"The main challenge that I am facing right now is lack of money. I am not able to make enough money. Sometimes I make MK2500 a day which is not enough money to buy all the basic needs. Lack of money is coming in because as a fisherman I no longer catch fish the way we used to in the past. The population of fish has declined which means my work does not pay a lot anymore."

"The main challenge that I am currently facing is lack of food and soap. I cannot make enough money to buy all the the things that I need. Sometimes I make MK2000 a day that I might have to use for about 2 to 3 days. This money is not enough to buy food but I have to manage it because I do not have a stable source of income."

"Generally there is no specific big challenge in my life, things are going on just fine with me."

"I felt very happy when I received the money because I had things that I was planning and I wanted to do but I did not have the money. I wanted to have my own plot of land where we would live with my family and quit living on my husband's ancestral home because of the frequent family wrangles and land disputes. Therefore, getting this money was like an answer from God. I am so grateful."

"There is no big difference in my life as far as I can see, it is just normal. I am just grateful."

"Constructing a spacious house for my family has always been what I had desired in my life. This is because the one we have is very small to fully accommodate my family members and the household properties. After receiving the transfer, my priority was to purchase the building materials. I spent KES 25000 to acquire building poles, 16 iron sheets, and timbers. In addition, I spent KES 18,000 to purchase 6 sheep, to boost my livestock rearing. This is a long-term investment for my children I will be able to sell them on profit to fund their educational needs. I also used KES 4000 to clear the fees arrears for my 3 children who are still in primary school. Similarly, I spent 3000 to purchase new school uniforms and some home clothes for them. They were going to school with old and torn uniforms something that humiliated me whenever I escort them to school every morning. I used the remaining amount to purchase sufficient foodstuffs for the family. Lastly, I bought hay since we experiencing drought and lack of pastures for the livestock."

"It is very difficult for me to find money because i rely on casual Labour, i live without money and to make matters worse , a week even passes by without finding any casual work."

"I am a housewife who depends on my husband, but my ambition has been to work as a business woman ( sells clothes). Due to financial constraints this dream has never come to pass. Receiving this money means attaining my desire. I am planning to spend 40,000 KES on the start. This will generate income to my family of 8 members. In a day I can earn 1,000 KES which is enough to sustain all my family needs such as food. Other than that, I will invest the remaining part of the money to invest on my children school fees. Hoping that they will past and have a bright future ahead."

"I spent the money I received from GiveDirectly to purchase building materials and started to build a shop. The construction is still on going. I had always wished to own a shop for business but since I didn't had the money all this was not possible. The rest of the money I spent on food and clothes for my family members. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards. It has enabled us to own assets which could have taken quite some time."

"In my opinion GiveDirectly does well buy giving money to the poor in the community to build better house and to buy dairy cows. I do not find find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well."