"Our main challenge has been clearing school fees areas for our children. We'll do that as a matter of priority. We can also pay some additional fees to ensure our children are stable in school. That we may spend up to $400. It will help improve our children's ability to adapt to the world and have a better life. To also boost our water access and storage. We plan to buy a 5000 liters water tank. It will cost $350. This means we won't have to worry about water for domestic use. We can also plant some fruits and vegetables within our compound. This has the potential to improve our income through sales of our produce. Our compound is open, we need to fence it round. We plan to use $300. The security from domestic and wild animals will give us an opportunity to grow crops and fruits in our compound freely. It limits the loses incurred from encroachment. It will give us peace of mind."

"Quality education I what I desire for my six children. I have sold goats to raise their school fees and am remaining with only six. I have four children in secondary school and one who has not joined college due to a lack of money. I have $350 in arrears that I plan to clear once I get the transfers so that they can school comfortably. I will also purchase enough food for my family and buy a water tank to use in harvesting rainwater. I am so happy because the transfers will lift a financial burden from me."

"I have a passion for apple mangoes and already have more than ten trees in my compound; the water tank has been quite helpful in this, and I am grateful to GiveDirectly for making it possible for me to have it. I am confident that I will be able to run my financial responsibilities smoothly and without strain in a few months because apple mangoes grow well in arid areas like ours and have a readily available market because they do not have much fiber compared to other types of mangoes. I am overjoyed to see my heart's desires becoming a reality, and I am confident that I will thrive in our harsh environment."

"We had not seen food around our house for a couple of months, neighbors would pass by and give us something to take at times, and other times we would boil some wild fruit seeds and crack them so we could eat the fat that was inside and drink water to feel like our stomachs were full, but now we have 2 sacks of maize, and this sounds like a miracle. I feel so alive right now, a feeling that I had not felt in a long time. I am looking forward to upgrading our home so that we may live in better conditions, as well as purchasing a bed and a mattress. Also, I will purchase goats and chickens and have them reproduce and grow in number, providing a source of money to support this new way of life."

"We are a family of 5 and struggling to make ends meet. We have several needs and wishes to fulfill but we have been inadequate because of lack of finances. Our kitchen house is in a bad state, it is old and dilapidated. The roof is grass thatched and the walls are made of mud, it lets in water and makes it so uncomfortable especially during the rainy seasons. The recent rains gave us a headache since we could not cook well as the water leakage from the roof could diminish the fire. It is against this backdrop that we intend to build another decent kitchen made of iron sheets, it will cost approximately $ 600 to complete. We are extremely happy about GiveDirectly's transfers. It is an enabler of dreams. We will use the rest of the money to purchase foodstuff and do perimeter fencing around our homestead."

"Receiving this transfer means a better future for my family of ten. I have three children in secondary school and another one in college. Raising their school fees has been a challenge and most of the time they are sent home to collect school fees. I want to use the first transfer to clear the arrears and also ensure there is enough food for my family. For the rest of the transfers, I shall purchase livestock and a water tank. I am thankful for give directly will change my life for the better."

"I am committed to saving a lot of money so that I can add an extra acre of land to do tomato farming like I am now and earn more money, which will allow me to buy more water pipes for my home compound. I believe that farm investment is one of the accomplishments I would like to have in order to assure consistent revenue. I would not have done any of these things if it hadn't been for the GiveDirectly office coming to support me in this way, and I am grateful."

"Having goats with more females than males ensures that they will reproduce and multiply in numbers. In the next few years, I hope to be among those who supply goats at the Kimalel goat auction, which takes place every year in Kimalel. This is one of the markets that the government has opened for us farmers from Baringo South, and seizing this opportunity will be one of my accomplishments. I also look forward to selling the goat milk here because it allows me to make more money to improve all aspects of my life. Another thing I'd like to do is set up a water point in our area so we don't have to walk the kilometers we're used to just to make sure our goats have water to drink because sometimes we go to the swamps on the shores of L. Bogoria just to make sure they have water, which can be dangerous because the swamps are home to a huge snake that swallows goats if they approach each other and we run to aloss."

"I would love to continue building on the progress I have made through the cash transfers. With the acquisition of three sheep, I am excited about the opportunity they present to generate emergency funds especially school fees for my children, when needed. Now, my focus shifts toward building a new house for my family. The current house is in a deteriorated state, with one side of the roof exposed and it allows water to leak inside when it rains, dampening the living space. Through future cash transfers, I aspire to construct an entirely new and improved dwelling. Once I have accomplished this goal, I intend to keep on acquiring more livestock as a means of growing our wealth and securing a stable source of income for my family."

"In the past 6 months I have drawn my happiness from the rains that we received. Our village has not received such heavy rains in the past three years. This delighted me so much because I knew that my livestock will have pasture and water and I won't have to walk for long looking for it."