"This money will help me to pay for my wife medication. We are married for two years but every time she is pregnant miscarriage occur within three months of pregnancy. She uses medicine that cost us KES 6,000 a month to maintain her pregnancy as for now. Apart from other problems like not having a cow and small house, Give Directly money will help us overcome the medical bills. We are so happy and relieved that time round we may succeed to maintain her pregnancy courtesy of Give Directly financial help"

"I have had three surgeries in the past two years for a recurring illness. Although I am almost free from that illness, I am left with so many challenges while treating it. I have to go for monthly check-ups that require money for transport and the doctor's fee. I also have medicine that I have to take for the rest of my life. Receiving this money will ease this because I plan on taking a medical cover plan for this and buying a dairy cow to be my source of income through selling milk because I am not able to do the heavy jobs that I did before."

"My father is really old with so many health issues and my mother passed away. This means I have to be the breadwinner. It is a huge burden providing for everyone else. I have to buy food or pay for medicine when the children are sick. I don't make enough and this has been stressful. All of these responsibilities have prevented me from saving and being financially stable. I am not able to grow as an individual and I also don't even have my own house. I have to sleep at my cousins. It hurts to be in such a situation."

"Receiving this money will help me a lot in my medication. I was diagnosed with Tuberculosis a few months ago and I am yet to fully recover. My plan is therefore to spend 2,000 KES of the transfer to buy medicine. For my long term plans, I plan to start rearing chicken to help me with little expenses at home such as buying food."

"The greatest challenge I am currently facing is unhealthiness. I have been suffering from ulcers for 5 months now. The medication is very expensive for me. I have to spend 1,200 KES per month to buy the recommended medicine. Being jobless, raising this amount is always tough for me."

"Receiving this money means an improved living standard for my household. I am planning to spend KES 60000 to buy 10 indigenous goats which do well in my area due to dry weather conditions. As they multiply, I will sell at a profit and use the proceeds to cater to my daily needs such as food and medicine. The remaining amount will help me to furnish my house with nice furniture and new bedding to replace the old ones as well as save for the future. Once I accomplish this ambition, my heart will be filled with joy and satisfaction because I will have an asset to rely on and a comfortable shelter with improved items."

"When withdraw the money I was able to paid my hospital bulls and buy enough medicine for myself. I also bought one (1) bundle of zinc to start my building project. I bought enough foodstuff for my family and I."

"The transfer has enabled me to buy enough food and medicines as well as attending regular hospital checkups. I was diagnosed with a heart problem and successfully went through surgery. Since then I have not been able to do manual works. I am a widow and my children depend on me for their fees and upkeep. I cannot do the jobs I used to do when I was healthy. I am grateful to GiveDirectly because through the transfers, I used KES 2000 to pay for my three children's fee arrears. They are now continuing with their studies without any interruptions on fees. I also spent KES 1500 to buy medicines and also attend checkup expenses for my condition. Lastly, I spent the remaining amount to buy enough food that will serve us for some weeks since I am not working."

"Two months ago, I don't all my poultry to a strange disease. It was a huge loss and my heart still bleeds whenever I think about it. However, I have not lost hope. I will use these funds to buy more chicken, medicine they would bees, and food. I will revive my poultry farming and I am excited about it."

"My eldest son was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at two. A lack of a stable source of income has made it difficult for my husband and me to provide him with medical attention. My husband works as a casual laborer selling firewood thus earning very little (KES 500 per day) which is enough to buy food for the family (husband and 5 children). When I received my first transfer, I spent KES 5600 to buy medicine that will suppress his medical condition. In addition, I completed the payment of KES 20000 for a piece of land I bought ten years ago. The piece of land gave me sleepless nights because I was afraid that the owner would chase me away after failing to pay the remaining amount for a long time. Moreover, I spent KES 18000 on investing in a poultry business so that I could help my husband in clearing some bills that he was currently struggling to meet. Finally, I spent the remaining amount on buying food in bulk for my family after spending the previous week surviving on one meal a day due to a lack of money to buy enough food."