""The house that I am living in currently is not in a good condition, the house is leaking badly which have caused water to enter our room whenever the rain falls. When I receive my transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use portion of it to reconditioned my house and buy zinc and also use the remaining one to send my children to school "."

"My new goal is to repair a bysicle that I had been using to carry water and firewood for sale. It broke down recently and I haven't gotten money to repair it and that means that I have not been able to work hence no income is coming in. I want to repair it so that I can get back to track."

"The new goal that I have now is to build my house. I have been living in a deplorable place. My family and I suffered every year during the rainy season due to leakages we experienced from the roof. The house is roof with papoe or thatch that can no longer hold water. Therefore, when I received my money, I decided to build a new house to live in."

"I am glad that my daily life is different, this is well evident because I no longer frequent the stream like before in search of water. I am happy and grateful that I was able to accomplish this goal in a short period, unlike before where I was unable to achieve it due to financial constraints. Secondly, I have enough foodstuff in the house to last us for a longer period. Indeed our lives have been uplifted and impacted positively, thus, we are forever grateful for the support."

"The transfer has brought a big difference into our lives as a family. We managed to buy the water tank that we have always wanted. We hence no longer make the long tedious trips to the river to fetch water since it has rained and we collected rainwater for our household use. Other than that, we also have enough food to eat and the children are happy because they have new clothes."

"It is the responsibility for a parent to ensure that their son pays a dowry at the in-law place according to our tradition. This was frustrating me since I had no money to support him in settling it. I spent KES 25,000 to pay part of the dowry price for my daughter-in-law. In addition, I used KES 10,000 to seek proper medical care for myself this is because I am suffering from chronic ulcers and high blood pressure which requires me to be constantly under medical care. With the remaining amount, I bought enough food and water due to the drought that had struck our area for over 2.5 years now."

"I was at home taking breakfast after completing my morning chores of looking for water for my family. It was around 9 am when I received the message notification on my phone. Upon checking, I was shocked to see the Mpesa message indicating that I had received the transfer from GiveDirectly. I was very happy for receiving my transfer which marked the beginning of a decent life. I immediately called my husband to inform him about the good news and promised to return home for us to arrange before we could spend the transfer."

"I used KES 1,500 KES from the transfers to ferry my sewing machine that had overstayed in Nairobi due to lack of transportation money. I am excited to obtain materials and start a tailoring business using the next transfer. Additionally, I spent 2,300 KES to settle medical bills for my son and me, who were ailing from fever and boils respectively. Due to the abscess infection, I could not carry water from the pond so I hired a motorcyclist to deliver the same and paid him 200 KES. Furthermore, I utilized 800 KES to enroll my son in kindergarten and bought two hens for keeping worth 400 KES. I committed the remaining balance towards daily household needs such as food and sanitary supplies."

"My new plan is to start a new business. I bought refrigerator to start this new business, I am now cooling water and other drinks to sell."

"GiveDirectly has done extremely well by giving us unconditional transfer. I have faced first hand challenges because of the drought, which includes sleeping hungry, loss of jobs, lack of water and high food prices. The funds have helped me manage the situation and I am happy the burden of taking care of my family has eased in the current situation."