"I want to enlarge my business. I don't want to materials things before the money finish but when I'm selling with the money it will help me so I can't suffer. I will also pay my children schools fees and medication with some. As my business increases and I get more money I will buy my piece of land to build on."

"I want to build my new house. Because the house I and my family are in belongs to my late father and I been trying to fixed it, but I been thinking of late about building my family house. I will use some the money for food and medication."

"Lack of money is the challenge I am currently facing. I live in a house that is below substandard. I have been unable to renovate it because I have no money. The house has been a source of derision for over a year now."

"My ambition with this money is to complete constructing my house. The house is half-roofed. In rainy seasons, the house gets filled with an intolerable cold. Misery has been my companion for years now. I am planning to use 15,000 KES to buy 10 iron sheets and complete the roof. With a complete roof, I will no longer be bothered by the rain."

"Old age incapacitates someone from being economically productive. Before, I could make around 5,000 KES through charcoal burning. I am now 72 years of age. I can no longer cut down trees due to my frail strength. This has negatively affected me economically to the extent of depending on my son who is a motorcycle taxi driver."

"I dropped out of school last year. My parents could no longer pay the tuition fees. I was a form three at Mnazi Mumwenga secondary school. I was demoralized, due to poverty my education dream was cut short. Without any kind of a meaningful educational background, the chances of having a successful life are very minimal considering how competitive the employment world is. I am planning to use this money to enroll in a driving course in Mariakani. It will cost 15,000 KES. With a driving license, it is my belief to successfully be employed. This money means a breakthrough in life for me."

"Receiving this money means safety to me. I am living in a house that is unsafe to live in. In the event of strong winds, the house can collapse. This is a threat to my life. To stop living in fear, I will use 30,000 KES to repair it by reinforcing it with concrete pillars. With the pillars, the house will be very strong."

"I am a jobless single mother of 4 children. Two of them are still in school. Children come with responsibilities. From their food, health to education. Education is their most demanding need. To make sure they remain in a school, I struggle to pay school fees in time. With unemployment, it has been a nightmare for me. My children frequently skip school attributable to huge fee arrears."

"Food insecurity is the greatest struggle that I am currently facing. We have experienced long droughts in our area that have hindered us from working on our farms and this means depending on relief food which is also not reliable in most cases. Forfeiting some meals has been the norm in my house and I mostly survive with one meal a day. Hence, this becomes the main challenge."

"I have for a long time imagined the happiness and comfort that comes with sleeping on a modern bed and a mattress. This wish has never materialized due to financial constraints and I have always spent my nights on a roped bed and sacks. With the grant from GiveDirectly, my hope is awakened and I plan to break the status quo and live a joyful life. To ensure this comes to reality, I only need 20000 KES to buy the beddings and this means saving my transfers to raise this cash. The remaining transfers will cater to other basic needs like food and clothing. Receiving this money, therefore, means raising my living standards."