"The dealth of my husband who left me with a little baby that iam raising on my own is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life because some times i sit in my room think of how best will i raise her with all these challenges."

"The dealth of my father who passed away in 2004 left a very big gap in my life and this is te biggest hardship i have faced in my life."

"We usually low yields each year which results into prolonged hunger at our household, it is a problem that will be dealt with using the money you have given us, we thank you so much for the help"

"I do not know how to read and write and as I was going on with my daily activities, most of my neighbors were so happy while claiming that they had received their promised money from GiveDirectly. I waited patiently till lunch hour when my helper arrived and I requested him to help me check my Mpesa balance and after a few minutes, he confirmed to me that the money was already in my account. My heart was immediately filled with joy as I knew that this money would enable me to accomplish so much including paying school fees for my children."

"Paying school fees for my children has been an uphill task to me. I depend on subsistence farming and I majorly plant onions that I can later sell to people at a retail price. The money I usually get is not enough to pay school fees for my children and still set aside some to use in meeting our daily basic needs. Due to this, I am at times forced to take loans and my children are constantly out of school due to fees arrears. Despite all this challanges, my son was able to complete his secondary school education, passed well and my biggest worry was how I would be able to clear his fee arrears for him to be given his certificate that was needed when joining a tertiary institution. My transfers came in handy as it enabled me to not only pay for his college fee but to also clear his fee arrears. This, I can testify that is the biggest difference in my daily life as I now live a stress free life knowing that he is in school continuing well with his studies."

"Receiving this money means that I shall afford to own a cow once again. I will use approximately KES 30, 000 on purchasing a cow as an investment. Owning a cow means a lot to me and my family because it shall provide us with milk for consumption and sale of surpluses to gain income. Also, a cow shall reproduce, hence, my wealth shall expand. Besides, I will spend about KES 15, 000 on improving my house by acquiring some furniture and installing a better door. Also, I will utilize any remaining amount on buying some household items, clothing, and food since I have been struggling to survive with whatever I have."

"I thank GiveDirectly that I was able to benefit from this program. With the first transfers I bought livestock (1 cow and 2 goats) and with the second transfer I hired a farming land. These two projects wouldn't have been manageable if it weren't for your assistance and for this, my family and I are so happy."

"As a father my dream is to ensure all my children go through university and achieve their dreams. My children are done with school except for our last born and 1 grandchild whom we are supporting. I had to sell all my cows to educate my last born who just finished his university, but there still fee arrears of KES 70,000. This transfer will mean that he gets his certificate and finally look for an honourable job and support us in return.After paying for his fee I will use the remaining amount to purchase 2 cows and buy food."

"The moment I received my cash transfer I was so excited and thankful as I never thought I would ever have such kind of money at once in my life. My children had no clothes but soon after I received my cash transfer I managed to buy them new ones and am very thankful."

"When I received my cash transfer I was so excited and thankful. I used to sleep on the floor but soon after I received my cash transfer I managed to buy a bed and a mattress and am very thankful as now am able to sleep comfortably and waking up in the morning without dust."