"My current source of income is charcoal business because the rains have been gone for long. I have not been able to maximize profits because of transportation expenses. I will therefore use KES 30,000 of the transfers to purchase a second hand motorcycle that my husband will be operating so as to reduce the transport cost. I also have two children in secondary school who needs school fees for the next term amounting to KES 25,000."

"My current problem is a stomach problem known as ulcers. This condition was diagnosed in 2018 after a very long stomach pain. Some of the doctors I visited suggested that it's because of this condition that am unable to conceive. This thing has affected my mental, physical and emotional health very much." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I have been able to set up new goals which in my whole life I thought would be beyond me. My first goal was building my home which I knew would require a lot of money which we did not have. I was able to buy roofing sheets that would build my home. The second goal was buying livestock that would breed and multiply providing for the family financially. I was also able to start a business in the transport sector by buying a motorcycle. All this would not have been possible without the help of Give directly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfer from GiveDirectly: I have not been able to raise money to purchase a motorcycle for my family but by the help from GiveDirectly, I can now say my dream of having a motorcycle will surely come to pass. My husband and I will have no need of struggling over other people motorcycle to survive."

"It has always been my dream to be a chef, I cook for food vendors in the nearby market at KES 300 per day. Receiving this money means I can start a food kiosk in the nearby town which is 3 kilometers from my home. This will help me be independent and also provide job opportunities for my fellow youths in my town. The remaining amount I will then complete my semi-permanent house which was still pending." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent most of the transfer in paying school fees for my children. School fee has been our biggest challenge financially and our children are usually sent away most of the time from school. I depend on knitting sweaters to earn a living while my husband works as a casual laborer in a motorcycle transportation business. The money that we earn is not enough to cater to all our needs, that is, food, clothing and to pay school fees. We are so grateful to GiveDirectly for this great help that they have offered to us."

"With this money, I see my dream of owning a better house made of bricks and iron sheets coming true. This has remained a dream for decades now that our family income is little and not even enough to buy food and family basic needs. I will therefore plan KES 80000 to facilitate this construction. This will give us joy and happiness as we will be having better housing. With the Siongiroi milk plant, milk has been hot cake and in high demand in our area. This gives me the ambition of adding another cow to boost my milk production and lick more cash flow with the sale of milk. As a result of this, I will buy a calf with KES 30000 to put this idea in place." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Hunger is the biggest challenge in my house. I have 2 boys who are in university and 2 in their 4th year secondary school. Raising school fees for my children and at the same time feeding my family is a big challenge to me .I spend many days without food in my house. I depend on charcoal burning business which does not permanently sustain the needs of my house. Getting water for my house is also a bigger challenge because all the water pans we used to depend on dried up and now I buy water from motorcycle water venders which is too expensive to me. 1 jerican of water cost 100 KES which is too expensive to afford ."

"My husband and I work as charcoal burners. My husband sells the charcoal in Mariakani. He used to carry the sacks with a bicycle. Cycling for more than 30 km was very tedious for him. Six months ago, we acquired a motorcycle that we are still paying on higher purchase basis. This gave me so much joy because transporting the charcoal has been very simple lately."

"The challenge I am currently facing is the lack of money to extend my educational life, build a house of my own. Elders and chiefs of Big Geveh town have allowed my spouse and me to be squatting in a house that was built for rice mill machines because of our homeless status. The lack of money has also caused me not to continue school which makes me feel like I am a failure." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)