"The moment my husband got solar light for the family, it's something I had dreamt of for a while now, and he surely kept his promise and surprised us , so at the moment it is helping my children and my young inlaws to study at night.and this will help them excel in their studies."

"I bought three bundles of zinc along with two big packs of nails. I paid two of my children's fees and I also bought assorted food items including two bags of rice. I bought one radio to listen to news, three bulbs of solar lights to see at night."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is building a house that will enable my children to study in the evening when back from school since before they didn't have a conducive environment. This gives me much joy because the well-lit house with solar lights creates ample environment for them to study hard with no disruptions."

"I was going about my daily duty of delivering and connecting solar lights to my customers when I received a message confirming receipt of cash transfer from Give directly. I was so excited and immediately informed my wife about the same who was equally excited and requested me to withdraw the money the following day so that we could start purchasing what we had discussed before."

"The major difference that is vivid is the lighting system at my home. Initially, I was having a difficult time as far as the paraffin bill is concerned. It was very expensive for me thus some other days we had to stay in darkness. Currently my home has five powerful solar lights that provide light throughout the whole nights."

"I purchased solar lighting for my household and since I bought it my daughter has improved academically. she now has light to do her revision in the evening. This has brought joy and happiness to me because she has improved and I am hoping to perform well in her final exams."

"I had dreamt of having lights in my home and fortunately my husband struggled to secure a loan and pay for the solar lights and I feel I live in my dream world and am hopeful together we will have sunny days."

"Yes, I have many goals some of which I have already achieved and others I know will be possible through these funds. One of my goals has always been to have proper lighting in the house. This is because the children at home have been straining when it comes to doing their homework. With this money, I was able to buy solar lighting and am happy to say my children's future is bright. Another one of my goals is to build myself a home that is a security and I have started the journey by buying galvanized roofing sheets and wooden poles which would be used in the construction."

"I spent KES 5100 to start poultry farming by purchasing 50 chicks. I had a good experience in this job since I use to do it in our women's group project. In addition, I spent KES 5000 to boost my goat rearing by purchasing 2 goats a future investment for the family. I also spent KES 3000 to pay part of the fees arrears for my firstborn who is in secondary school. Furthermore, I used KES 18,250 to purchase a solar lighting system for my house. I will use it as a source of light at night as well as charging my phone. Similarly, my secondary school kid will be using it in his night studies. I saved KES 10,000 which I am planning to purchase oxen to assist me in ploughing my farm. The remaining amount assisted me in purchasing enough food for the family."

"I spent KES 34,000 to purchase 2 local dairy cows. This is a reliable source of income for the family from the sale of milk. Similarly, it will assist me whoever they reproduce, I will be able to sell them to cater for any emergency. I also bought proper beddings since I was using sacks as beddings that were not comfortable to sleep on. In addition, I bought 2 pairs of clothes for every member of my family we were repeating the same clothes every day was the order of the day which was an unbearable situation. Furthermore, I bought a small solar lighting system for my daughter for KES 2000 previously she was using a paraffin lamp which was costly and risky. The remaining amount I invested in a small business selling flour in my house. I currently earn a profit of 150 per day which helps me to cater for other needs like food and water."