"I lost my wife two years ago.She fell ill and succumbed to kidney failure.From then life has not been the same.She left me with six children.The youngest is eight years old and the eldest is around 18 years of age.My mother had to take care of three of the small children while I remained with the other three.I act the role of a mother to ensure that they are well fed.I feel stressed and lonely since we helped each other feed the family and she was a good companion too.I no longer have someone to share my troubles with and encourage each other when things get tough.I am a casual labourer and feeding my children has been a real struggle worse than when my wife was still alive.This is the biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life.I hope to become strong and fight just to get the best for my children."

"I kept a larger portion of my transfer as savings in the merry-go-round. My aim is to start a cosmetic shop by December. I have already done a lot of research concerning the business like the approximate cost that might be required to start the business and the items that I will be selling. I know that before starting it up, I will have more skills that will help me to manage it smoothly. I have not seen a cosmetic shop in the neighborhood. Most people have to go to Town where most cosmetic shops are located. I am certain that this business will do well."

"My new goal is that currently, I am looking for better opportunities from which I can generate more income. I am partnering with my uncle to save enough money to purchase a posho mill. I am assured that once we acquire this, we will be providing services in our locality and earn extra income from the business out of this."

"My dream has been to complete a course that I had begun earlier so that I would get skills that fit me to the current job market. However, I had to be discontinued since I could not raise my college fees adequately. My life is now different in that ever since I began receiving my monthly transfer, I decided to save at least KSH 4000 every month to enable me to raise the fees, which up to now I have saved a considerable amount. I am assured that as GiveDirectly sends the transfer, I will save more to resume my studies."

"The moment I learnt that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I became very happy because this money came at a time when my son was at home for school."

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy because this money would help me construct another house sinse the old one had become hazardous. "

"The moment I learnt that money had been sent, I felt so happy because it was as promised without any amount missing. "

"That moment I received my money, I was so happy because I knew this money would help relieve stress, especially pay children's school fees. "

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy to extent of relieving sadness because there's no other organization that has done such a thing."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of oxen. The piece of land that I have is small but atleast good enough to sustain my household. However, I am not in position to maximumly utilise it because I don't have oxen that would support in opening up fields. Some times I have tried using a how but this does not help that much. Food shortage has always been the result. This is caused by late cultivation just for cases where I am able to hire. Oxen can only be released after the owners are done with their work(cultivation)."