"I have been yearning to provide enough nutrients to my children and therefore, receiving this money means raising a healthy family. I have been buying 2 liters of milk every day for domestic use at KES 60 per liter which is costly and I work as a casual laborer (house construction) in the village. My job is unreliable because it is hard to come by and when luck comes, I get a meager wage of KES 500 a day. I at times fail to buy milk for domestic use due to lack of money and this makes me feel sad. I, intend to spend approximately KES 20,000 to buy a dairy cow and use it solely for domestic use and thus raising a healthy family. I will be glad to see my family living a healthy life."

"M family is quite big. I have a husband and six children. We dwell in a two-roomed house. There is no privacy and the space, we barely fit. With my children all grown, there is a need to build a bigger house but the constraint has been money. I might not know how much Give Directly is to offer but I'll use that to put up a more decent house for us. My husband has been saving some money for construction from his wine-tapping business. This financial aid will boost us a lot."

"The biggest challenge is financial constraints. Due to my old age, I have become economically inactive. I have a banana plantation which I depend on for income. This however is not sustainable since bananas grow into edible fruit at different times. A bunch of bananas I sell at KES 100. This income is insufficient to meet all my household needs. Sometimes I have to depend on my children for food."

"In December 2021, I used KES 1000 to open a dairy business to sustain my family of 2. I initially purchased 22 litres of milk at KES 35 a litre which I later sold at KES 50 per litre to earn a profit of Ksh 330. Ever since this business picked up in late December, I have been yearning to expand it further to increase the profits. However, this has been in vain for I have not had enough money to do so. When I heard that GiveDirectly is coming to our village, I was relieved because I was now sure that my dream will be fulfilled. I intend to use KES 10000 to expand the business and the profit I will earn will be used to support the family needs such as food and clothing."

"My recent transfer that i received from Givedirectly, was used to buy cement, sand and the balance was used to pay people to make my farm. And i also pay people to transport the sand from the riverside."

"It was around 11 pm when I had retired to bed when my mobile phone started ringing so loudly. I was a bit curious and decided to ask one of my daughters to check for me who it could be. After going through it, she realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly informing me that they had sent my first transfer as they had promised during enrollment. I felt so happy and I couldn't afford to go back to sleep. We immediately started having a positive outlook on our lives which was full of hope."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying building materials such as twenty pieces of iron sheets at KES 20000, building poles, nails, and timber at KES 10000, and the labor charge of KES 5000. I was planning to construct a new house since the previous one had some old roofing sheets. It was hectic and stressful whenever it rained since water could seep through and we would be forced to stand still till the rains stop. In addition, I bought three chickens at KES 1500 and two goats at KES 6000 and I am so glad that I now have living assets that I can rely on any time. Finally, with the remaining amount of money, I bought decent clothes for the Christmas celebrations and sufficient food for my family."

"I spend 80% percent of my money on purchasing building materials Zinc, nails and Cement and the balance 20 % percent was spend both on school fees and food for the betterment of my children future."