"In our village, getting a packet of maize flour means walking five kilometers away to get one. This has made me to have the desire to own a shop business within the village, a dream that has never materialized yet due to lack of capital. This case has forced me to depend on my husband who is taping wine as his only source of income. His earnings are never enough to support our family needs and therefore, receiving this money means fulfilling my life goal. I will start a shop business in order to have a reliable source of income. The income from this business will support my children's education and other basic needs."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to accord our four children proper education. My husband gets little pay as a teacher and we don't have enough land to do agriculture which boost household income."

"When I receive this money, I will first complete the construction of my house. My house has been incomplete for over 3 years, so I see this as achance to beautify my house. I also have a grandchild who is going to sit for his Ordinary level of education this year and paying his School dues has not been easy. So i will use part of the money to pay for his school dues."

"I spent the larger part of my second transfer to pay school fees 45,000 KES for my son who is high school fees and now I am glad that he recently completed high school education without any school fees arrears. The remaining transfer bought clothing for my children as well."

"For any school going child who is passionate about education, the pain of dropping out of school due to lack of financial support is unimaginable. This is the biggest hardship that I faced two years ago when I was in form two. My parents sold their only cow to raise the requisite fee for my form one admission. When I joined form two, there was nothing left for me other than to quit school. The frustration out there led me into an early marriage. Currently, am expecting my first born child and my husband's earnings as a motorbike rider is hardly enough to me meet the household needs. This money is heaven sent. I will ensure that I do something meaningful with my transfers so that my children do not undergo the same ordeal that crashed my desire of attaining the highest level of education in life."

"Receiving this means that my son's education needs will be taken care of. My son just joined the Mbale School of Nursing and Midwifery to persue a course. I have been wondering if he will have the opportunity to finish and finally graduate but now I have the answer. I believe these transfers will enable me to put him at a level in which he can concentrate better and earn better results. I am really hopping for the best in him."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to complete the construction of my house, take care of the education needs of my children and buy a cow that can reproduce. This will be security for me and my children in future."

"When I receive this money, I am going to pay for my children's school fees. I have always wished for my children to have a bright future so that they don't end up like me who dropped out of school after just 3 years of education. I will also buy oxen and an ox-plough to help in agriculture. This will help reduce the burden of hiring ploughing services and also improve our savings that can be channeled to other household demands like food, medical care etc."

"My life is different from the way it would have been if I never received the transfer in that if it was not for GiveDirectly my child would not have continued with her college education. This is because, by the time I received the transfer, I had college fees arrears of 120,000 KES. This is because the income I get from the domestic work I do for a living and the bursary I got was not enough to settle the arrears. Without GiveDirectly my child would not have gotten the chance of pursuing her education. I am thankful to GiveDirectly for making this dream come true."

"I want to start a small scale business of keeping chicken birds and selling them out to my customers once they are mature and ready for sale. It is a business that requires a small amount of capital to start that is why I want to venture in it and possibly generate some profits, God willing. Once the profits start trickling in then I will have the opportunity to pay my college fees and advance my education."