"For days, I had been sick and I did not have the funds to go to the hospital. I opted to walk to the hospital for some treatment. I thereby woke up very early, got ready, and when I went out a neighbor asked me if I had received some funds. I told my daughter to check and she confirmed it was so. I instead went on a motorcycle and used part of the transfer to pay for my transport and medicines. Whatever amounts remained, I invested in my tobacco selling business that has been the source of my livelihood ever since the passing away of my husband."

"My principal source of income is livestock keeping. I lost my livestock because of treating them on time and this was because of the many debts had incurred at the nearby tertiary shop. The difference is the cash received from Give directly has enabled me to purchase all the required medicine for my livestock on time, which has saved my business and saved me the embarrassment of additional debts. My intention is with my other children receiving the funds as a family. We will support the rest of my children who are still at school."

"It was around 9 am, I was in my house resting after taking my morning medicine. I was alone and my phone was with my helper. He came to my house and informed me that I had received my transfer. I was extremely happy for receiving my transfer which was to change my life for the better. I was certain that I will be able to acquire the recommended foodstuffs as per the doctor's advice."

"Being unable to work due to the mental challenge that I have. I was at home relaxing after taking my breakfast and medicine. I realized I had received the transfer when my helper who had my phone came to my house and informed me that I had received it. I felt extremely happy since I was sure that I will get a long-lasting solution to my problem of poor shelter."

"We spent KES 50000 of our recent transfer on buying two cows. We bought one at KES 35000 and the other at KES 15000. We bought the cows to save the money. We had planned before we got the transfers that we were going to use the whole transfer amount and add some of our savings and restart an agro-vet shop. We had started the business before with the small capital that we had but it collapsed since there were other big agro-vet shops and some of the customers who use to take things on credit, took a long time to repay them. The agro-vet business used to help us a lot since we were able to meet all our needs, that is, to buy food and pay school fees for our children. When it collapsed, life became hard. My husband had to engage in some casual jobs such as selling cows at the market to get some money. He studied veterinary medicine in college and at times people casually seek his services. There is also a tractor for hire for farming and he has been casually employed to manage it. I, on the other hand, have trained as a primary school teacher but I have not been permanently employed. I am casually employed at a nearby school where they usually pay me KES 3000 per month. This money is little and is only enough for purchasing food and other household needs. We thus plan to sell the cows in the future and use the money in starting the business. With the remaining transfer amount, we bought maize for our consumption and some clothes."

"It was exactly 7 am, I was at home relaxing after having taken my medicine since I have been sick, suffering from weak bones illness that had rendered me unable to walk. I was with my brother and his children at home when I received the message alert on my phone. My helper confirmed my account balance and informed me that I had received KES 55000 from Segovia technology. It was such a joyful moment in my life since I was very sure that I will be able to accomplish most of my heart's desires."

"I was at home relaxing after completing my household activities. It was around 5 pm when I had just taken my medicine and I was resting. For over 15 years, I have been sick suffering from high blood pressure and mental illness. I have been undergoing treatment for the same for all those years but I have not been able to fully recover. I was with my son who checked my phone when I received the message alerts and informed me that I had received the transfer. I felt very happy for receiving my transfer which would be of great assistance to the family as well as my health condition."

"My health has deteriorated over the past year, making me feel unhappy and helpless. The many convulsions I am having prevent me from working in the farm and being independent. Since buying the medicine, my condition has improved by having a reduced number of convulsions per day. Therefore, buying the medicine which has improved my health is the biggest difference in my life I received the transfer."

"I live with my daughter who gave birth to a premature son, we are always in hospitals, to help him, we spend so much on transport, medicine and we hardly have anything left for food in the family. I sold all my chicken and am livestock and am left with 2 goats, all this was channelled to his medications and am grateful that he has show such a big improvement."

"I purchased three bundle of zinc and it was added to the two bundle I had in stock and the total is five bundle, five packs of zinc nails, five packs of steel nails. And I also paid my three children fees, I bought 25kg rice, fertilizer and medicine for my cocoa farm."