"Receiving this money means a stable source of income. We depend on dairy farming to earn a living. Two years ago, my brother lent us two dairy cows after we sold all that we had to pay school fees for our two children in secondary school. We get three litres of milk per day and sell it for KES 90. This is not sufficient as it caters to food only for my family of six hence the KES 15,000 school fees in arrears. I am happy as with this transfer I will buy a lactating cow with KES 50,000 that produces an average of eight litres of milk per day. My income will increase by KES 150 as a result I can pay school fees for my children without straining."

"I spent KES 40,000 from my most recent transfer to buy 6 additional iron sheets and other building materials which I used to complete building my new house. Completion of this house would restore my self-esteem because, for years I have been living in an old and weak single house that could fall anytime. Whenever the wind blew or when it rained, I was always feeling afraid that it could fall anytime. Thanks to God that as a result of the GiveDirectly's transfers, I shall soon begin to live not only in a better, but a spacious two bedroomed house."

"I can still remember vividly it was exactly 6 PM when I was preparing an evening meal for my family when my mobile phone started ringing so loudly. I was a bit nervous and I even had to stop the task I was up to and check the incoming messages. Upon reading the texts, I realized that they were from Segovia Technology informing me that I had finally received my transfers. I was overwhelmed with joy and decided to share the news with the rest of my family members who were also around. We started dancing and celebrating this precious gift in our life knowing that it will erase all the difficulties we have been through."

"Being left alone to care for our children with no stable source of income is my major challenge. I have a motorcycle that I use as a taxi to earn a living that I bought on loan. Repaying the loan is costly since it digs into the money, making it difficult for me to build a house and provide food and other needs for my two children."

"My right eye was pricked by a piece of wood when I was fetching foreword back in the year 2013. I was supposed to undergo surgery as I can not see clearly but I was not able to raise the required money. This is because my family is going through tough financial time at the moment. I am planning to spend all my transfers on medication."

"My right leg has been ailing for three months now. I have sought medication from the hospital but the situation is not improving. This has affected my normal duties at home as well as doing subsistence farming which is my only occupation especially during the rain seasons. Hunger is also big challenge to my family of eight members as we sometimes go to bed hungry."

"I am currently suffering from hernia and I have not yet visited any hospital due to lack of funds. This coupled with my old age has made it difficult for me to do the manual quarry job I used to do."

"Receiving this money means a stable income. I earn around KES 500 from which I saved KES 20,000 to assist me to build a house because I was starting a family life. I purchase milk daily and it is much more expensive because I use KES 60 per day. I am planning to use KES 40,000 to purchase a dairy cow. This will be a relief to me since I will save the money used in buying milk for other projects and also sell the surplus to add to my income."