"My life has honestly transitioned for the better because I no longer fear my child will be sent home due to tuition debts which really used to stress me out and apart from that the sustainability has provided a form of empowerment and even given me ideas for better plans in the future like owning a piece of land and maybe even starting a business."

"My life was slowly leading to a place of hopelessness since my job itself was barely bringing enough, at times I had to watch my kids go to bed hungry and wake up with the same predicament but now the funds allow me to manage financially especially on those days I am not lucky enough to make any money."

"Receiving this money means a boost to my income. I plan to invest in business. I am a business lady selling second-hand clothes. My plan once I receive this transfer is to spend KES 55000 to boost my stock and this I am assured of getting more profit of KES 1000 daily. The remaining amount will be invested in my sibling's educational needs. This is because I am the sole breadwinner in our family. My parents are very old and therefore they depend on me a lot."

"Receiving this money implies an investment opportunity for me. I am a 29 years old single man. I own a land plot nearby. The plot is still bare, I have not invested in it due to lack of money. I intend to use a total of 80,000 KES to build a house on that plot. The house will have 4 single rooms. There is a day secondary school close by ( Palakumi Secondary School. I am optimistic that my house will be occupied after its completion. My targeted occupants will be the students. I will be saving the rent I will be collecting for future use. I believe I will later have a family and families come with responsibilities."

"I am married in polygamous households, we both depend on the same husband. Being without a stable source of income is the challenge I am currently facing, this has made my 5 children stay at home because of fees arrears. I feel embarrassed seeing my children at home while neighbors' children are at school. I sell firewood to get my daily bread and cater to the basic needs of my 5 children. Mostly the firewood stays more than 2 months before it is purchased, this makes it hard to provide for my family."

"Yes"

"I spent KES 30000 from the money I received from GiveDirectly to buy some building materials that I will use in building a better and spacious house for my family. We live in a small grass-thatched house that does not host all my family members comfortably. I would have started the construction process since I am a mason but I decided to work on building other people's houses first and be able to earn more during this festive season in my neighborhood. In addition, I spent KES 18000 on clothes and foodstuffs for my family and I still have KES 6000 that I am planning to use in case I ran short of materials during the construction process."