"Once I get the money i will buy the things I have always wanted but couldn't afford. These are bags of maize, goats and iron sheets. I will also buy household utensils since I only have a few of them."

"GiveDirectly transfers enabled me to expand my business. I do hem work, and the money enabled me to purchase a sewing machine. I charge $20 per item to sew for people. That could be an outfit or a top and bottom combination. My company is located at Mariani Center, and my husband owns a boda boda within the same complex. He earns between $4 and $5 per day, leaving us with little to save. The funds enabled me to further pursue my farming passion, particularly as a livestock farmer. I purchased two female goats, which now live with us on our 2-acre farm. The food we grow, maize, is primarily for human consumption and provides little to no financial benefit. The transfers are no doubt assisted us in covering expenses such as tuition fees for our two children attending Mariani School, both in Grade 1 @and PP1, for whom tuition is $5 and $12, respectively. GiveDirectly has been a tremendous blessing to me and my family, and we will never forget it."

"The transfers from GiveDirectly allowed me to accomplish quite a number of things. I bought school uniforms for my kids, bought and stocked up on food in the house, bought 3 female goats, 2 mattresses, and 1 bed. The bed and mattress are mine and my wife's, while the kids got the mattress alone. I set up a small business selling omena at $0.2 per pack to the neighbors. Raising eight kids means recurring expenses always arise. Other than the firstborn, who is employed as a boda boda operator in Garrissa, the rest are still quite dependent. Moving downwards, I have one in college in Mariakani pursuing a sewing course; another in Class 8, Grade 6, 4, 2, and nursery, all at Jira Primary School; and the youngest is but a year old. GiveDirectly funds allowed me to cover the $15 for tuition at the college and $5 for rent in Mariakani, for a total of $15, $2, $3, and $8. My wife helps with the omena business and tilling our 7-acre farm, where we grow cereals. The drought hasn't allowed us to farm much this year, though. On the side, I also burn wood and send the resulting charcoal to Mombasa, where I sell it for $5 at most. The math alone can tell you that without GiveDirectly, we weren't going to manage to accomplish all we did. GiveDirectly was the best thing to happen to us as a family, and we will be eternally grateful."

"I supply traditional alcohol to a pub from Friday to Sunday where I get $10. This money helps me buy food for my family. I take care of a big family, four children, my wife, and my mother who recently divorced my father and came to live with me. Life has been hard being the only person providing for the whole family. Most days I get late paying my children's school fees. I spent my recent transfer to install water at my home sted, improved the house floor, and bought a goat for supplying us with milk."

"The funds came to me at a critical juncture in my life. I had been thinking about starting a business at Bamba Centre, specifically a barbershop. I spent every waking moment contemplating how I could make this vision a reality. Fortunately, GiveDirectly came to my aid. The transfers enabled me to open a barbershop, where both my brother and I now work. With my wife staying at home and tending to our 10-acre farm, it's up to me to ensure our financial stability through the barbershop. I also purchased three cows, two males and one female, with the intention of eventually having enough for dairy and beef farming. I also increased my goat flock by three females and two males. I want to be able to provide for my family and provide a better future for my child in PP1. We currently pay $10 per school term at Kenyatta Primary, and thanks to the transfers, I was able to get ahead on some of these payments. We will be eternally grateful to Give Directly for everything they have done for our family."

"I would like to rear livestock, especially goats, and sell them whenever I need the money for my children's school fees. I would also like to start farming so that I stop buying food such as vegetables and flour at the market. The food there is expensive and with a big family, it has become challenging for me to have three meals a day."

"My short-term goal is to ensure I sell all my chicken during this festive season so that I can get profits and add more for the coming year. I would also like to add goats to the business,"

"I will buy a cow,a goat and a hen to rare.I hope this will help me sustain my family.I also want to build another house so as to live conveniently."

"It is a marvel to receive an investment of cows and goats. I never saw myself in a position to buy livestock, given the type of work I do producing and selling charcoal. I am overjoyed with the help I got from GiveDirectly. Without this organization, I would still be reliant on charcoal burning, which cannot provide for my family. I am incredibly appreciative of this organization's assistance."

"Since I do not have a formal job, my key goal has been to start a business. Though I have not begun any yet, I have a small-scale poultry farm with seven chickens and three hens. With the subsequent transfers, I aim not only to keep goats, but also to start a retail shop. They will diversify my income, hence raising school fees for my school-going brother, Kazungu, will not be a serious matter to my widowed mother. She solely relies on selling cooked food to raise money for her upkeep. As a result, my mother shall have a sigh of relief from the burden of raising fees since her business generates very little profit."