"To meet my family daily needs and my children education, I have preferred to engage in small business to add to the little we get from subsistence farming. Since we receive low rainfalls in our area, we get low farm produce hence my small business has been our main source of income. I had always wished to expand to meet my rising financials needs in the family but due lack of an alternative source of income this had never been possible. I am currently happier than before with a daily difference in my life being my higher profits I earn for my business after injecting KES25000 from my first transfer to expand it. I have more to save than before and this makes me happy."

"Over the last four months, my life has changed because I can afford proper meals. At my place of work, I used to miss some meals in order to save because I was using my salary to support my mother in providing for the family. The ability to buy food and still save some decent amount of money from my salary to meet my families needs is a joy I wouldn't have without GiveDirectly. Further, paying school fees for my siblings who are in primary and mainly for the one in secondary school has become easier. It is usually done in good time which gives them a good chance to advance and excel in their education."

"My daily life is much better because I can now afford to buy Agricultural inputs (seeds) in large quantities. I'm sure of food security in my home. Prior to this transfer, I faced a challenge of food insecurity because I could farm in small quantities. In addition, I'm able to pay school fees for my 3 children who are now in private school. My children can now access better education. Before this transfer, I could not afford better performing schools. I was forced to enrol them in a Government school which had teachers with low commitment."

"Receiving this money will mean that I will be able to pay my children's school fees, engage on a more productive crop cultivation and animal rearing. After my children attaining education, that will be able to be responsible citizens in future and the animals will be an investment for my family. "

"It has always hurt me see my single mother struggle to raise my siblings because of merger income she gets out of doing causal jobs. My additional goal is to save money from my small retail shop business and assist my mother raise my sibling mainly in their educations."

"I will use the other transfers to pay school fees for my son who is currently in his secondary school. I want my son to have the best education because, for me, I believe it is the best that I can offer as a parent."

"I face is serious challenge of Educating my children. This is because I do not have any reliable source of income and Iam unable to take and pay school fees for my children on time hence affecting their Education."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money. This has affected the education of our children whereby they are frequently sent back home because of defaulting school dues. This has also affected our feeding in away that our children are not undergoing good nutrition."

"My biggest hardship I'm facing is lack of income to educate my children. The school authorities always send my children back home because of not paying fees and they miss lessons. With better education, my children would get better employment oportunities in future."

"My next goal is to build a permanent house. I am currently living in a semi-permanent house which is getting older. I have repaired it several times, therefore, I need to think of how fast how need to get this goal done. I also wish to ensure that my children get the best education."