"With the long to-do list that we had planned with my wife, our priority was to clear Kshs.5,000 school fee arrears for our child. This has allowed our child to settle well in school without being sent home. I also spent Kshs.35,000 on buying two heifers which in the future will calf and will produce sufficient milk both for consumption and also for economic purposes. With Ksh.10,000 I used to connect electricity to my house hence I no longer use lantern lamps which used to affect my eyes because of too much smoke. With the remaining amount, I spent on buying food for my family members. I am grateful for the great support from Givediectly."

"Upon withdrawal of my first transfer, I spent Kshs.12,000 in clearing school fees arrears for my secondary school child. This had been a struggle since I depended on my daily manual jobs which at times I could not get one hence not even meeting my family's daily basic needs. I am happy that my child is now settled in school and can study amply without being sent home. With Ksh 16,500 I spent on buying construction materials to build a house for my sons since they didn't have a place to sleep. This house has already commenced and waiting for the second transfer so that I can complete it. With the remaining amount, we used to buy food and clothing for my five household members."

"My plan is to sent the children to school and changed the thatch to Zinc. I am in a polygamous marriage with five children and the only source of survival is through cassava farming and the produce are used to fixed gari for sale but due to the lack of roads there is no much income. This transfer will be a great help to changed our lives."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing my children settled in school after clearing all their school fees. This has given me peace of mind to concentrate on other great projects that will in turn help in raising school fees for the coming terms. The livestock that I bought is part of the plan to jump-start the saving plan since I am enjoying surplus production of milk that I can sell as an income source."

"The assurance that the struggles I had been going through in my daily life were over brought a lot of excitement when I saw a confirmation message that I had received the first transfer from GiveDirectly. It was around 11:00 pm when I received a message. At that moment I was already in bed trying to fall asleep but I had my phone on the side of the bed since I was expecting the good news after the neighboring village that we enrolled together had received theirs earlier that day. I had to wake everyone in the household up, shared the good news, and later closed with a word of prayer to thank God for that provision."

"I used part of the money to complete the construction of my house that was on going. This was one of my goals since I had suspended the construction due to lack of money. I used some amount to buy sofa set seats and the rest of the money I deposited at the shop, yet to complete and get a water tank. I'm so excited because I will be able to harvest clean rain water."

"I spent KES 25,000 to purchase a heifer. I will be able to get enough milk for the family when it reproduce in the future. I purchased two goats. It's an investment because goats reproduce faster and helps during an emergency. It's easy to sell. I paid school fees for my children in secondary school and college. The rest of the money I bought tow sacks of maize. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards."

""Money is a serious issue for me, because, at the moment I'm out of school and hopeful that something good will happen so that I can be able to enroll for the following semester. I find myself dropping out of school most often due to thr same money business. Therefore, my years in school keep adding up. I don't have money that's why I can not sell to have myself supported and catered to.""

""Since I lost my husband who was my only source of incomes, my financial strength life has become my wrost nightmare. I had my seven children by husband (Emmanuel Teh). I was left with those children without any help from their father or his family. I later generated money from the sells I got from my crops and choice to go into selling Wood business. From my sells I was able to send my children government school. With the cash from Give Directly I'm with send my children to a private school and use the remaining to build a two bed room house for my children and I."

"I have been married to my husband Morris Koffa since 1999 and it has been in family house we lived our entire life. Years later he decided to bring in another woman as a second wife.Sometimes we don't make decision when it comes to extended family issues and because we consider ourselves like outcasts. Living in a polygamous family is so much diffult in a sense I have to do provide for my own children. With the cash transfer from Give Directly, I will firstlybuild a house for my children and I. Secondly I am going to use potion of the money to send my five children to school and use the remaining money for a business."