"The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of land for agricultre."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is the problem of providing school fees and lack of proper shelter for the family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have expanded my business where I sell second hand clothes and shoes. In the past it was hard to provide family basic needs and pay school fees for my daughter since the income I got from the business was not enough to meet all meet all the basic needs. I used my transfers to expand my business and the income I get is enough to pay school fees and provide for my family. I can pay school fees in time and her performance has improved since the head teacher no longer sent her home to collect school fees."

"I used my most recent transfer to buy an umbrella for my business where I sell chips and kebabs. I decided on this because it was very hot and we are also approaching the rainy season. I can therefore do my business comfortably. I also used part of transfer to buy one bag of potatoes to expand my business. In the past I could only afford half a bag of potatoes hence got little income from my business. Thank you Give Directly since I can now get more income from the business."

"I spent KES 3000 of the most to increase stock in my business. The remaining KES1000 went towards buying food items. I also spent KES 1000 to pay school fees for my child."

"My new goal is to open Mpesa shop at home. Currently my neighbors walk for a long distance to get to the nearest Mpesa shop. I will use my next transfer to start this business. This will be an additional source of income to pay school fees for my brother and also meet my basic needs."

"My life is currently different in that my children can now stay in school without being sent home for school fees and I can also provide for them most of the basic needs like meals without much struggle. My business is doing quite well. I save 200 KES everyday out of my business."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have some extra money to save for a business, as I now receive the transfers to boost and supplement my income"

"In the next six months, I expect to have cemented the floor of my house and I will no longer be subjected to dust-related health risks such as infection by jiggers. My house will be more decent and this will make me feel comfortable and at peace to have visitors around. I had been afraid even to request my relatives to visit me since I feared that some of them could be affected by dust which emanates from the floor of my house especially when I take a long time before I smear it with cow-dung."

"There is a significant change in my life. In the past, I use to get little income from my business where I used to supply fruits to my customers. The income was not enough to meet all my basic needs and pay school fees for my siblings and I was forced to do casual jobs to get more income. When I received my transfers I expanded my business and can now supply many commodities such as milk, maize flour and bread.This has really boosted the income from my business and I no longer struggle to get my basic needs and can now pay school fees for my siblings comfortably."