"Receiving this transfer has brought great relief to me. I had one, my son's who was in high school and had been sent home for fees. I struggled a lot to raise the full fees for him to comfortably continue and be allowed back to school. When I received this transfer, I cleared his school fees and am happy that being his final year, he will stay in school until his final exam. I am at peace now because he has a zero school fee balance."

"I was living in a small house which could not accommodate the whole of my family. My children had to seek shelter elsewhere at night, and this was troubling me a lot. I could not upgrade to a decent and spacious house due to limited resources. When I received this transfer, I purchased enough building materials which include 24 pieces of iron sheets, building poles and paid a mason for his job. I spent a portion of the remaining amount to pay school fees for my children and also bought for them school uniforms and stationery. I spent the remaining amount to buy some foodstuffs and paid for other household expenses."

"I spent KES 13000 on a bull to help me in my farming. I am hoping to get another bull so to make a pair that will plough my farm during the rainy season. In addition to this, I also purchased three goats at KES 6000 to keep in my homestead. I am aiming to keep them so that when they multiply, I can be able to sell some of them when am in any financial crisis. I also paid school fees for my children so that they would not be sent back home. I am planning to open a restaurant in my area using the remaining amount so that it will be my investment."

"I spent KES 7000 of the transfer on purchasing a water tank for water storage for my domestic usage over a long period. We are currently faced with a water shortage and having this storage is efficient. I did not have a toilet in my household. When I received my first transfer, I bought some building materials to facilitate the construction of a new toilet. I also paid for the labour cost. Also, I paid for school fees for my children and bought them stationery. Lastly, I spent the remaining amount to purchase foodstuffs for my family and meeting other household expenses."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now a happy and contented parent. This is because my children are now studying well in school and will not be sent back home to collect school fees. Being that one of them is in his final year in secondary school education, I am hopeful that he will pass well. This will enable him to join a good tertiary institution to pursue his dream. Making sure that my children get quality education has always been my prayer since they will be able to help me in the future when I get old."

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is the complete payment of school fees for my child who is currently in the University. Initially I was fully dependent on livestock farming to settle all bills which was really hard since the production of milk have been fluctuating over time. When I started receiving this transfer, I felt relieved since the household transfers combined would really contribute to a greater percentage of the school fees. I am currently paying the school fees at ease using the transfers we are receiving and also from the milk we have been selling from our liveatock."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that through the transfer, I cleared school fees for my son who is in high school. He had been sent home for some weeks ago before the transfers were sent and I could not raise the amount that had accumulated for several terms. I am happy that GiveDirectly came to my aid, by giving us the unconditional transfers. I feel good knowing that he will comfortably continue with his studies without any interruptions."

"I had started renovating my mud wall house to make it look decent and permanent before GiveDirectly came to our village. I wasn't able to complete after materials got depleted and couldn't buy more due to lack of enough resources. I spent part of the transfer on purchasing building materials and embarked on finishing the renovation. I am happy that soon I will have a decent permanent house. I also paid school fees in advance for my children in high school to avoid interruptions in their studies. I am happy that I have given my children ample time to build their future through education. Lastly, I bought foodstuffs and other basic needs for my family thus we currently have enough food."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to renovate my house that I am sleeping in. The iron sheets that are on the roof at old and are leaking. I will buy a cow to act as an investment for my household. When it multiplies, I will sell some, in order to pay school fees to my children. Currently, I struggle to do some farming in order to pay their school fees."

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of enough money for paying school fees for my children. I have three children in primary education and termly fees is a very big challenge. I sell part of the produce every term in order to raise their school fees which leaves my household with little food."