"I have always wished to be a dairy farmer.I have two cows for now but the piece of land for grazing is small.I am therefore planning to buy a small piece of land where I will expand my livestock farming."

"Comfortable life is something that has been my long time desire but this has never come through due to financial instability. Being a widow with all responsibilities to provide for the family, I face more challenges ever since my hands can not support doing heavy jobs. I am forced to depend on my daughter who is doing house work at Mombasa and her earnings are never enough to support our family needs. Receiving this money means providing capital for my daughter to start a second hand clothes business in order to have a reliable source of income. I also plan to construct a good house for myself because the one I have is just braving the dangers of strong winds in our area."

"My long time desire has been to live a decent life with my family, a wish that has not materialized yet and this has forced me to do jobs which are considered man dominated due to their tedious nature. Since there is no option, I am always expected to be in the bush burning charcoal for my family's upkeep. This has really drained my energy and I am looking forward to changing my life for the better when I receive the transfers from Givedirectly. I plan to construct a good house for myself because the one I currently have cannot accommodate my family. Being a widow with no business skills, I wish to buy ten goats for rearing, an oxen and ox plough to upscale my farming and also use the remaining amount to support my children's education."

"In the next six months, I expect to have joined the university and concentrate on my studies so that I can become a better person in the future."

"I felt very happy the moment I received the transfer. I have been doing casual jobs and never at one point had I ever received such a lump-sum amount of money. My phone had been off the whole night, the moment I switched it on in the morning I realized there was a message informing me that transfers had been sent to me. The first person I called to share the good news was my husband. He reminded me to be calm and reflect on the previous goals that we had agreed to pursue. I could actually not contain my joy when I learned about the good news."

"My expectation in the next few months is to ensure that I have more sheep for rearing. I want to buy more sheep and once they reproduce and have a good number, I will be able to sell them and get a good amount of money that I am able to do a bigger project like building or improving my house. I also want to have improved my poultry project so that its able to help as another source of income by selling the eggs produced."

"I spend a lot of money seeking medical care for my family. My children get frequent cold attacks, a condition that has never received longterm treatment. This means I cannot advance financially because there is no extra money for savings. I am straining too much to provide other needs like food, education and clothing. This is because I lack a stable source of income to cater for all these and I can say financial constraint is my biggest hardship."

"With the new grocery business that we are planning to set up in the next few months, I expect to be more financially stable in the next six months. The business will be an extra source of income for my family even when my motorcycle taxi business doesn't provide enough for the day."

"I hope that in the next six months, I will have bought enough construction materials to construct a new kitchen. I currently have an old one that might collapse any moment and I hope that will change soon. Other than serving as a cooking area, the new kitchen will also serve as a sleeping area for some of my grandchildren who are all currently sleeping in one room despite being of different gender."

"It was in the night when I was woken up by my phone's notification. I was very reluctant to check the message because I never considered it important. I was urged by my husband to check the message and to my amazement, it was money. I was very happy and could not believe my eyes. I knelt down and thank God for the blessing from GD."