"My recent transfer was spent on fishing net and canoe."

"I earn a living as a fisherman. When the drought struck three years ago, my business was affected because water dried in the rivers and swaps which reduced the number of fish. With the paltry amount of income, I could not buy new tools that are essential for my line of work, such as fishnets, wheelbarrows for carrying the fish, fishing rods, and others. When I received my first transfer, I spent a whopping KES 35000 on buying new tools and stop using worn-out and borrowed items. Besides buying the tools, I spent KES 15000 on paying debts I had incurred during the toughest times when I had no money to buy food for my family (wife and 7 children. Finally, I spent the remaining amount on buying stones, cement, and sand to use in building strong pillars around the house to ensure it remains strong and avoid the house from collapsing.  "

"I am challenge in that I can't hear nor talk. I have to go fishing and set traps to feed my self. I have not been able to get spouse because of my condition."

"I was sitting playing with my phone when I received my text. I was very happy. I was suffering and never had money. I am 19 years old with a son and I live with my husband. He is a fisher man and fishing has been the only means of survival for us. I am an elementary dropped out and couldn't continue my education due to some financial constraints. I lost my dad at the age of 15 and that's how my journey of education came to an end. We have been renting for over two years now. However, with this transfer, I can begin my house project."

"I went on the sea to do my normal hustle (fishing). When I came back, the news was all over the town that Give Directly has sent transfers, so I decided to confirm mine. I was overwhelmed with joy, and I smiled, knowing fully well that a lot is about to be accomplished!"

"The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving payment from GiveDirectly, for the passed three months my husband and I have not been able to raise any money to pay the school fees of our children. This was one of the stressful times us. Presently, Our whole livelihood depend mostly on fishing activities. But due to the roughness of the sea for the passed two to three months, he had not been able to go fishing. This caused us a serious financial constraints. Happily, with our transfer, we are going to used the money to solve most of our family problems, most especially paying our kids school fees.I am very excited and grateful that GiveDirectly came right on time to rescue me financially."

"Spending my youthful energy doing very tiresome and odd jobs like charcoal burning and fishing is something that has robbed away my joy. This is because my income is very low and it can not support my needs and those of my aging parents. I always feel so painful knowing that my parents are surviving on the mercies of well-wishers. I, therefore, consider the lack of decent work as my biggest challenge at the moment."

"I spent much of my transfer of KES 2000 on buying a goat. Buying the goat means an investment for the future. Once it multiplies over a period, I will have doubled the amount I invested. I will have the liberty in the future to sell some and use the money to attend to the most pressing needs. Besides buying the goat, I spent the remaining amount of KES 1000 on buying food. I am jobless and depend fully on my husband, who is the breadwinner of the entire family (husband and 6 children). He is a fisherman and was forced to forgo his job and seek greener pastures elsewhere. The river where he goes fishing dried up because of the hot and dry weather existing in our area. This made him jobless for over two weeks before he got another job raising livestock. The pay he gets from his new job is very little (2500 per month) which is not enough to satisfy all the family needs (paying school fees and buying food). We survived on debts from our friends and relatives during the period he was job-hunting. The transfer has helped my family avert a hunger crisis that we have been fighting for long (over two weeks)."

"My goal was to renovate my house and buy more materials for my fishing business ."

"I been living by cutting palm and fishing. I couldn't barely feed my family two square meal a day. I have had a very hard labor since I was a youth up to present.I am a very poor man seeking for help. God answer my prayers by sending Give Directly to help heal my poverty. I am overwhelmed to be a part of this program. I believe before the end of this program, my life will change. With the first transfer, things are improving already."