"My house construction project stalled because my father fell ill. The money I had saved went into his medication. With this money from Give Directly, I can now embark on finishing the construction of my house. This will cost me approximately 30,000 KES. I will expand a room for my children and then fix a decent door. My house does not have a door as we speak. My other needs include paying school fees for my child who is in a private school because I want the best education for her."

"My last-born daughter is in class seven. She has been sent home several times last term which led to poor academic performance. The first thing I will do after receiving the transfers is to clear the fee balance of fifteen thousand Kenya shillings so that she may not miss class, fifty thousand to open a grocery business where I will be selling vegetables here in the village, especially on a market day. I'm pretty sure I will make some coins that will be able to pay for my daughter's secondary education in two years to come, and the balance to purchase food and beddings, this will give me peace of mind."

"Receiving this money means a proper house for me. My house is small and the walls are almost falling off. I will use KES 30000 to build a better structure with two rooms and an iron sheet roof. The rest of my transfers will be invested in my brother's educational needs."

"Financial crisis is the biggest challenge that I am currently facing. This has forced me to engage in charcoal work in order to earn money that can support me to cater for basic needs of my family. Considering this earnings which is as little as KES 5000 per month. This amount can not fully sustain all our needs. I have been struggling to provide for my family and sometimes I fail to put food on the table."

"Receiving this money means restoring my dignity that I have lost for long. Currently, I do not have a shelter, lam seeking housing from my relatives something that does not give me a peace of mind. My plan is to use KES 50000 to construct a two-bed house so that I can live a decent life. I will further use KES 40000 to buy 2 indigenous cows for milk production for my household consumption and for sale to an earn extra amount."

"Lack of food is the challenge that I face. I do small business of burning charcoal and selling and most of the time they do not have a market due to the plenty of suppliers. In a week I can make three hundred Kenya shillings which is not sufficient to feed and educate my seven children given that, my husband has a huge burden of responsibility of taking care of the family of twenty-one. Most of the time we take one meal in twenty-four hours which saddens me and gives me sleepless nights. By God's grace, this situation will finally come to an end."

"At the time of enrolment, my primary goal was to build a new spacious house. Upon completion of this goal, I developed a new plan of offering best support to my children's education. I have three children; two daughters and 1 son who are currently in primary school. In the past I had been struggling to pay their fees in time but since I began paying their fees on time, they have been able to have ample time in school. A situation that has improved their performance compared to previous years. I am now convinced that when I continue in this trend, they will be able to achieve a lot academically."

"The biggest challenges I am currently facing is lack of a descent shelter for my family of nine and lack of a sustainable source of income to sustain my family. Every single day under my roof is risky because of the multiple cracks on the walls. This has made it impossible to sleep in peace. Moreover, life has been miserable because I do not have any reliable source of income to assure my family a decent life. The peanuts we get from charcoal burning are not enough to help my family."

"Diversifying my sources of income has been my dream for long. This is because relying on my husband's motorcycle repair business has not been sustainable given that the number of technicians keeps on increasing day by day. I am planning to use KES 40,000 to start a petrol selling business in the neighbouring trading center. There has been an increased demand of petrol given that the number of motorcycle riders is high. The profits I will be making from the sell of petrol added with the amount my husband earns from his garage will be able to sustain my family through buying of food, paying my children's school fees and sort out any financial emergency that might come up. I will use the balance from the GiveDirectly transfers to construct a two-bedroom house for my children."

"At my age (67 years), I have found myself engaging in energy draining charcoal burning to put something on the table. This has affected my health and I often experience chest pains. I have been to several hospitals without success. The doctors recommended that I seek medical attention in town but this has not materialized given that I lack the money to seek medication in more advanced health centers."