"The purchase of the two water tanks after receiving the transfer is the biggest difference in my daily life. Even though I had not been having any streaming income, I had been hoping to obtain at least one to ease my walk to and from the river every day. This project has given me hope to soon establish a long-lasting water reservoir that will keep me both over the rainy and the dry seasons. Rainy seasons will be important since I will be fetching water, ensuring that the tanks are full so that the usage of the stored water might take a little bit longer."

"Food insecurity has been a major cause of stress for my family. I run a kiosk where I sell foodstuff to earn a living. Unfortunately, I only earn KES 100 a day from this. This amount is not enough to cater for the basic needs of all five family members. On receiving this transfer, I prioritised the purchase of foodstuff worth KES 3,000 that included maize, beans and vegetable oil. This was to ensure we had enough food for the household. Additionally, I bought more goods for my business, with the costs amounting to KES 40,000. This is my investment, as more stock will lead to more sales and therefore an increase in profit. Lastly, I spent KES 10,000 on the acquisition of four goats. I'm glad that I can sell these whenever I need money urgently."

"This money means a lot to me. I haven't been moving around a lot waiting to be enrolled in the project. I went to school up to Form 4 in secondary school but did not get good points. As such, I would like to use the money to go back to school. I will work hard to get good points. I would like to become a teacher in future. On top that, I plan to buy goats to raise which I will sell in future. I will also buy iron sheets to put a new roof on my house because it is made of grass. Not forgetting to buy a bicycle which will be used as a mode of transport when going to the hospital. I always borrow a bike from neighbors when going to the hospital and sometimes they deny to give it to me and leave me with no choice but to walk."

"Since I was living in fear due to the state of my house not only it being small but also falling apart due to bad weather conditions, its walls were full of cracks and it was not safe to reside in. I decided to construct a new-interlocking block house. I also managed to pay school fees for my 3 children who are college, secondary and primary schools respectively. I also bought some food for the family. I took these steps to overcome the worries of insecurity I had as far as the house issue was concerned as well as to ensure my children are retained in school full time not as before when they were on and off school."

"One of my greatest desires in life has been to build a decent, comfortable house for my family of four. This has been impossible to achieve, however, since I was unemployed, until a few weeks ago. We, therefore, lived in a small, dilapidated house that was falling apart. When we received the first transfer, we started building a better house, but could not complete it since the money was not enough. For this reason, I was elated when I received this second transfer. I purchased materials including timber and iron sheets, to complete the construction of my new house. The material and labour costs amounted to KES 25,000. I plan to spend the remaining amount of KES 28,150 to acquire ten goats that I hope to exchange for oxen later on."

"I no longer have worries nor stress about being able to provide food, education for my children, shelter and access to water because of the transfer I received from GiveDirectly. I used to sell charcoal to earn a living and this source of income was not enough to cater for our living expenses. I was very much worried especially about where I would get money to educate my daughter who is in class 6. With the transfer that I received, I purchased a water tank which can hold 300 liters of water; this assures me of water security to my family since we are living far from the water points. I also managed to construct some pillars for my existing house to make it firm. Before, our house was somehow unstable because the poles were destroyed by termites.. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly."

"I am grateful and happy that I will receive this money, I have been waiting for this kind of help because currently, I face difficulties raising these children on my own, I sell vegetables but for me it's not enough to take care of these children, I appreciate give Directly for coming with this initiative"

"It was around 9 am when I was in my house relaxing. I heard loud follow-up messages on my phone. I was with my helper who confirmed that it was the transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt very happy and thanked God for the organization that had come to our rescue. I had received a huge amount of money that would transfer our lives. We started the preparation to go to withdraw our cash with my helper since I had already planned on how to use them."

"I spent KES 13,800 to purchase a solar light system for my house. This is because my children were struggling to do their homework at night. I was using a paraffin lamp which is costly since I had to purchase the paraffin every day. I also bought a bed and mattress for KES 10,500 for myself. This is because I was sharing a single bed with my 3 children and sometimes I had to sleep on the floor with my husband when he is around. This was the worst situation in my life since I could feel body pain all over my body after sleep. In addition, I used KES. 4500 to support my 3 children's education by paying a school fee of KES.1000 each and purchase a pair of school uniforms for each of the children. For the remaining amount, I bought 2 sacks of maize floor and one goat for rearing."

"We laid down our goals according to our priorities after GiveDirectly came for enrollment and our top priority was a dairy cow and a piece of land. We used to rear one of our friends' dairy cows and we would get milk for our consumption and sale in return. Before receiving the transfer, the owner had approached and informed us that he will be selling it since he needed money to sort out his financial needs. When I received the transfer, I spent KES 27000 to pay for this cow so that we would retain it, saved KES 20000 in my account and we are planning to use it in buying a piece of land after receiving our second transfer since our ancestral land is small and one cannot practice crop farming. Using the remaining KES 7000, I bought some food and clothes and we are grateful to GiveDirectly for enabling us to achieve all these as a family."