"Upon withdrawing the money, I bought 10 iron sheets for KES 9000.00 with a plan of building a new house since the one I had was old and very small. Thereafter, I bought a bicycle and a water tank of 300 liters capacity for KES 10000.00 and KES 3000.00 respectively. The bicycle aids me in fetching some water while the tank is for storing water. I also paid KES 15000.00 school fees for my 3 children who were ever being sent home for fees. After settling the things I had prioritized, I saved the remaining amount for food and water for the family."

"This project is a dream come true, and had wished for give directly to give us a helping hand especially us a community living in drought areas and for sure, they have kept their word. It's my joy to be able to plan and sustain my family in terms of education for my kids, food for whole family ."

"I feel so happy and now I have confidence that my life will completely change, I never expected that give directly will visit my village especially my household that is at the furthest end, I now see my self fulfilling so much I could not do"

"I have to wake up early as 2pm to walk long distances like 10 km from kanyalani to mwapala carrying 1jerrican of water, which cannot sustain the family because it's all used up, in cooking, washing utensils and bathing kids. I have resorted to washing clothes once a month because I don't have washing soap and water is scarce, so my family are forced to live in unhygienic conditions and it's risky for my kids below 5 years as they are at risk of infections."

"I have stayed in this village for 14 years, I have a family of 7 kids, where I lost 5 kids to malaria, due to the current issues that our family is living in. I lack proper housing, I previously have moved from 4 different areas where I was living in shacks and my houses didn't survive the strong winds and the rains, and at now when it rains, we have to stay awake or children sleep while standing as the sleeping area gets muddy.this makes me fear fear more that our children to be at risk of contracting more water borne diseases. I am struggling to make my family live in a more comfortable way, at aleat a spacious house , this one doesn't have any privacy and I cannot even host other family members or friends. Another challenge is the drought we are currently facing, I cannot afford 3 meals a day, so as parents we have to sacrifice for our kids to get at least one meal a day, we lost all our livestock and currently we have nothing to depend on."

"I have a challenge with my legs which sometimes ache making it difficult to walk. I have not been able to seek medical services because I have no money. I was advised to take food rich in calcium but without a choice,am forced to take what I get with instances of missing food in totality."

"With eight children and my jobless husband as the breadwinner, am forced to burn charcoal. The job is strenuous, since trees are in scarcity. It takes two days to make a sack of charcoal which goes at 300KES. The cash challenge has led my children miss school especially when they sleep hungry and wake up with zero hopes of getting food in the morning."

"I separated with my husband after abandoning us for over five years. Without a job, I was left to take care of four children. My children are rarely in school as they are faced with fee balances. With the GiveDirectly transfers, I will start a kiosk business.I will save the profit realized to pay school fees and provision of other necessities in my family."

"After many years of living in a leased land, we finally got a our 4acres piece of land,about four years ago. We had four cattle which we sold to pay for the land.Ever since we migrated into our current home,Life has not been ease.Without cash, we have not been able to construct a house. We have, for several days, gone without food. To make matters worse, the only son we have got mental illness.He is currently in another village where we took him for spiritual intervention since we do not have money to seek medical services."

"Four years ago, I was running a retail shop business. One time I cut my hand badly when I went to fetch firewood in the forest. Due to that, I could not work actively, therefore I had to close down. Given the chance, I will save up some money and when I get the KES. 30,000 I will revive my business. It might take a few months but I'm determined to get back to it."