"From my end l think GiveDirectly has done everything pretty well you promised us two transfer's and we have gotten that without any challenges i really appreciate everything this organisation has done."

"I struggle to buy Food for myself and my family because I don't have a piece of land to cultivate on, I depend on buying maize flour on daily basis which is expensive, I do not have proper shelter, this house is overall in a bad shape, it has to be replaced with a good one, this money will help me to mold some bricks and buy iron sheets. I thank Give Directly for considering us here"

"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means I will be able to start a retail shop business in the village. The location of my house is strategic for this business because it is located 10 metres from the road. The biggest advantage of this business is that the nearest retail shop is located 3Km away meaning I will have a large customer base because most of my village people will be purchasing commodities from my shop. The shop will cost me KES. 55,000; KES. 15,000 to construct the structure and the other KES. 40,000 to buy commodities from wholesale shops in the nearest town. I will use the balance to buy food and later furnish my house by buying a new bed and a mattress so that I can earn myself some peaceful sleep. Doing all this will make me a happy man."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of income to meet my basic needs and those of my household. The charcoal burning occupation I engage in is not sustainable because I only get peanuts from the sale of charcoal. Due to the harsh economic conditions brought about by the draught in my area, my charcoal customers have reduced and I can only manage to sell 3 90kgs bags of charcoal at KES 600 each. In addition to this, charcoal burning is energy draining and makes me exhausted everyday."

"I feel I am very lucky to be assisted with money because our poverty is too much and with this assistance I will be able to sort out some of the things I was lacking"

"I dont have permanent means of getting money feed my wife and kids and this assistance is a game changer to me because I see myself buying more food with the money"

"I do not have adequate food for my grandchildren, whose parents left me with, some of them passed out, some of them went out of the country to search for greener pastures, for me to source money for basic needs of these grandchildren it is not easy, I have to sell some of my bags of maize, the second challenge here is my house, we sleep with so much fears more especially during rainy season, once I receive the cash,I will build a new house in which I will be staying in comfortably."

"As you can see, my house is in a very bad state, it gives me alot of discomfort more especially during the rainy season, I have planned to build another house roofed with iron sheets, that will do good for me and my family"

"As a nuclear family with young children who consume milk daily, we usually spend KES 30 on purchasing milk from our neighbors. Whenever we do not have funds, we would do without the precious commodity. We have been doing this for some years because we do not have a cow. So, receiving this money means we shall afford to buy a dairy cow, hence, ensuring that my family gets adequate milk for consumption and sale of any surpluses. Precisely, I will utilize about KES 35 000 on purchasing the cow. Also, I will use approximately KES 15 000 on fencing my compound and paddocking my land. Finally, I will spend any remaining amount on starting up a shop business."

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is i live unhappy life. I feel like i am not enjoying my marriage life as my husband is always in South Africa and when he comes he does not stay long enough. I am married but i don't feel like i have a man because i always feel lonely."