"The biggest difference in my daily life after receiving the first transfer is the joy of going back to school to further my education. This is a dream I had been having for such a long time but being a mother at the moment, I was slowly parting ways with this dream since I needed to direct all the resources we have to educate our children."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the presence of a cow on our field. Even though I am expecting it to start producing milk when it calves down in three months, I am glad that I can see it as an assurance that things have started changing for the better."

""In the past I was really struggling with my life and that of my family because I have been working for people in order to sustain my family. But since I got this money I now own a fishing nets for myself and a canoe that I can use for one to two years. GiveDirectly has brought a great improvement in my family life"."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying two high-density mattresses at KES 5000. These were to replace the old mats that we have been using for all those years and we were always complaining of back pains. In addition, I bought some building materials like iron sheets at KES 19000, building poles at KES 6000, nails, and labor costs of KES 6000. These were for the construction of a new house becasue the previous one was just a small hut with thatched roofing. During the rainy seasons, it was so hectic because of the leaky roof, most of my properties would get damaged. I also cleared school fees of KES 3000 for my three children for them to sit for an exam that was almost kicking off. I also settled a debt of KES 2000 from one of my frnds and at least I now have peace of mind. With the remaining amount, I bought foodstuffs for my family and good clothing."

"I posed constructing my house due to financial contain. The little I receive from my casual job goes to buying food and paying school fees leaving me with nothing to save or buy materials to complete the construction of my house. With this money, I will plan KES 60000 to finish constructing my house and renovating my kitchen. Water is now another hurdle in our area, this money will allow me to buy a plastic water tank at KES 35000 and harvest rainwater water. With the remaining money, I will food and clothing to my children."

"I have been struggling to provide food and basic needs to my family, we rely on subsistence farming to provide for the household. The situation worsened since the break out of maize rust which adversely affected maize production in our area. This left us with nothing but to rely on casual jobs to put food on the table. This has not been easy since what we earn from a casual job is about KES 400 daily which is not enough for the family's basic needs."

"Inadequate finances are the biggest challenges we are currently facing. I am a mother of 4 sons and a daughter. April this year my elder son was initiated and this cost me KES 10000 for the doctor and another KES 10000 for the home welcoming ceremony. The little savings I had earned from pottery were all spent on this occasion and were not enough.I had to take a loan from microfinance and up to this point am struggling to pay it off.My family has had to go through thick and thin in feeding and clothing because we now depend on one meal a day and no purchase of clothing's in order to pay the debt."

"Unemployment is the biggest challenge am currently facing. Working as a casual employee is hectic and unpredictable.There are several occasions when I fail to secure a job in this community and this necessitates walking to a neighboring community in search of any job .With this ,I fall into a trap of exploitation through lower pay due to dire need of money.There are times I get a payment of KES 100 and this is so humiliating and stressful because subdividing this amount among the family needs is nearly impossible.When I fail to secure a job my wife has to go round the village borrowing some items such as flour , sugar and this embarrassed me a lot.This joblessness has subjected my family to food insecurity ."

"I am facing serious financial problem, my husband and I are in confusion for the past two month and he is not taking his responsibility presently. Our daughter is with me and I need to feed her on a daily basis. I learn that my spouse is with another relationship in Klay, therefore he is not helping me. I have not registered my daughter because of financial problem. I really need money inorder to set me free from all my hard time."

""Since the death of my husband, I have been all alone with my children, no one to assist us. Upon receiving this cash transfer, I will definitely engage into large farming because farming is what I love doing. I will also build a decent house of my own. The remaining money will be invested into my children education to enable them becoming great future leaders. ""