"The hard time i'm facing is my body, my body is not well; when GiveDirectly give me this money, i will go to the hospital for doctor to check me."

"I have sold most of my livestock to educate my six children, one of whom has just completed his university studies. The second born is at the university pursuing his studies while the others are in secondary and primary schools. So, receiving this money means we shall replenish our herd. Having a reasonable size of livestock is crucial for us since depend mainly on cattle for our livelihood and development. Specifically, I will use over KES 70000 of the transfer on purchasing some cattle. Also, I will use any remaining amount on paying school fees for my children."

"I will be able to buy food myself, usually, my children come home with food that lasts me a week till their next visit. Now that I will be receiving money, I can easily purchase food for myself anytime I want to. The rest I will use as transport and purchase medicine whenever I go for a check-up."

"I will use this money to buy food and renovate my house. Iron sheets are more durable than a grass thatched roof. What remains I will buy some livestock so that when the five years are over, I will still have something in my house that reminds me of Givedirectly."

"It will be of help, it will enable me to expand my current business. I sell vegetables just outside my house. I can opt to sell fried potatoes and buns and from its proceeds expand the size of my shop. I live in a three-roomed house which is a bit small, I will add one more room to create more space for hosting visitors."

"I have a son who is six years of age, to date, he has never walked or spoken a word. I have been to different hospitals but the only challenge is I cannot afford to cater to his medical bills. He needs physiotherapy and some medication to enable him to walk and sit up without being support. His immune system is weak, hence he frequently catches flu and the fact that he cannot speak and communicate how he feels is depressing for me as his father."

"Educating my 5 children has been challenging for me and with few sources of income, things became worse. My priority is to educate my children but lack of money has not made this possible."

"My current challenge is a lack of money to help my husband, with the household responsibilities. I had to shut down my business because I was making losses. Being unable to help my husband with some responsibilities in the house is frustrating and depressing."

"I have always wanted to keep livestock for sale but due to lack of money, my dream has not materialized. For this project to come true, I plan to save my first 5 transfers. I will then use the savings to buy 3 cows and wait for them to multiply and sell at a profit. Receiving this money, therefore, means a steady income and a good life for my family."

"I moved from where I resided to my current place because I am a polygamous man and needed to build two houses for my wives. I took some of the iron sheets from my old house to finish one side of my roof, the other side is not yet finished due to lack of capital. Receiving this money means good housing for my family."