"In my opinion, Give Directly has been one of the few organisations that have brought alot of happiness,hope and financial breakthrough to the community without expecting anything from them whatsoever."

"My major challenge is having a stable source of income. I make and sell ropes in a nearby market to earn money for food and school fees. The money that I get is shared in half, I buy food with half of it and save the other half in a saving group that we started in the village. The money is not enough considering that I have several children in school who require school fees and other needs."

"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."

"I am grateful for the program because it has helped me pay my medical bills."

"Receiving this money means financial independence. I teach early childhood education at a nearby school and going on retirement by end of this year after 32 years of service. I desire to be a dairy farmer after that and Givedirectly transfers will help me achieve this. All my five children are grown up and live independently apart from my last born son who is in the university. I plan on buying two dairy cows with KES 70,000 and use KES 15,000 to build a decent cow shed. This will secure my future because in two years time I can earn income from selling milk."

"Four years ago, I decided to venture into dairy farming with one dairy cattle. Now, I have five exotic breeds that provide my family with milk for domestic use and surplus for sale. The biggest challenge that I am currently facing is the inadequacy of their feeds since I have to spend a lot of money to purchase. The feeds are so expensive since I reside in the Arid and Semi-Arid region. The cost of feeds average KES 5000 a week and the return is KES 7000. Due to this high cost of production, it is difficult to maximize profits and this pains me."

"When I received the money I was on my way to hospital. I recently gave birth to a baby girl and this transfer helped my pay for my medical expenses of Kes 10000. I used the balance of Kes 43150 to finish building my house. I was able to put the window and door fittings as well as buy some furniture in the house. I now have a house big enough to raise my children well."

"Receiving this money eases the pressure of getting money for paying school fees for my five children. My first born is in secondary school while the others are in primary level. I usually pay a total of KES 40000 per year as school fees for the five of them. I am a potter and the maximum I receive from the sales is KES 200 per day. Amassing the total school fees amount from this daily income is an effort in futility and as a result, I intend to honor the annual school fees with part of this transfer. For the balance, I plan to add one more dairy cattle and buy other basic needs for my family."

"The maim challenge we are currently facing is lack of a stable income. It is through this situations that the school fees accrued. We manage to take our two children to university through a fund drive which was done in the community. I have been also pleading with the school principal to give me more time to offset the balance. Nonetheless today I feel enthusiastic about this program of Givedirectly and that I see the light at the of the tunnel."

"" Givedirectly has transform the lives of people in my neighborhood, most of the neighbors used the money to build houses for their family. Getting field visits from the Givedirectly staff and some even speak my native language is a blessings.""