"I sell groceries to support my family and I don't have a definite place to work from. Receiving this money means that I will be able to put up a shop (400usd) at the local centre. Interacting with people is my hobby as I am able to sell my products and in return get some profit. Consequently,I will use part of the transfers to purchase a dairy cow (350usd) as i have always desired to own one. The one I currently own belongs to a friend and she might come for it any time. I will use some milk for my household and the rest I will sell to educate my children. My son will be joining college soon and the rest of the transfers will cater for his school fees."

"The meaning of receiving this money to me is that givedirectly wants to improve the livelihood of poor people in this area so that we should be able to have good houses, buy food or start a business"

"I lack money for basic items such as soap, salt and food being an old woman. I believe this money will help me cover for some of those basic things"

"Receiving this money means food security to my house hold. This is because I do farming in a 1acre piece of land that I was given by my mother in law. The produce from this land is utmost 2 bags of 90 kgs that sustain my family of five for 2 months.I am planning to spend my first transfer to buy 2 acres of productive land that can produce more harvest to sustain my family. I will use $400 of my second transfer to buy 3 indigenous dairy cows to produce milk for consumption and also to sell the surplus to earn an income. The remaining amount will help me to cater for my basic needs like food."

"This money will be used towards building a modern house as the one I currently live in is grass thatched and in bad shape. I will also use the money for buying fertilizers and food"

"Lack of money. As for us to have money is very hard so it is the hardest thing for us as we cannot look after our family properly."

"Being old I lack money for basic items like soap and food so this money has come at the right time as it will help me to cover some of those things"

"My biggest hardship is financial constraints. I used to work as a night guard earning Ksh 7000 per month which was not enough to cater to my family's needs. I decided to leave the job and go back to farming. The biggest challenge is the lack of finances to purchase farm equipment. Using hand made equipment takes time and so tiring."

"To be honest i feel blessed for getting census,all my life i have never received this amount of money but I'm truly grateful because it will solve most of my problems."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life has been lack of money to cater for my siblings school fees. My mother sells palm wine, a business that can not sustain our family. Seeing my siblings out of school due to lack of school fees breaks my heart."