my desire to achieve better education for my children .I will use the rest of the transfers to pay school fees for my son who is in grade one at a nearby Academy."

"My biggest hardship is lack of finance. I have children in school yet I can not pay for their school fees. Depending on casual jobs that pays KES 250 a day at my old age is very hard. A times I do not get opportunity to work since people look at my age. This made me to struggle and i cannot meet my family needs evey day."

"Receiving this money means quality education for my children. I have seven children, Two at secondary level, Three will be doing their primary 8 exam's this year. I have school fees arrears of KES 40,000. When I get the transfer I will spend KES 70,000 in clearing fees balance and paying extra 2 years. The remaining amount KES 30,000 I will buy a Dairy cow for the family and the remaining will go for foodstuffs."

"I have always had a dream of going back to school and pursue a Health-related course as I was not able to proceed to college after completing my secondary school education studies. Finances have been my major challenge as I have had no one to support me. When I received my transfer, I purchased a dairy cow and two goats and I am planning to spend my second transfer to pay for my school fees as I have already received an admission letter. With the assets that I was able to purchase, I am optimistic that I will be able to complete my studies without many struggles. I will be using money from the sale of milk to pay for my house rent while in school and sometimes sell one of the goats after they have increased in number. I am glad and thankful to God and GiveDirectly for enabling me to start a journey towards my success."

"My eldest son owns a poultry business in Kilifi which he uses to pay school fees for his three siblings, as well as provide for his family. The burden is too much for him and at some point, his stock reduced from 200 to 50 chickens. He is of great support to me and I have always wished to expand his business. Now that I am guaranteed to receive this money, I will form a partnership with my son. Every month I will dedicate 1500 KES an amount that is enough to acquire 20 more chicks. This will not only improve our financial status but also make the business sustainable."

"Raising school fees for my 5 children is the most difficult encounter. It is very hard for them to keep up with their studies as they are sent home frequently. In a good month, they miss school for three days, which means it gets worse sometimes. This has affected their performance and they have recorded a tremendous drop."

"I'm facing a serious hard time with regularly paying my school fees."

"I want to start a business. I want to sell dry fish business that will help us to pay our children school fees and build a new house."

"Over the past years, I have been struggling with my petit business improvements because the little I earned does not cover my children school fees in the city, so after getting the GiveDirectly money, I will be able to increase the scale of my business and get more profit and take of my children's fees with a portion timely."