"I was so excited when I received my transfer. My life was full of struggles but the transfer brought joy to me. I was very happy when I received a message of my transfer and joined my fellow women who were singing songs of praise."

"" I am a widow. My spouse died June 2021 and since then, i have not been able to renew the tatches over my house. Therefore when i get the transfer from GiveDirectly, I will change the entire tatch over my house to Zinc"."

"Having the goats has made my life to be very different in various ways in my entire household. Being jobless, has never been easy at all, since we only depended on my spouse for the family's upkeep. He used to earn KES 100 in a day which was not enough in raising the seven children. We have been through a lot especially in catering to our children's basic needs like food. Skipping meals was the trend and the kids were always home concerning the school fees issue. I am therefore hopeful that through the goats all the troubles will come to an end. Once they multiply, I will be able to sell some and start a kiosk business which will now be my reliable source of income. I am positive that I will now be able to take good care of my family without straining any more."

"I plan to rebuild my house and to support my children in school. I have 3children; two are in Monrovia living with my wife relatives going to school while the other one stays with me here. I don't earn much from farming activities that is why when I receive my transfer, my focus will be on my house and my children's education."

"My main challenge now is to build my house and to send my children to a good school so that they can have a bright future."

"My major problem now is money. I am a farmer who produce; bitter ball, pepper, eddoes, plantain etc and when I harvest and sell in the market, I don't generate much to build a house and to over my family expenses. Because of this I find myself struggling and in hardship because I can't even pay all my debts."

"It was exactly 5 AM when I was breastfeeding my son then my phone started ringing so loudly. I asked my spouse to confirm since he had the phone. After going through all the notifications, he realized that they are from Segovia Technology, I had finally received the first transfer that I was promised a few weeks ago. I was overwhelmed with joy and I remember dancing like a small baby. Without wasting time, we started planning on how we could utilize it since we had a lot to accomplish."

"I spent my recent transfer to initiate the process of building a house for my 3 sons. This costed a total KES 16,000. I planned to build a house for the sons because they had previously been spending in the kitchen with their sisters who are now in their teenage. I also spent part of the transfer of KES 15,000 to pay off school fees for my daughter who is currently in High School. I have hope in her that she will succeed in life and be able to support her younger brothers. Lastly, I bought some food as well as repaying a dowery of KES 10,000. This has improved my relationship with my wife. I am glad that currently I live a better life and free from financial stress."