"I don't have a good house and my wife is sick and I'm unable to care for her financially. The house I'm in currently, has a lot of leakage which I don't have money to repair. Also, my wife legs is damaged and there's no money to send to her for treatment so she's at her parents place right now."

"Those challenges I'm currently faced with are: firstly, the lack of money, since I and my spouse got divorced, I've been single handedly handling things, I am currently supporting nine children; the bush work is so hard and makes me to just earn a little which isn't sufficient to support everyone of them in school. Secondly, bringing woman home is another challenge I'm currently faced with, in the sense that, I have to get things in other, like having a good source of income, and finding a suitable wife."

"I am a businesswoman in the village, I own a maize milling shop, I am a mother of four children too. With my tight schedule, I find it difficult for me to fetch water from the stream because I closed my shop very late in the evening, therefore I thought of buying a big thank so that it could make my work easier because I will be able to harvest the rainwater, hence I bought a water tank worth KES 37,000, I then used the remaining amount in buying foodstuffs and clothes.I am so happy that I was able to accomplish my goal within a short period of time."

"I am a casual labourer in the village and a farmer. when I received my transfer I bought a dairy cow worth KES 45,000, I used to buy milk daily for our daily consumption which was too expensive because 1litre of milk sells at KES 40 I don't have a stable source of income, therefore, buying milk daily is costly, but all this is in the past now thanks to GiveDirectly. I then used the remaining part of my transfer in buying clothes and foodstuffs. I am grateful for the support that changed my life."

"It was a normal day with chores to carry out at my work station when I heard my phone ringing, upon checking I saw a Mpesa notification showing that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I was overwhelmed with happiness, it was the happiest day of my life, My son had been sent home for fees and I had no a place to run to, the transfer brought hope in my life and I was thankful because it came at the right time."

"Those challenges I'm currently faced with are: firstly, the lack of money to support the home, my children's father refused to support his children, and I'm not doing any good Job, we manage to eat when I go to help people bag their charcoal, they give portion of it as a pay, which I tie and sell by retail; sometimes my siblings send supports. Secondly, I don't have any partner that will show up those concerns, such as buying me clothes, sending my children to school, etc."

"The challenges I am currently facing are: I do not have a house on my own to accommodate my family with absolute privacy. Also I do not have time to rest because I go on my farm every day to work."

"Firstly, I will pay my daughter's school fees. Secondly, I will buy tools that I will use to make my garden."

"To build my house. It will make me to be free from being in family house."

"I spent KES 40,000 to construct a decent 3-roomed house for my family by purchase iron sheets, building poles, nails, and paying the labor charges. This is because the house that I own earlier was small, grass-thatched, and single-roomed. I used it as the kitchen, living room, and bedroom at the same time. It was not enough to accommodate all our commodities. I had wished to own a more spacious house but I lack the financial capacity to build one. In addition, I support my 3 children's education by paying their fees arrears, they were always sent home due to fees issues. Currently, they are happy to learn without any disturbances after clearing their fees. With the remaining amount, I bought enough food for the family."