""The problems I am facing now are mainly the fixing of my house, the way I'm strong like this when my friends come to visit me and see my house in this condition it brings shame to I and my family. The second thing is, sending my children to school, it's difficult these days to get enough money from the fufu business we do, most times I go to sell and come back with less then a thousand liberian dollars, and from that same money I can find food for my family, the little that leave I can save it somewhere for future use.""

"My biggest hardship has been the lack of money in my household, I struggle to buy food for daily consumption. This money will help me relieve that pressure."

"" There are lots of sellers than buyers within our clan. The fufu I produce from cassava to sell doesn't sell well. Because of this, it decay and zero profit is yield. Consequently, this is the only thing I do best. This has been a major challenge for me.""

"The recipient said she is facing financial constraint, according to her she want to go back to school but no support. She also said that her husband is not working, both of them are not getting support from anywhere. Sometimes to even get food is not easy according to the recipient"

"It is my desire to raise my six children well and ensure they are well-educated. I was therefore happy to receive this transfer from GD. I used KES 11,500 to pay their school fees so that they have a chance to learn. I also used KES 41,650 to purchase materials including timber and concrete. I was able to build a modern house. It makes me glad that I can now provide good shelter for my family."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well in sending us transfers and giving us the chance to set up sources of income, such as small businesses. Our lives have improved because of this, and this is very commendable. I do not think there's anything that GiveDirectly does not do well."

"As a man, it's important for me to honour my in-laws, by paying dowry. I used KES 10,000 of the transfer to do this. I then acquired five goats worth KES 22,500. My family now has a constant supply of milk for use at home and we plan on selling a few of them whenever we need money. The remaining amount of KES 20,650 was spent on building my house. We finally have a decent place to call home, and this makes me happy."

"Currently now, I am having some health problems, I usual suffer from cold and pains in the body, and also facing financial challenge. I find it difficult to afford food for my children and money to pay their school's fees."

"I was busy chatting was chatting with my friends at around 10 AM when I had my phone ringing. This was an alert of an incoming message. However, I did not bother to check its content because I knew could be the random Safaricom messages. After like two minutes Iater message popped in. That is when I opted to check its content. I confirmed that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I had finally received my transfers as promised. I felt happy for I knew I would finally renovate my house."

"The biggest hardship that I ha e faced is hunger. My family did not harvest enough food that will take us for the entire year and this has made our life difficult. We so much depends much on government subsidized fertilizer program. Last year, we did not manage to be part of the program. This made us not to apply enough fertilizer to our crops resulting to low harvest."