"I have a plan of investing on livestock farming when I receive this money. Livestock farming is better for me at this old age since it does not involve a lot of physical work. I will buy one dairy cow to help me get milk for consumption. I buy milk when I have a little money but most of the time I do without. I will also buy two oxen to help me plough my farm. This will save me a lot of energy. The three will cost me around 200 USD each."

"I did a course in dress making and I already have a sewing machine but I have not been able to make much out of it because of lack of capital. This money will come as a big boost since I will be able to buy clothing material that will help me design dresses and school uniform for sale. This will be a good source of income for me here in the village. 100 USD will set me off well. I will then use part of the transfer to buy 2 goats each at 40 USD and two oxen to help me plough land and get money within my village."

"The biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life is provision of clean water to my family and cattle. I draw water from far and only relax for a short time when it is raining. Sometimes there could be prolonged drought and the longer the drought the further I go to fetch water. This is a tedious and draining task but hopefully I will be in a position to sort all these."

"Adding one dairy cow costing $250 to my heard, clearing school fees arrears for my two children; one in primary school and another one in secondary school as well as building a two bedroomed house that will cost $250 for my teenage sons is what receiving this money means to me."

"Financial constraints is the most hardship that I have ever faced in my life. This has forced me to spend my life in a house that is half open at the roof. In addition, my family pass through difficulties in terms of food and sometimes I seek help from my neighbours. This has really robbed my joy and I am not a happy person."

""Receiving this money means taking my child to vocational college. One of my 4 girls finished her secondary education on the year 2019 but due to lack of fees she is yet to join. I am planning to spend all the 110,000 shillings of the transfer to settle her fees. This will give room for me to continue saving the little coins I get from my casual jobs plus the support from her daddy, which will cater for the remaining 1 year. I believe she will be employed after graduation and this is going to serve as our source of income.""

"I am aspiring to own a dairy cow in case I qualify to get the transfer from Give Directly. Not having a reliable source of income and raising children single handedly is an uphill task. My plan is to buy a dairy cow of approximately Kenya shillings 30,000 in order to support my 2 children. I will be able to sell the milk in the nearby shopping centre and earn extra coin in order to meet education expenses of my child who is joining university. Therefore, receiving this money mean an increased source of income."

"Due to poor climatic condition in our area, we have been unable to harvest enough maize in my 1 acre piece of land. Initially, we relied on it to cater for education expenses for my 3 children but this changed 10 years ago due to unfavourable climatic condition . This has forced my husband to look for an alternative source of income as a security guard in the city. Even though my husband earns Kenya shillings 12,000, it is hardly enough to cater for the entire family. Getting a reliable source of income has been the biggest hardship we have faced in life."

"We do farming as a source of livelihood. We plant a number of crops which includes tomatoes, maize, beans and tomatoes. This crops normally attract poor prices which end up giving us losses. Tomatoes are highly perishable and if there is no ready market you end up counting losses. Recently, I had ready tomatoes from 0.5 acre piece of land, and coming out empty handed was something so painful to take."

"My granddaughter has been sick since she was 9 months old, and she has been operated on 7times. This has drained us financially as we were forced to sell almost all the assets in order to raise her medical bill. Even as we talk she is still undergoing numerous check ups which is still draining us even more."