"Receiving this money means that I will start a hardware business and as such, an assured cash flow to my household. For quite some time, my husband, who is the sole breadwinner for our household, and I have aspired to start a hardware business but the KES 5000 we get from our small welding business is not sufficient to support our household as well as start the hardware business. The motivation behind starting a hardware business is that people are constantly purchasing building materials. With this, I will be assured of constant cash flow to support our family. I plan to dedicate KES 70000 to starting the hardware business and use the rest to renovate my house."

"In my daily life I work in the farm in the morning doing weeding , planting or harvesting and later in the morning I leave for the market to sell maize .The evening is the happiest part of my day because I can put food on the table from the profits I earn in the maize sale business."

"I will make business and send my children to school ."

"My life is different now, I now have a business which is running smoothly, and also generating income in my family. I am also able to buy food everyday which could not be possible before."

"Securing a good job has been the biggest hardship I have faced in life. I work as a charcoal vendor, this job is energy-draining and earns me little coins of KES 350 per week which is not enough to cater for all my basic needs such as shelter and school fees. This has made my children not settle in school because they are always in and out due to fees balances. As a parent, I always feel bad because I am not fulfilling my responsibilities." (Occupation: Small business)

"Receiving this money means a better living for my family. I have always desired to embark on my cattle business after it failed 6 years ago because of financial constraints. I currently take the cattle on loan and depend on the profits (KES 2000 which I earn on a weekly basis ) to purchase food and educate my 3 children. This is however not enough to sustain all the family needs as the farms have been unproductive due to the harsh climate. I intend to use KES 40000 to boost my cattle business and use the rest to educate and purchase food for my family."

"If I receive this cash transfer from Givedirectly, I will build a four bedroom house that will provide shelter for my children and I. Right now my children and I live in a mud structure that is not in a good shape. My husband is not working and the money I make from the market I sell is not enough to build a decent house for my children and I. Also I will use some portion of the money to invest into my children's education. I think with proper education my children will not go through the type of hardship I am experiencing now." (Occupation: Small business)

"Things have been very hard for me so I have always been thinking about starting a business. But getting the money to even start a very little business has never been materialised because of my daily problems that involve finance. Although I don't have a business idea but I know that with my mindset, I will be able to do something good when I start a business. Every time I pray to God for a kind of help that will take me from this hardwork, and God has finally answered my prayers by sending GiveDirectly to our town to help us. So, when I start this business, it will make me to have more money to sustain my family, only if I'm serious. I know that I will not fail and go back to my same suffering."

"I live in my elder brother's house. This house leaks each time rain falls because there is no zinc in the house except the palm fronds. One day, I was at the farm and the rain fell, it wet my mattress that day. I don't always feel fine when the rain is falling and I'm not home. When I receive this transfer, I plan to build my own house that will have zinc on the roof and far better than where I am staying now. I had a business before and it broke down because we used to take money from there to feed ourselves. It used to help us at that time but since it broke down, it has not been easy for my family. If I get this money and build my house, if there will be any money that will be left, I will want to start a new business, mainly to sell clothes. With this business, I can be using my profit for other things that will better the lives of my husband and son."

"I have a very large family and finding money to sponsor them in school gives me a tough time. Though I have many children but seeing them going to school is my first plan for them. Sometimes, I do a lot of physical work on my farm to get money so that my children can go to school. I also have other means of getting money. I have my little business that I do and the little profit I can get from it has also been helping me but it is not enough to take care of my children's school fees. So, when I receive this money, I will spend it on my children's school fees. I know it will be a hard thing for me now but, in the future, I will reap what I am sowing now."