""I want to build my children house for the future, and increase my business for more income. The business that I do currently can't afford to do these things that I want"."

"My wife and I started building a house that is not yet completed as a result of lack of money. Upon receiving GiveDirectly's cash transfer, It is my plan to finish the construction of our house and keep some of the money for my spouse who is expected to give birth soon."

"Financial challenge is what am facing right now. There is no money to send my children to school."

"I am a teacher and teaching give me nothing. Teaching is just sacrificed that why i make to go into business. Finance has been my greatest challenge."

"My plan for this money is to change my Zinc. I also want to build my toilet. I am tirr using the bush to toilet."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now healthier and happier. Previously, skipping meals used to be the trend in my household. This is because I was the family breadwinner who depended on temporary jobs. Having a family of seven was never easy because my spouse has been ailing for years with no improvements. Therefore for the past three years, I had to pick up all the family's responsibilities. The little I could earn was barely enough to cater to all the needs and as a result, we had to take a single meal a day or go without. My children were malnutrition and my spouse's health was deteriorating day by day. After receiving the cash transfers, I had to prioritize the issue of food security. I am so glad that we have enough food that would last us for a couple of days. My children are now healthy and glowing white has been my wish. Also, my spouse is now quite good not like how he used to be courtesy of GiveDirectly."

""My granddaughter and daughter live with me in this very small house. The little money I get from my hustle is not enough to provide for the family and at the same town expand the house. Therefore when I get this transfer from GiveDirectly, I will use the money to expand my house and invest the balance in business for the upkeep of the family"."

"After the breakdown of my motorbike, things started falling apart because making the ends meet and bring some food on the table was becoming a big challenge. The biggest difference that GiveDirectly brought in my life is reviving my business after repairing the motorbike and also enabling me to complete my business house. As at now I have income generating projects from the house and the business. This is through the support I received from the organization."

"Before withdrawing the money I planned of constructing a house because the one I was living in it belonged to my father-in-law. In that regard, when I withdrew the money, I bought 18 pieces of iron sheets, nails and ridges for about KES 17000.00. I also bought a bed and a mattress for KES 13500.00. This was the second priority because I have been sleeping on the floor for several years. After settling the 2 items, I paid KES 5000.00 fees for my seven primary school children; I bought some clothes for them and also a stock of food for the family."

"Happiness can make someone change direction of things or make other things fail from taking place. It was around 5pm when I was busy washing my family’s 2 weeks clothes when I received a message in my phone. I wiped my hands so as to attend to the message and to my surprise, my eyes bumped into a huge figure on the message before reading it. I was curious to see the end part of the message before even going back to the starting point. My heart was filled with joy and happiness after realizing that GiveDirectly had sent me the transfer they promised. The happiness made me forget about the washing task I was doing and I remembered a bit late in the evening thus did the washing the next day in the morning."