"I used the first transfer to pay for the educational expenses of my girlfriend and I. I also bought food for our household, medicine and clothes for our new born Baby."

"My wife and I have planned to build a new house so I bought two bundles of zinc to start the project. I bought two of my children's uniforms, shoes, and also paid their tuition. I bought two cutlasses and one file and hired two men to brush my cocoa farm. I also bought one bottle of medicine (fertilizer) to make my farm produce well."

"Since I received the cash transfer I have been stress relieved. I feel that my problems are all solved. Can you imagine from the day of my birth to present, I am still living under thatch roof but now I have bought three bundles of zinc from GiveDirectly cash transfer to build a new house which makes me happy. I will no longer worry about how to get medicines for my cocoa maintenance from harmful inserts and pets. I usually used to worry about my two children's future but now GD has brought releaf to my entire life. Thank you GiveDirectly for your support to people living in poverty and changing their lives should continue not my village alone."

"The money i received from Givedirectly i used some to buy food and medicine for my son. I also used part of it to buy additional zinc for my house. The balance money will be used to pay for planks"

"Eight years ago I lost my sight, it took me by surprise since I could comprehend why. As years passed I started having difficulties in hearing, I would hear noises and they would go away. This went on until I was about to lose my hearing. Today people have to shout at me so that I can hear them and in return, I respond by shouting so that we can communicate. My legs are weak and can not move as I used to. All I do is stay indoors. I long for the day someone will give me medicine that will be a cure for me to avoid being deaf, at least I salvage my ears."

"The main challenge is my health. I have high blood pressure which really affected me to the point I had to stop working with a flower farm I was working as a casual worker. Due to the kind of work I was doing at a flower farm, the high chemicals, and the toxic environment, caused me to have rashes on my body and high blood pressure. Being a single parent and raising three children singlehandedly is challenging financially and sometimes I use traditional medicine when I cannot afford to visit a doctor."

"I am currently facing financial problems. I have a small drug store attached to my house where I sell medicine but I don't earn much because most of the important medicine which people want to buy are not available."

"We spent our first transfer money on various things that were important to us. We bought a calf at KES 20000, furniture at KES 5000 where we bought some chairs plus its cushions and a table. Apart from that, we also bought fifteen chickens at a cost of KES 400 per chicken and a bag of maize at KES 4000 for our consumption. I then saved KES 15000 so that I could be using it to cater for my medical expenses, that is, seeking medical attention and buying medicine for my diabetic condition. Buying more chickens was my biggest priority upon receiving the transfers. This is because I am a commercial poultry farmer and I have been rearing chickens for quite a long time, that is, since the year 1995. I usually sell the chicks hatched and the eggs. The money that I get from the sales has been helping me in seeking medical care for my diabetes. Apart from the chickens, we were also targeting to buy a calf with the transfer to add to the other cows that we have. We usually sell milk and with the calf, we will be able to increase our milk supply and income when it matures and calves. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for your support."

"Getting medicine and food is my greatest challenge. I want to move to cestos to better treatment."

"I am a form four student, in my final term with an outstanding balance of 17000 KES. My parents who are peasant famers can not afford to pay for my school fees and I am afraid I might not finish my studies. Moreover I have been spending most of the days out of school and eventually this has negatively affected my academic performance. Receiving this money would mean a new hope and dawn to my life as I will be able to clear the fees balance as well as pay 5000 KES for my two young siblings who are in primary school. Through this aid money I believe my dream of joining college after high school will come true as I look forward to pursue clinical medicine."