"The biggest hardship i have faced is having enough money to provide for my family."

"The lack of a stable source of income has contributed greatly to financial instability which is my biggest hardship. Sometimes I make sales worth 100 shillings from my small business which consists of selling Chapati and groceries. Therefore I cannot account for my profit making it difficult to save. My husband is an equally state since he depends on casual jobs which are hard to come by. In most cases he supports us with food only because we take it on credit from the neighbouring shops. This means I have to cater for the rest of our family needs but I struggle alot."

"Receiving this money means that our wealth shall significantly improve. I plan to purchase some livestock that will be sold in the future to educate my children. Additionally, I will utilize some of the money in expanding my business of livestock trade. Subsequently, we shall attain more income for expanding my wealth."

"When my husband died, my son took up the responsibility to look after me. However, since my son was engaged in the road accident, I have had a challenge to sustain myself. I am jobless, elderly but at the same time, I am obligated to take care of my son's medical expenses as well as my food for survival. So, this is my biggest hardship."

"Receiving this money means starting a business ( shop). This has been my longing but due to financial constraints, this dream has never come to pass. I am planning to spend 30,000 Kenya shillings to start it. This is going to generate income to my family of 9 members. In a day I can make at least 500 shillings as profits. This is enough to cater for all the basic needs such as food because we always spend 200 shillings only. Also I will save the extra amount for my children's future education. Other than that,I will spend the remaining amount to build a spacious house which can accommodate all of us and leave comfortable."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well for remember the less fortunate in the society by sending them cash transfer. This transfer has brought a lot of development in the society since we received adequate training before the cash was sent to our phones."

"My life different than it would have been if I never received my transfer in that, I have now reliable source of livelihood after starting livestock rearing with my transfers. Currently, I own one cows and 5 goats and some are about to give birth. Additionally, I was able to construct a decent shelter for my family. Earlier, I was living in a small house which was about to collapse. Furthermore, I now have enough food for the family unlike before when we could spend the whole day without eating."

"My life is different than it would have been in that I was able to construct a spacious house for the family. This has restored the happiness and privacy I because I used to sleep in the same house with my kids, at the moment they reside in a different house. In addition, I was able to purchase proper beddings to replace the one that had been worn out. Lastly, I own a pair of oxen which will improve my farming but replacing the old way of digging using my hands. I will be able to cultivate 2 acre more which will result into more harvest hence enough food for the family. Furthermore, I will hire them out to my neighbours to earn a living for the family."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well for giving out unconditionally cash transfer which has helped many households. Furthermore, we were given the right to plan on how to use the cash to transform our lives for the better. Additionally, we were trained by the GiveDirectly officers on how use the cash wisely."

"I spent $150 to purchase iron sheet, timber and to pay labour charges for the construction of a roof of my kitchen I had constructed it but I lack the capital to complete the roofing. I also purchased a bed and mattress for $130 since we had been using old rags as beddings which was not comfortable. In addition, I used $100 to purchase a decent door for my house now my property are more secured than before. Lastly, spent $100 to buy 12 bags of cement which I am planning to use them in plastering the house."