"I spent $4 on paying school fees for my children in primary school. They are now studying well without being sent home. Besides that, I spent $10 on purchasing food and other household items that we were missing at home not forgetting the $2 that I used to buy water. Due to the prolonged drought in our area, we do not have water hence we buy from vendors which are so costly. The remaining amount of money I spent on purchasing chicken feeds and medication since I was not feeling well. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards."

"I was on my way to my daily hustles as a conductor when I heard a phone vibration.I checked and it was a confirmation message of $ 12 from GiveDirectly. My mother was the first person I break the good news too then finally to my husband. They felt very happy with the good news. I have been having a goal to complete the construction of an extra room that I started a few years ago. We have been living in a single room which provided no privacy as my elder son is currently 5 years, old enough to sense when something isn't right. For this reason, I am looking forward to completing the building process in the next two months. I am only left with roofing which I need 3 iron sheets and I am planning to use my next transfer of $ 30 to buy the iron sheet. I am also looking forward to starting goats and chicken rearing to serve as future evidence for GiveDirectly's support to my children. This is because goats and chickens can easily multiply within a very short time and hence make more profits which will hopefully give support in terms of money to complete the building process"

"I own a shop, selling sardines. I have had this business for over a year. I buy the stock at $10 and from that, I get a profit of $4. Sometimes I am called to do other jobs such as masonry getting a pay of $6 a day. I have eleven children, five are in school, three are yet to go to college, one has a family and the last two are toddlers. Taking care of all of them has been a challenge due to unemployment. I did not go to school so the only jobs I get are casual which do not pay well. In the last transfer, I received, I used $10 for food at home, $5 on school fees, $10 to stock up my business, and bought chicken for $5. Receiving this money has enabled me to pay bills with ease."

"I spent $10 of the most recent transfers to educate my 3 children who are still in primary school. The transfer was of great help since they were about to be sent home for fees something which was bothering me a lot. Moreover, I boosted my poultry farming by purchasing two more chickens for $ 8. This is an investment that will support me financially in the future when I have an emergency like sickness, I will be able to sell one to cater for such. Lastly, I spent the remaining amount to purchase food for the family of 5 members and to complete the payment of a goat that I had bought with the first transfer but I owe the seller $12."

"My husband works from a different town and he is hardly at home. I live with my mother-in-law who is old with my two children. I am unemployed and most of the time we depend on my husband who works as a casual laborer in Mombasa town. Sometimes my only source of income comes from working on weekends in a market as a cook. Upon receiving the funds, I used used$15 to buy a cock and a chicken layer. The remaining balance was used to buy food because my husband had worked for over two weeks without getting paid."

"With the hard economic times that we are currently facing, it's been a challenge for me to buy adequate food for my family. I am a subsistence farmer and in a good season, I could harvest enough for my family. However, we have been hit hard by drought which has made it impossible to do farming. We have to buy food, water, and other basic needs unlike before when we had them in abundance. Thus, the transfer has greatly helped me to buy enough foodstuffs for my household and other needs such as water. In addition, I also own two chickens which I am rearing. My plan is to make an investment out of these chickens and later sell them to cater for my financial needs."

"My name is Gona Ruwa Jilo, born in Mudzimure village. I did not go to school because of the lack of school fees. I have seven children but unfortunately, I cannot remember their ages the firstborn is in grade 7, and the rest are in grades 6, 3,1,4,5, and 2 respectively. I have a business in that I buy goats and chicken, rear them and sell them at a profit. I buy the goat at $30 and sell it at $35 and I also buy chicken at $3 and sell it at $ 4. The business is too slow and with the current drought am struggling to find food for my livestock.. Receiving this money has eased the burden of paying school fees for my seven children. They are in a government school where I pay $ 12.5 per term which accumulates to $87.5 a term. It has not been easier since my wife is a stay-at-home mum. The money has helped me pay up for the debt that had accumulated from 2021 and the current standing debt is $65 which I am hopeful I will clear."

"I used $14 to pay school fees for my children who are still in their primary level of studies and used another $6 to buy chicken for keeping. The remaining amount of $10 was used to buy food for my family. I am a father of six children with four already in school and I sometimes have to part with a lot of money to pay their school fees. I am a motorcycle operator but I do not own a motorcycle of my own-I am employed by people who owns motorcycles. At the end of the day, I may collect as little as $2 per day that is hardly enough to feed my family of 6. My wife has been very supportive with her small business of selling grocery and sometimes when I do not make anything at all , she comes to my rescue and meets the needs of our family. I am so happy that GiveDirectly has given me a helping hand where I will be able to concentrate on paying school fees for my children with the hope that they will have a better future than mine."

"Before the Covid 19 pandemic, I was employed in Taita Taveta at a mining site getting a pay of $90 a month. This money would help me pay for food and pay school fees for my family. When Covid 19 was declared a pandemic, I was laid off and since then I have been at home. With the savings I had accumulated from my previous job, I started a business selling chicken in an open market every week. I buy one at $3 hen rear it for a period and sell it for 500. The profit from the business would help in settling house bills. I have seven children, three are toddlers who have not yet started school and four are in a government school. I pay $31 a term for all the children which have been a challenge before but receiving this money has enabled me to pay school fees without strain as I take care of other bills such as food and water."

"Before receiving this transfer, I had a charcoal business in that I would burn timber and sell it at $3 per bag. The business was hazardous, most of the time I would be admitted to the hospital because of chest pains and burns. I later closed it and became a stay-at-home mother. Receiving this money has helped me start a business. I buy a goat at $30 and sell it at $50, I also buy chicken at $3 and later sell it at $5 or $10 per chicken kilo. The money from the livestock has helped me pay school fees for my four who are in grades two, five, and play group respectively and the last born is yet to start. The school fees accumulate to $15 a month for the three children. Receiving this money has helped me pay for the school fees without strain as I force on other bills."