"Currently I have not been able to pay for school fees of my daughter who is pursuing a medical course. We normally pay a rough figure of KES150,000 per year and recently we fundraise this amount with the village members around. I also sold part of my land in order to meet this amount which was a burden to us. I belief if I will have the business running paying for school fees will no longer be a tall order to us."

"GiveDirectly is really doing very well for us, by improving our livelihood."

"The prolonged drought starved 32 cows and 21 goats to death.These animals were my source of daily bread.I am now struggling in all spheres of my life from putting food on the table to paying school fees."

"My second born is on the verge of dropping high school because of a lack of school fees. When I look at the kind of life I have with my family it is pathetic and I know it is because I never went to school and I cannot get a decent job to take care of them well. Receiving this money means settling all the school fees for her high school. I will use the remaining money to buy goats to be a reminder that Givedirectly came into my life."

"I gave birth while I was in primary school ( class 7). When this happened, it buried my dream of becoming a nurse. My father refused to take me back to school and I had to start doing casual jobs to provide for my children. He offered me a small structure that was not in good condition. My longing has been to construct a 2 rooms house that can accommodate us but due to financial areas, this has not come to pass. I am planning to spend KES 60,000 on building and this will give us a good shelter where we can live a satisfied and enjoyable life. Other than that, I will invest the remaining amount in school fees."

"I work as charcoal burner and at the moment I have difficulties in supporting my family, because currently my husband is jobless and I have to work alone, the charcoal business is not doing well at the moment, my children need school uniforms, clothing so at the moment,life is so tough for me."

"Getting a reliable job is a challenge that I am currently facing. I do casual jobs that involve burning charcoal and fetching water to my fellow villagers to earn a living. My husband does the construction of the local houses around here using mad and the job cannot be relied on since most of the people build houses during the rainy season. The prolonged drought has affected my work currently, I and my husband depend on charcoal burning of which we earn six hundred Kenya shillings in a week which is not enough to purchase food and save to build a better house. Hopefully receiving GiveDirectly transfers will change our lives."

"My third born son wants to join a nearby vocational center and pursue a mechanical engineering course. I do not have the resources to send him to school and this makes me very sad. I am sad because he is a bright child and very determined. I wake up every day praying for a miracle but the situation does not seem to change. I hope that one day, he will be able to pursue his dream."

"The financial situation in my house is wanting. My husband is a motorbike rider and I have a small business. I sell charcoal for a living. We already own twelve goats. With these transfers, we intend to use approximately KES 48,000 and add twelve more goats. In a year or so, we shall sell them and make good returns. Them we can run our household without much financial strain. The remaining amount will be split between food and school fees accordingly."

"I am a widow of 7 children with a singled room house, my children seek refuge from other people's homes away from my compound. Receiving this money means better accommodation for them. I intend to build a new house with spacious space where all my seven children can sleep in. This will prevent early pregnancies which are prone in our area. I will ensure they have better beddings so that they can at least be proud to call our place home. With the remaining amount, I will buy food and clear all the school balances remaining. I feel grateful my dream will come true of possessing a new home."