"Financial constraint is my major challenge because the job that I do is not stable and the money that I earn from it is less. My husband and I rely on casual labor that is paid daily that enables us to buy food only and does not allow us to do other projects in our home such as expand g our house."

"The time I was being registered in this program I was ill but I was able to purchase beddings, food and medical bills"

"Financial constraints is the biggest challenge. Being a single mother, I have been raising all my children single handedly with the meagre salary of KES 12,000 that is not enough to cater for my son university school fees. I had to borrow a loan of KES 80,000 for him to join school which am still repaying for six months now. I am deducted KES 7,000 per month from my salary which leaves me struggling to cater for other basic needs."

"I am a dairy farmer with five exotic breeds of cattle. The biggest challenge I am facing is the provision of feeds to these cattle. Currently, I am buying ready-made feeds and this has proven to be costly. I am intending to start planting my feeds to cut on the production costs. I have 0.4 acres of land that already has fodder and so receiving this money means that I will have the means to have an additional 0.6 acres of land to grow more animal feeds. This will cost me a total of KES 105000 to execute this plan."

"Givedirectly has really increased the economy in my village. Most of us were able to build nice houses. Everything was done so well and I thank Givedirectly for their support."

"I am a potter and this kind of job is labour intensive and is accompanied by little pay. On a productive day, I usually manage to make six pots and sell them at a wholesale price of KES 300. Blessed with a family of 8 members, this amount is insufficient to comfortably sort out our needs more so on food. As a result, I am unhappy to say we have to forego some meals."

"Receiving this money will mean a better education for my children. I have a family of 9 children and 6 of them are now in school. Recently I started a business of buying and selling milk within the village. The business generates an average of KES150 per day. We consume this amount in purchasing food in the house, which in the end becomes a daily routine. My burden is the huge school fees balance of KES80,000 both secondary and University level. I am happy today that we shall be able to clear this and have my children continue with their studies comfortably. In regards to this transfers from Givedirectly, I have a plan to clear the school fees balance and increase the stock of food with the remaining amount."

"" I come from Kabarak at a remote place in Bomet. When I first received this money,I was shocked, I stopped to confirm if indeed the message was true, which was!! When I reached home I broke the news to my wife, she was excited and that evening she prepared a delicious meal for the family. Before going to bed my wife and I sat down and decided to open a grocery shop which we will sell onions and tomatoes. The following day I went to the market and bought iron sheets that I used for the construction. The shop is complete and with the $100 I saved I will officially opening a shop.""

"In my situation right now, I believe the biggest challenge is my wife's health condition. I wish we even had health insurance to help us pay for her medical bill but I cannot afford to pay the premiums which are usually KES. 6,000 annually. Other challenges that come along with her condition also is that I lack the support I used to get from her in farming our land and as you can see we no longer plant a lot of crops which has also affected our food security."

"I am very thankful to be in this program. I will take this as an opportunity with my husband to improve our house as we have been told that this money only comes twice. We will make sure to have enough food as it is the problem that we face every season. The house too usually leaks with the grass and we shall find some local builders to help us with modifications to make it an iron-sheet-roofed house. I believe these will improve our life for the better. The remaining will go towards small items to help us daily such as household items,shoes and others."