"I had a shop in a centre near my home but had to relocate the shop to my home because the space that I had rented was closed. Operating the shop from my home does not go well since few people can access it and tracking my money is difficult. Receiving this money will enable me to rent another space at the center and relocate the shop to allow me to run the shop well. I intend to expand the shop using KES 20000 of the money since the stock that I have is small."

"Our area is semi-arid and most of the people do farming as a way of getting income. We rely on farming since we get to weed and harvest when the crops are ready and get paid. The money is still less since it allows us to buy food only. The lack of better sources of income is our major challenge."

"The scarcity of clean water is one of the major challenges because I travel for long distances to get clean water for use at home. The long distances and my old age impacts so much on my health and I have to look for someone to assist me in fetching the water."

"I am not in a position to provide for my children fully because of the lack of a better source of income. I spend all the money that I get from the jobs on food and is not enough. Having another source of income will enable me to provide for them and also have some of the money."

"The moment I received the transfer I felt that God had come to rescue me. My child was very sick but I did not have any money to take him to the hospital. Apparently, the money had been sent the previous evening but since my phone had run out of power I did not see it. This was the happiest moment of my life because I was able to take my son to the hospital and get quality treatment."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the happiness I have now. Knowing that I will get financial aid from GD to meet most of the goals that I did not know I would meet at any time in my life motivates me. Once my rental houses and the well will be ready, I will earn a good income from them which enable me to improve my household's living standards."

"The second transfer helped me in buying 32 pieces of iron sheets at Kes. 20800. Paid contractors Kes. 10000 to build the house and bought seven poles at Kes. 31500 after I had topped up my savings to the transfer I received and the remaining amount bought food in the house."

"I am grateful and very happy for what GiveDirectly has done because i much awaited their arrival therefore this money will greatly help me and my family. I will apply plaster to this house, buy for for the family and better clothes, blankets and a bed including a mattress."

"The biggest challenge that I face is living in a delapidated house. My children are growing in this conditions, where they are in a wet room during rainy seasons, because the roof leaks. I don't have the ability to build a new one because I do not have a source of income. My husband's money goes to meeting my family food requirements only. I hope to get GiveDirectly transfers and build a house at the same time buy a cow so that I can b gin making an income from selling milk."

"Food insecurity is my biggest challenge. Poor crops performance , and insufficient fodder for my cows have made it hard for me to get foodstuffs here.I need to utilize the land in a better way to increase my harvests, especially of maize and beans."