"I spend my most recent transfer to hired 10 contractors to brush on my rice farm . My Children school fees payment have been my worried due to hardship. I used some of my transfer to paid their school fees and used the balance transfer to buy one bundle of zinc to start building. Thanks to Givedirectly for the financial support. I believe that with my transfer , my dream to live a better life will soon come to pass."

"I spend my most recent transfer to buy five(5)bags of cement and paid cashual workers to brush my farm because, I want to start planting rice . I also used some of transfers to purchase food for my children and kept my balance transfer in to saving for the future. Thanks to Givedirectly for restoring my hope. I believe that with Givedirectly kind gesture to me, I will be able to handle some of my basic needs."

"The new goal I have set in mind before receiving this transfer is to start selling food stuffs in this village inoder to save some of my transfer . I am aware of the numbers of payment term for me in Givedirectly and donot want to encounter any difficulty as a result of poor management.I therefore believe that when I start to sell rice, oil and dry peppers, I will get more customers. People in our village are challenge when it comes to getting foodstuffs to buy and eat . Thanks to Givedirectly for empowering me financially I believe that with my plan to start selling, I will be able to save some money in the future to continuously take care of my family."

"My desire had been to complete the construction of my concrete water tank of 8 by 27 feet. I had started the construction but It halted due to lack of enough money. I intend to start a water vending business at my home, this is because we are frequently experiencing drought in our area. I will be able to sell them at KES 10 per 20litres. In addition, I will be buying water from the lorries and storing it in my tank during the drought season. In addition, I bought new clothes for my 3 kids and bought food with the remaining."

"I spent my transfer to construct a decent shelter by renovating my house which was collapsing. I bought new building poles since most of them had rotten due to termites that had attacked them. I also spent KES 8000 to boost my livestock rearing by purchasing two more goats. This is a long-term investment for my family which will assist me in case I face any financial challenges in the future. I also bought some pairs of clothes for every family member since we had old and few clothes to change. With the remaining amount, I bought sufficient foodstuffs for the family."

"I did so many things with my money. I was able to pay my children's tuition, buy man power to under brush my farm as well as purchase some cooking utensils including mattress. I am glad to let you know that prepararation is ongoing to start a new construction as well as purchase food for the home."

"I spent most of the transfer which was KES 16500 on building pillars around my house to reinforce its walls because it is an old house and the walls had weakened which was hazardous to our life since they could collapse anytime. Therefore, when I got the money I made sure I prevent before having to later on struggle to find cure for the disaster that would have befallen us. I also spent KES 4000 on adding stock to my little kiosk that had been my business and sole source of regular income because I had gotten the money. This transfer helped me get the commodities that most of my regular customers used to ask for, which is assurance that I will always be able to meet my family's immediate needs with the proceeds from my business, all thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I spent most of the transfer which was KES 20000 on settling my son's school fees arrears so that he could get his academic papers that had been withheld by the school. It was giving me sleepless nights that he had completed his education but couldn't find employment because he didn't have the papers which would prove to his prospective employers that indeed he is educated and deserves employment. Therefore, with his papers, my mind and heart are at peace since I know that he can easily progress to the next level of education and get employment too. I can see it his behaviour that he is so kind to me which gives me so much hope knowing that he won't abandon me when he gets employed."

"It was around 6pm while I was in the process of preparing supper for my family when I received the text message confirming that I have received the money from GiveDirectly. I was so happy when I got the money because I was stranded especially with regards to my son's school fees arrears because we all used to depend on my husband's monthly salary which was always marred by delays in addition to it being so little for even the family's immediate needs. Therefore, getting this money from GiveDirectly was a relief to us."

"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving money from GiveDirectly is that I was able to settle my children's school fees arrears that I couldn't before and I was stranded. However, with the transfer, I was able to quickly and swiftly settle them as well as completing the purchase of the piece of land. I am so happy and grateful."