"Being a single mother of 6, supporting the needs of my children and especially paying their school fees is the biggest challenge i face. I do casual jobs like cultivating people's lands, fetching firewood from the forest and selling them in local hotels or schools as well as doing household chores for my neighbours at pay. The income i get from these jobs can't sustain all the needs of my family, something that sometimes forces me to ask for fundraising from friends and relatives."

"I have a grandchild in secondary school under my care.She was deserted by her mother at a very young age and I took the responsibility of caring for her.I will use a part of this money to pay her school fees.Receiving this money will also enable me to buy a cow as well as rebuild my house."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I paid school fees for my son who was in college. I depend on the casual jobs in the village and small scale farming to get an income to meet all the household needs including paying school fees for my children. I do horticulture farming and the income is so small and could not gather all the basic needs at once. I could do a lot of work which was straining me a lot. After receiving the money from GiveDirecly I cleared all his school fees and that enabled him to do the end year exams. My son felt so happy because he was in a position to sit for an exam. I have also reduced the casual job and devote much of my time to my own activities to generate more income to support the family. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our standard of living."

"I have made a big step in my life since the time I received my first transfer. I was able to buy a dairy cow and some chicken using part of this money. When the cow reproduces, my family will be getting milk for consumption and for sale to earn an income. I will be using this money to pay school fees for my children. Also, I will be selling some eggs and use the money to buy some basic needs like soap, salt and cooking fat for my family."

"I have a daughter in high school whom I would like to stay in school full-time once the schools re-open. This means that I would not want her to be sent back home for delayed school fees payment hence the need to pay the fees in good time. I am planning to save as much as I can so that when the schools reopen, I will have enough money to pay for her school fees for the whole term."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have cleared the school fees for my children in secondary school. I depend on the casual jobs in the village and farming to get an income to meet all the basic needs of the family including school fees for my children. I used to wake up in the morning go for casual jobs and came back during the evening and this denied me time to bond with my children. I could pay the fees in installments but still, my children could be sent home. This was affecting their performance because they could stay at home for a long time because I did not have the money to pay immediately. I was so much demoralized because of that. After getting the money from GiveDirectly I cleared all the school fees and my children are no longer sent home and this has improved their performance. I am so happy and I do my daily activities well without any stress like before."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the ability to pay school fees for my wife who is in a college. She enrolled to take a course in food and beverages. I have been able to let her go because of the support I get"

"Some months before GiveDirectly came , I was worried of my son's education and at time I shaded tears because I had no hopes that my child who get to join secondary school any time soon . This is because my husband who is the bread winner's income is always meager that can barely meet all the family's needs hence it has always been a struggle in terms of paying school fees for him meaning he has always been in and off school . I am happy and peaceful since I am certain that next year my son would enroll in secondary school with GiveDirectly's transfer . Personally, GiveDirectly has made a big difference that at time I lack words to express ."

"Currently, I have acquires two she - cows which I am glad off . I anticipate that in the near future that I will no longer buy milk which is very costly . The milk that I will get from the cows shall help in paying school fees for my children as well as satisfying some of the basic needs since school fees has been a burden for me for quite sometimes. Secondly, my children have gotten the opportunity to attend school with ease and as a result looking at their performance at the end of this term their is a slight improvement ."

"I spent the transfer on purchasing two cows at KES 30000 to keep at my homestead. My desire has been to rear livestock because they are assets that we can readily depend on. My children are still young and I am hopeful that through this, their education and other needs will be taken care of. In addition, I will also be benefiting from the milk both for household consumption and sales. I am in the process of constructing a new house after spending KES 15000 to purchase 20 pieces of iron sheets and building poles to facilitate. I made this decision since the one I was previously sheltering is in a bad state. I also spent KES 2000 to pay for my children's school fees to allow them to have humble time for their studies. I spent the remaining amount to cater for my household's needs and other expenses."