"Food insecurity and fee payment are the challenges we are currently facing.Prolonged drought has hit our area affecting our income generation.Farming which is our main source of livelihood has greatly been affected by droughts resulting in low or poor yields hence low incomes.With my family of 9 , it has been a challenge catering for daily food requirements as well as paying fees for my children."

"My children's education has always been my priority as I do not want them to live a miserable life like mine where they will be depending on any available casual work. Because of this, I usually do anything possible to make sure that I get money to use in paying their school fees and they had just been sent back home on that fateful day and as I was still debating on where to get money to use in paying school fees, I received the transfer. Currently, I am happy and live in peace since I was able to pay their school fees and remedial fee for this term. Apart from this, I am happy since I am a proud owner of a dairy cow and it is an investment that will enable me to pay their fees without much struggle when it calves."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am soon going to start the construction of a more decent modern kitchen for my family. Its walls will be made of timber and I am planning to cement the floor so that keeping it clean will be easier. I am glad that achieving this now will be easy since I have already bought the necessary materials and I am just waiting for the mason. My daily prayer is for God to bless GiveDirectly so that they will continue with their good deeds."

"It was some minutes past 9 o'clock when I received a Mpesa message which I read over and over and after checking my account balance, I got excited to know that the promised aid was finally in my account. This money gave me the strength to continue with that day's activities well knowing that I would be able to achieve all my plans on time."

"The biggest challenge is financial constraints. For us to meet our household need like buying food I have to go to the market. Market days are alternate and in different places. My profit varies from day to day mostly I get KES 400 per day. This money is not sufficient to meet all my needs. Mostly I spend on food and nothing to save to build a new house."

"The biggest challenge is health problems. I have been sick for more than five years. This health problem has rendered me economically inactive and dependant on my children. Our area is prone to drought and they are too struggling to sustain their household needs including mine."

"The biggest challenge is food insecurity. At the moment I rely on casual jobs. I do carpentry work but the business is not mine. My earning per day is KES 200, all this ends in purchasing food. At the moment we are experiencing drought and we have not grown any food crop. We depend majorly on food vendors around the village. Sometimes we are forced to have meals once a day"

"No, I have always desire to build my own house and this has been my goal and improve my business. I am doing business and also involved with farming activities that could help me achieve my goals. Receiving this money only help me to achieve part of my goals quickly. I was not distracted from the goals set before receiving the transfer."

"I will pay my kids school fees and also build a little structure for dwelling if I received this cash transfer from GiveDirectly. I have seven (7) kids and all of them are not in school due to the lack of funding. It's so hard to be a casual labourer and fully support your family. Four of my kids are not attending because, the little money we generate from the chart coal productions, is what we used to settle all other home affairs. Having a dwelling place has been my long-term plan. However, it won't have been so easier if I have just waited to do it from my pocket all together. Many thanks to Givedirectly for reaching out to us today . The transfer will enable me put all my kids in school and pay their full tuition for this academic year and have the opportunity to begin my house project."

"If I should receive this cash transfer from Give Directly, I have two plans to use this grant for. Firstly, I build zinc to build a house for my children and I. Currently my children are living in different places because I only have one room in my sister's house which can not accommodate all of us. Secondly, I would send my son to the Arabic school. This has been the wish of my late husband prior to his death."