"Lack of money is the main challenge am currently facing. Crop farming and livestock production is the main economic activity in this area. I own a small piece of land, an eighth of an acre. This is not enough to engage in commercial farming because much of it is occupied by the house. The yields from this land are hardly enough to sustain my family's food requirements and therefore my daily incomes from transport services are all spent on the basic needs.Due to lack of income, I have stagnated in this level without achieving much of our goals such as purchasing a piece of land." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The biggest difference I am foreseeing is income I will be generating from the rental houses once it gets some tenants. This will be a long term investment and I am sure it will be a good source of income to me and my family." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Receiving money that you haven’t received in your life can make one change their program for the day. While washing utensils at home in one of the fine morning at around 10am, I received a message in my phone and upon checking it was a transfer of KES 55000.00 from GiveDirectly. I jumped up in ululation due to the joy that filled my heart, hence didn’t finalize the rinsing of the utensils." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The hard time i'm facing is that, I am not doing anything better now, sometimes I have to beg my friends to used their motorbike to hustle, just so I can get something for myself. So when GiveDirectly give me this money, it will really help me to make my business so that my life can improve." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"If I will be upperturned to receive the cash transfer, I will like to build my own house and move from in my father's house because I'm a family person now." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My current challenges I'm face with is that, I was riding motorcycles for a business man in Monrovia,work and pay, I brought the motorbike to my village, few weeks ago, some unknown person stole the bike from me, I'm right now worry, because I need to paid the man money back before the end of the year."

"I have been a motorcycle rider for 5 months now. Out of this casual job I earn an average of KES.300 per day after the deduction from of the fuel and other cost. My family of 6 fully depend on me and have two children who are joining form 1 come next year. I have been planning to plant short seasonal crops like tomatoes.Givedirectly transfers is an answered prayer to me and I am full of excitement for such a boost. With my small farm, I plan to spend KES. 70,000 to build a greenhouse, use the remaining amount to buy seedlings and pesticides to control the diseases that may arise. With this project, I see myself earning an average of up to KES10,000 per month depending on the yields.This will ultimately enhance my income and be able to pay for school fees and buy food."

"Having completed my newly built house with my first transfer, I was super excited that the dream I had always heard could be a reality. This would be a huge step for me which would not have been possible without the cash transfer. I am grateful that I was chosen to be a beneficiary of this project." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"With this recent money transfer of KES.6000, I was able to finish repairing my home which had so maybe repaired but was finally able to raise my home to be comfortable. I was also able to repair my source of income, a motorcycle which needed new there and engine spare parts that coated me KES.5000. I finally also bought two cows to provide milk and they totaled KES.18000. The remainder was used to finish repairing the house. This would not have been possible without Give directly."

"We currently live in a one roomed house which acts as the cooking, living and sleeping area. It is very small for my family of five and whenever we have visitors we cannot accomodate them . This forces us to borrow a sleeping space for them in my brothers house and it I am ashamed of it. Receiving this money means owning a better house which is spacious and also in a good condition. I am a motorcycle rider earning KES 350 per day from which I spend KES 200 to repay a loan that I took inorder to buy a motorbike and the remaining KES 150 goes into buying food. I plan on changing from a mud house to a two-roomed timber house using the transfers I will get from Givedirectly. This will cost me KES 30,000 for both materials and labor. The remaining money will see me spend KES 55,000 in clearing the debt am owed by a motorcycle dealer in the nearest town. This will boost my income and also my life will be better than it is now." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)