"When one of my children suffered from meningitis about a decade ago, my husband and I sold the livestock we had in a desperate attempt to save his life. Though our efforts did not pay off, he still succumbed to the illness. We have since struggled through educating the rest of the children because we almost exhausted the wealth we had in meeting our late son's costly medication. Matter of fact, two of my first born children dropped out of school due to lack of resources to take them to school. My conscience is constantly haunted by the regret that I did not give them education, an avenue to dignified life."

"On my usual day I wake up early in the morning at 5:00am if I have work at construction sites or If I don't have work, I wake up at 7:00am to look for work in construction sites at Westlands or in town. I take bath, I prepare for breakfast and I then I leave for work. I normally work until 4:00pm and then I head back home. I then hang out with my friends until 4:00pm then head back in my house, prepare for supper and then I retire to bed. On Sunday's I relax with my friends where our group is located and on my free time I normally like to walk around Mathare."

"In the next six months, I will invest part of the transfers in farming so that I can raise money for paying school fees with less struggle. I would prefer planting some cabbages since this does well in our region and there is a ready market in my locality."

"Receiving monthly transfer from Give Directly will enable me to pay school fees for my child and the little earning which I get from my business I will start saving to expand my business with the intention of earning more profit. This will enable me to change my living standards and will be like any other married person since am a single parent."

"I received the transfer notification around 2 o'clock in the morning. However, I could read to comprehend the content of the message at that time. I waited anxiously for daybreak, called for my helper, who confirmed to me that the notification was from GiveDirectly, informing me that I had received my first transfer from them. I was overjoyed on hearing the good news, for I never anticipated in my life that I would receive such a fortune. I celebrated with my family as I planned on how I would spend this transfer to improve my living standard."

"At my age, engaging in strenous activities such as casual jobs or working in the garden has become hard for me due to poor health. The only activity i am sure to engage myself in is rearing livestock. However, due to lack of finances, i have been unable to buy any kind of livestock hence i fully depend on my children for my upkeep; which is the biggest hardship i am facing. "

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have built a business premise to put up my business with the upcoming transfer. This will diversify items I will be selling since I will not abandon my vegetable business. For instance, I will be able to give a helping hand to my spouse in paying school fees for our children because I am anticipating my profits to increase as compared to the ones I am getting now."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have built a spacious house for my family that I always longed for with the finances from GiveDirectly. Having this house will be a sigh of relief because the members of my family will get their personal privacy whenever they are in need of it."

"I expect to save the transfers and expand my business to larger horizons to help raise more income for the family. With the numerous businesses, there will be a flow of cash in my household hence improvements in our lifestyle as a family and I believe my family will be in a much better place than we are now."

"In the next six months, I want to buy a sheep. I have always desired to have at least one type of livestock in my compound. This is an investment which I know will help me to raise good money to handle my needs."