"Receiving this money means a safe shelter for me. I share a house with my co-wives, a house that left by our husband almost 7 years ago. The iron sheets are worn out and any little rain means no shelter already. Therefore, I plan to put up a house that will provide a safe and good shelter for me. A one bedroom house is enough for me."

"In 2015, I was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A condition that was brought about by the activities of charcoal burning. This disease has been disturbing me from doing my various activities. I now receive some medication but it has never healed. Am now subjected to very light duties of which its hard in our area owing the fact that one need to be active to be able to access some of the common services. I have to walk to long distances to fetch water and get other services like healthy facilities."

"The hard time i'm facing now is money business. I want put my children in school, but no money and I also want to build my house, because the house that i'm living in now is really leaking and i don't have money to buy zinc; so when GiveDirectly give me this money, it will be able to solve all my problems."

"I have my child who is in secondary school and I has some school fees balance of 17,000 KES. I will settle the fees so that my son can enjoy his education without being sent home frequently because of school fees. I will buy a very comfortable bed and a mattress of size 5×6 inch so that I sleep comfortably with my husband. The second transfer I will buy high breed goats Worthy 30,000 KES because they do well in our area as compared to cattle and the remaining amount I will buy new clothes for me and my husband and have a stock of food in my house."

"My current problem is insecure house. My house roof was blown away by wind last month. A situation that has caused some of my children seek refuge in other people's house. My items in the house are not safe anymore because any moment thieves or rain can destroy them."

"I was sleeping on a mat on the floor, therefore i have bought a bed ,mattress and blankets to be sleeping comfortably. My house was grass thatched as such I have bought iron sheets to replace the grass. I have also bought bags of Maize in my house since there was no food."

"My income is very low - I getting 6000 KES which is not enough to cater for all needs of my family. My first daughter is 3 years old and has not yet started school because of luck of school fees. Getting food is also a big challenge. Sometimes we go to bed hungry because of lack of something to eat."

"Receiving this money means better accommodation for my five children. I will build a two-roomed semi-permanent house which can accommodate my 5 children. Currently, the house we are in does not have enough space and it leaks during the rainy seasons. I rear poultry in my compound and sell them to the nearest shopping center. I will buy 20 chickens and their food to boost my business. With the remaining amount, I will clear school fees for my five children for this year."

"I spent KES12000 repairing my husband's motorcycle that had been sidelined with a mechanical problem for far too long which made things more difficult for us. This is because the motorcycle used to help us in fetching water since we have to travel very far to get water and hiring the services of a motorcycle taxi is very expensive and unaffordable to us. Therefore, repairing the motorcycle was a very huge relief to us, as well as an investment because we can offer motorcycle taxi services to other people. I kept aside KES25000 to buy some goats when the current drought and famine subsides because it is very risky to keep livestock in this state of the climate and I would not want to throw away my investment."

"The main Challenge that am currently facing is financial support. I have nobody whom can help me financially"