"I was so happy to spend KES 36,000 on buying a dairy cow that can supply our household with milk. I didn't own one before, so I would depend on getting milk from a relative's house, which sometimes wasn't enough for us. I also spent KES 6,000 on buying new clothes for my four children. The ones they owned had become worn out. Lastly, I spent KES 10,000 on foodstuff such as maize to ensure we had enough food for the family."

"Matress bed"

"I rely on my wife so much when it comes to providing for my family because I am incapacitated and I cannot do any hard jobs. She does casual jobs around here which at times are hard to come by and the money earned is less and so financial constraints have been the biggest challenge that I am facing currently."

"Being in this house which is incomplete and cold is a big challenge to me. I'm so worried about our health that it could get worse in the future. We have also had a challenge with paying school fees. We started paying fees 25 years ago when our first born joined high school. We have struggled so much as a family because we have no income. We are however happy because by next year January the burden will be over since our last born is completing school then."

"I had wanted to renovate my house because the foundation to the house was not that great and my house was almost falling apart and I also wanted to at least manage to buy a couple of livestock so that I could rear for both domestic and commercial benefits."

"My first thought was to pay for my sons tuition fee so I went ahead and paid KES 32,000 and the money also settled my debt of KES 10,000.The initial transfers helped me in putting my dream to life by opening a bakery and so when the second ones arrived I added more items that I needed in my store like blending machines and I also wanted a refrigerator but since I could not afford to pay for it at once I went ahead an installment of KES 10,000 as I waited to get more money and finish up on the KES 20,000 that was remaining."

"I am so thankful to GiveDirectly because for a while my sickness had made my health deteriorate and the constant pain was excruciating but after receiving the money I could afford visiting a doctor where I got medical attention and plus it enabled me to buy livestock that I had really wanted but had no means to afford."

"I took care of tuition fee for two of my children which was almost KES 5,000 and I also went ahead and bought three bags of maize flour that contained twelve packets which cost me KES 3,150 in total. Apart from that I went ahead and added the stock in my shop since I had managed to open one with the first installment which ccost KES 5,000 and lastly I bought two goats for KES 4,000."

"I developed a nerve problem in 2019 that paralysed my right eye thus taking it 18 months to heal. Although I was done with my check-ups in 2020, my immune system has since not regained fully. Hence I cannot currently execute multiple chores like before and this makes me sad."