"I want to have a house of my own that will make me feel like a man, sincerely it's sometimes embarrassing when seeing your friends building a house while you cannot afford yours. Besides the building of the house, I will establish a business that will help to sustain us regularly." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The little money generated from the subsistence farming we do isn't sufficient for the upkeep of the family. Moreover, the farming work is really hard. The recent money we received from GiveDirectly, was used to start a business for my husband and I. The business will help to generate more money for my family and I which will help us generate more money for our upkeep." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly does not do anything wrongly. It's program has changed our lives for the best. We are so grateful for this opportunity. One of our major problems is cashing out our transfer. We travel over eight(8) hours on motorcycle to and fro just cash out. Due to the bad road condition in our country, we spend a lot of money on transportation and most times we get sick by the time we are back. One major thing GiveDirectly could do for the next village to make the process better is to include in its partnership with the GSM company, if possible, that every time transfer goes out the company can send an agent to our village to assist us in cashing out our money."

"I want to see many changes in my life like owning a business of my own that sustains me regularly, while a new house is being built." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"Our main source of pain here in the village is getting a meaningful employment opportunity. I separated with my husband in the year 2020 and that marked the beginning of my struggles as a single mother with a special child. I two sons to take care of but the eldest one has a condition where he's not able to properly coordinate his body. This was the source of friction in my marriage and I knew we had to eventually part ways because my then husband wasn't ready to be part of this. The boy can't even lift a mug of porridge to his mouth, he should be getting some therapy sessions to improve but I'm not able to afford it. Since then I have tried my luck severally but nothing is coming forth, until I just decided to be burning charcoal and supplying to Kilifi town. I started this with $350 I got from table banking which I used to secure a motorcycle from a credit society at a deposit of $200. The rest of the money was spent on paying people to burn charcoal for me then my brother ferries using the motorcycle. But again I realized that the cost was extremely high that I couldn't get a good margin."

"I do not have any reliable sources of income at the moment. My husband is a motorcycle taxi rider at Kilifi town while I take care of our three children who're attending a local grade school right here in the village. I pay school fees totaling to $60 each academic term. Alongside that I also need around $50 monthly to be able to get family supplies like cooking oil, sugar, soaps among other things. My husband sends me around $10 weekly which isn't enough according to the needs of this family. I sometimes have to burn charcoal and sell to be able to supplement." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"The lack of reliable sources of income is our main challenge as a family with two children at school. We do not have better ways of generating income and because we largely depend on subsistence farming, My husband is currently unemployed and has been surviving on the daily casual jobs that come his way like working as a motorcycle rider which earns him as little as $3 every day. As soon as we received our first transfer, we paid off $300 and got ownership of a piece of land to resume farming. I bought a bed for $70 because I wanted my daughter to have a separate bed from his brother. I paid $50, which cleared the long overdue school balance. The remaining amount was enough to buy the family food that lasted for the next two months. I was grateful because the funds came on time and I was not late in planting."

"I spent kshs 46,000 of my second transfer to buy a motorbike. This is because I wanted to do 'boda boda' business. I'm already doing it and I'm glad that I make between kshs 700 and kshs 1,000 daily. I chose this because I needed something that would last for a long time. I used kshs 6,000 to buy one goat that I intend to start milking soon. I also bought clothes worth kshs 2,000 for my 2 children." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"My husband is a motorcycle rider, and I am unemployed. We have four children in school. He bought a motorbike on credit and most of the funds have been used to clear the debt. My challenge has been educating my children and providing food. Recently, with my eldest daughter joining secondary school, it has been quite a challenge. My first transfer was used to buy building materials because the family wanted a bigger house, a two-roomed house with a verandah. Besides, the house was in a worse state and irreparable. The remaining cash bought food for the family and a bed and a mattress for my mother-in-law. The second transfer of $230 was used to pay the contractor and buy the remaining building materials to complete the structure. I paid the other $220 as school fees for the full term for my daughter, who joined the high school. The remaining money was used to buy food and other household items like washing detergents and cleaning items." (Occupation: Motorcycle or bicycle taxi)

"I spent the kes. 45000 from the first transfer, I received on buying a secondhand motorcycle for my husband to operate a taxi. We believed that this motorcycle will be able to bring some daily income in order to support our family with basic needs. I also spent kes. 7800 in paying school fees for my two children and the remaining kes. 200 bought food. With the second transfer, I spent kes. 28000 paying school fees for all my five children. Boosted my Grocery shop and fish business with kes. 8000 and bought food with the remaining amount. Before I started receiving the transfers, I was not able to feed my family well, we could skip without eating some meals. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for changing my life and my family’s life. At least my children are going to school for a whole year without school fees arrears."