"Givedirectly did very well in my life and that of our village, givedirectly was able to enrolled our entire village. With the support from givedirectly there are so many new houses with in my village, in my opinion, there's nothing that givedirectly hasn't done well."

"My goal is to change my thatched roof to iron sheets roof, because the thatched has leakage all over, it is making my children to get sick from cold, when the rain is falling my room can ba full with water. That been my plan to change the thatched roof, but I never had the money to accomplish my plan. I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dream come through"

"When I received my transfer, I'm planning to spend my transfer on buying 11begs of cement that cost 15,800 to improved my house, and I will also paid my children school fees and buy enough foodstuff for my family. I'm so thankful to GiveDirectly for making my dream come to passed"

"I had a plan to build my house and roof it with zinc, but how to get the money has been difficult. I make plan to go into canoe bush and craft canoe for me to be able to generate money to build my house but when this opportunity came it ease up that stress and I decided to used the money to buy my zinc and build my house."

"My husband is the sole provider for my family as I still go to school. He is a mason and his job is unstable as someday he may fail to go to work. On a good day, he earns KES 400 which goes into purchasing food, paying for school levies for my two children, and my school fees. Balancing all these has been tough hence the school fees in arrears. If we had better or multiple sources of income our lives would have been better. Lack of stable income is the challenge we are currently facing."

"The lack of a stable source of income is a challenge. I sell tree seedlings to earn a living which earns me KES 6,000 every two months which is not enough to sustain my family needs for food , school levies for my four children in primary school and clothing. I supplement this by doing casual jobs when it is available and this earns me KES 200 per day. I find it difficult because I cannot save for future investments and emergencies."

"I have been having a knee problem for a while now. It started in 2015 and I have been attending treatment in the nearby Chebunyo Dispensary. I am economically inactive since I cannot stand for long to do farming. Walking is also a challenge, this is worsened by the fact that I have a lot of weight of about 90 kilograms and so my weak lower limbs cannot support it for a long time."

"I spent part of my first transfer on paying for school gets for my two children, one in secondary and college respectively at a total of KES 25000. In addition, I bought twenty pieces of iron sheets at KES 14000, building poles and nails at KES 1400. This was for the construction of a new house because the previous one was in critical condition and all my children have been sleeping at their grandmother's house. Also, I bought two goats at KES 6000 which are the assets that I am now depending on. Lastly, I bought new school informs for my children and sufficient foodstuff that could sustain us for a while."

"Living in a tiny single-roomed house acts as the biggest problem that we are facing. Besides feeling congested in the house, smoke and soot are common nuisances. As a result, we usually spend most of our time outside the house, something that makes me feel ashamed as a mother."

"I am now 43 years old and not yet married. This has been disturbing me since I would like to get married and raise children because this is the normal routine in my culture. Unfortunately, living in extreme poverty has hindered me from establishing my family on time. I usually handle odd jobs, including weeding and digging pit latrines within my vicinity to gain some income (about KES 200 daily) for financing my basic needs. In that regard, receiving this money means that I am going to turn over a new leaf in my life. I will purchase three cattle using approximately KES 60000. I will utilize two of the cattle as dowry and raise the other one to provide us with milk for consumption and sale of any surpluses. I feel blessed to benefit from this grant."