"Receiving this money will help me buy enough food for my household as I am already starving since I didn't harvest enough food during the last growing season due to lack of money for fertilizers which affected my maize yields resulting in hunger"

"Receiving this money has meant alot for my family am very happy for this opportunity and I believe my hungry days will be over."

"I spent the money in buying iron sheets, wood, poles and nails. These materials were will be used in the construction of the house. It’s a one room house for my son. The house we are currently staying is getting small and so it wise to build him a house of his own. Soon he is going to have a family of his own and the house I will be of great importance to him."

"I have been struggling to go back to the livestock farmer that I was some years back but lack of money has been a hindrance. With this money I can comfortably buy 10 goats at a cost of KES 30,000. Goat farming is better especially in this semi arid region compared to keeping cows. This will help me financially especially in paying school fees for my children. I also plan to use KES 20,000 to build a house for my children who are growing up fast. My eldest is 14 years old now and needs a seperate structure soonest possible."

"The challenges that we are currently facing are not finding enough piece works to help me generate money for my family. I mostly rely on my husband who does piece works at the lake side but since the lake side is closed we can only do small piece works and the money earned does not get us enough food."

"I lack basis necessities such soap and food because I do not have a stable source of earning money and I have to rely on casual labour which are even scarce and do not fetch enough money for one to afford a decent living"

"I spent the money in buying building materials. I did buy iron sheets, I also spent KSH 5000 in buying building stones, I bought 14 bags of cement at a price of KSH 15400. I also paid the workers building the house all at a rate of 2,600 per day. After the completion of the house I also did build a toilet for myself. I previously did not have a toilet and used to my help myself in the bushes."

"I am more than happy to have been enrolled into this program as I believe that, this money will help me renovate my house as it is grass thatched and badly leaks during heavy rains making living in it very uncomfortable. I also intend to buy enough fertilizers for the next growing season so that I should harvest enough food and not starve"

"Receiving this money means a decent house for my family. Currently, I am living is small structure which is not spacious enough to accommodate my family of 5. I am planning to spend KES 55000 to construct a two bed house so that we can live an admirable life. I will further spend KES 30000 to buy 10 goats that will act as a long term investment project to my household. The remaining amount will cater for other household expenses like food."

"It was around 9 AM when I was just relaxing with my family then I heard my phone vibrating so loudly. This was an indication of a new messge. Since I am illetrate, I asked one of my children to read out for me the contents of the messages. Upon checking, she realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with happiness becasue I knew my life would change positively. That will remain to be one of the memorable days in my life."