"Receiving this money means a better future for my children since I have desired to educate them at University. I have been worried about realizing this dream but with the arrival of GiveDirectly to our village, I am optimistic about materializing my ambition. To achieve this I am planning to spend KES 10000 of my transfer to pay the school fees balance for my 2 children in primary six. To allow them to settle in school and hence, a better performance. I also intend to spend KES 60000 on my transfer to buy 20 goats that will act as an investment project to support my children's education. The remaining amount of my transfer will cater for household expenses like food among others."

"Receiving this money means an improved standard of living. I plan to build a decent house, invest in livestock farming then start a family. Lack of money has prevented me from fulfilling these three needs. The roof to my house leaks and the mud walls are falling off. I intend to build another house at a cost of KES 10,000. I already have some materials and I also have a skill in house construction. For the livestock, my plan is buying 20 goats and 4 calves all at a combined figure of KES 80,000. From this I will be able to pay dowry and start a family."

"I have always wished to do more of goat farming compared to crop farming especially now that the rains are unreliable. Goats survive better in such a semi arid area. I already have 10 goats and my plan is to add 10 more at an estimated budget of KES 30,000. Selling the goats occasionally will help pay school fees for my children as well as satisfying other needs. My second plan is building a better house. The walls of my current house are falling off and the roof is porous since it is grass thatched. We spend sleepless nights in the cold especially during the rainy and cold season. A two roomed house with an iron sheet roof will be a good fit for me. I also plan to spend KES 5,000 for treating my eye which got injured four months ago."

"Receiving this money means restoring the dignity that I have lost for a long. This is because I have been sharing a small house with my family of 10 which has not given me privacy. I am planning to spend my entire first transfer to construct a two-bedroom room house that will be spacious enough for my household. With my second transfer, I intend to spend KES 30000 to buy 10 goats that will act as my investment project to support my children's education in the future, since 2 of them are in class eight. I am also planning to spend KES 15000 of my second transfer to buy a new bed and mattress to replace the old ones that do not give me a nice sleep, and hence this will guarantee me a better livelihood. The remaining amount will cater to household expenses like food."

"Receiving this money means building a new house. I have been living in a temporary structure after my house collapsed two and half years ago. I have a family of six children who sleep in the same structure. What worries me most is the condition of the house we currently live in. The iron sheets we recovered from the collapsed house were used for roofing and as a wall at the same time. This makes it very difficult to sleep in the house especially during cold weather. My children are exposed to disease like pneumonia but since I have no money, I cannot achieve my dream of building a two bedroom house. This is because, I depend on my livestock to milk the cows and sell in the village to earn an income. However, this has not been possible due to the persistent drought in our village. Upon receiving this money, I will be able to build my own house which will cost me 50000KES. I will then use the remaining amount to buy goats which survive in harsh weather conditions like drought."

"I am a widow who depend on subsistence farming for a living. I have been the breadwinner since my husband passed on in 2018. I have sold all the trees and goats in the compound to educate the 3 children who are still in school . Nevertheless, I have been drained financially for I depend on the only remaining source of income (2 cows that produce KES 3000 monthly) to cater for my childrens' education. I at times let them school on loan and this is my biggest hardship."

"I used the money to buy 7 bags of cement to apply floor and plaster to my house. I also bought a mattress and blanket. I have saved the rest of the transfer to buy either a goat or cattle for rearing."

"So much has changed, I have managed to buy goats and now I am into livestock production. I have also managed to buy all required materials for my next house."

"Since am currently shepherding cattle belonging to other people, wish to keep my own. With one goat a month will be able to have twelve goats at the end of the year. Once the goats multiply will exchange them for cattle. With cattle, can achieve a lot including educating my children through selling milk and training two bulls for ploughing."

"Hunger is the biggest challenge I have faced in life. This has been triggered by adverse weather conditions ( drought ) and diseases in the area. This has affected crop production and distribution in our families. Having three meals a day is only possible when my relatives bring me some of the food materials. Otherwise, I live on one meal a day and sometimes two especially when there are sweet potatoes. Getting this meal a day is a great struggle, for the past years I have sold out all my goats and some of the chicken to meet the food requirement and at the moment I am afraid because all my salable assets are no more."