"The only thing I am struggling with is boredom. When the children are in school and my husband is away for work, the void gets to me. I'll be glad to start a business that will allow me to interact with people."

"My family was hit by the heavy winds and therefore our kitchen utensils are not where to be seen. We are now starting again rebuildong our family."

"I lost my livestock and utensils. We have know beddings and we usually have no shelter. We now sleep in a shed which is uncomfortable with our children"

"I will be greatful if i receive this money. I will use it to rebuild my house and start a business. I will be very grateful and happy."

"I feel like I have failed my family in terms of housing. I was fortunate enough to build a house but later ran out of money before completing it. My focus now is to see it into completion before committing to doing something else. Another project that I would like to do after my house is done and fully furnished is to repair my motorcycle that helps me with my charcoal business. The engine is worn out and I need to repair it as soon as possible before it stops working. My last project is to finish building some business premises that I had started in a nearby market center but had to pause due to insufficient flow of cash from the business. All the above projects will cost 20,000 KES, 5,400 KES, and 9,500 KES respectively The remaining balance will help in paying school fees for my children and feeding my family for a few months as the business picks up. Receiving this money, therefore, means a sustainable living standard for my family."

"I am so glad to have received this amount of money in my home from Givedirectly. With the coming of the Hurricane things have not been oky. I lost my cooking utensils and food stuff"

"I am so grateful and happy that I will receive money from GD. The money will be used to buy enough food and build a new house."

"I spent my transfer on building a house, with the remaining money that i had, i used it to buy a bicycle so that i can use it for transportation, and i also bought a good phone and some fertilizer."

""My biggest pain and worried is not having my own house. Prior to my wife's death on March 7, 202, I used everything I had in order to have her catered to. Unfortunately she did stay alive. It's because of the situation I had to relocate to my hometown in my father's house. I don't like being separated with my children but becuase of money issues they've been living with their aunt since the early parts of last year. Once I have my own place constructed on the land I've already purchased in the city, I'll bring my children to stay with me so that we can be one family again.""

""My house is old, the roof is leaking because of the thatch that was used for the roof. I'm also very tired of living in "palpus" house! So, I will immediately build a new house with dirt-brick but a zinc roof because it will last longer and there's not much leakage even with a very long period of time. The next thing that I wish to invest my money in is land. My children are staying in the city and my intention is to also have a house constructed on the land so that they can have a stable place to live and not to be worried about rent anymore ""