"Food insecurity is the biggest challenge that I currently face. I have no formal job and I depend on casual jobs like tending to other people's livestock to make ends meet. I earn KES 100-150 per day and I have 4 children to look after. I separated with my wife 3years ago and providing the most basic needs has been an overwhelming task for me. My young children have developed a habit of going to neighbors' houses whenever they suspect that food is ready and this has made me feel so inadequate."

"I am having a serious challenge and it has to do with my house leaking and my two children who are out of school. My main source of income is farming. I plant bitter ball, pepper, plantain, rice etc but the money that I generate is not sufficient to buy zine and put my children in school."

"I was in an abusive marriage for twelve years before deciding to end the marriage and moved back to my parents home where I was given a quarter acre of a farm to live in and cultivate. For two years now I have been raising my four children single handendly. I plan to purchase my own piece of land and build a decent house to settle in with my four children. I plan to use KES 60000 to accomplish this."

"Availability of quality , nutritious food and better shelter has been a dream for my family.I have a big family of 9.I own a shoe shinning shop in the nearby market and this earns me KES 300 per day.All the incomes I earn from this business are spent on the daily food stuffs such as flour and milk.Receiving this transfers means I will be able to establish a permanent structure to run the shoeshine business .I shall use KES 10000 to buy shoe soles,shoe laces and shoe repairs to sell will increase my revenue.This means I can comfortably afford quality and adequate food for my family. I shall also expand this house in order to fully accommodate all my family members .With KES 20000 I will be able to do this."

"The biggest difference in my daily life now is that I am now living with the assurance that my dream of building my own house is already happening. I have more confidence in myself now."

"The biggest difference in my daily life now is that I am now debt free and I can walk boldly in this community without thinking if someone is gossiping me. Another big difference is, I wake up every morning with hope and confidence in myself knowing that I am free and have more better things to do in my life."

"Most of my money was spend on school fees and new business. I was able to paid all of my children school fees and purchased new goods for the new opening of the reopening of business."

"Since I am an aged person, accomplishing the essential household chores, including maintenance of my house, has become more challenging. In that regard, receiving this money means that I will be relieved of some of such tedious tasks. This is because I will spend at least two-thirds of the transfer on building a semi-permanent house. Aside from rendering maintenance services easier, living in a less dusty house is ideal for me because my ailing eyes do not need smoke or dust."

"My age has advanced and I am worried about sustaining myself in the future because a relatively poor widow. Hence, a dramatic decrease in worries will happen upon receipt of this money. Specifically, I will buy a dairy cow using approximately KES 50000. This is a great investment because the cow will give me milk for consumption and sale of any surpluses. Currently, I do not own a cow yet I have the necessary resources for rearing one. Besides, I will use any remaining amount on paying college fees for my youngest son so that he resumes his studies after pausing them for about two years due to lack of fees. Indeed, God is great, thanks a lot GiveDirectly."

"It means alot to me since it will enable me to build a descent house that I have been longing to have for a very long time. I struggled alot to buy this plot ,it is so small just a quarter of an acre. I have not been able to build a better house as a result. I intend to build a 22 roofed iron sheet house worth KES 25000. I will us e the rest of the money to buy maize for consumption."