"This year March my wife enrolled in Kenya Medical college to pursue a course in Clinical Medicine. It has been her dream to be a doctor and this brought joy and happiness into our lives."

"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."

"I have been sick for quite some time now. I had been given a referral to a better hospital in Mombasa for further check-ups and treatment but I did not have enough money for the medication. After receiving my aid, I spent KES 1500 to purchase some medicine for reducing the pain that I have been suffering. Nowadays, I am feeling much better than before. I also used the remaining amount to purchase sufficient food since I am unable to work because of the persistent illness that has rendered one side of my body inactive. I am planning to use the next transfer to seek advanced medical care for myself."

"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."