"I spent my most recent transfer to purchase salon equipment such as a a hair dryer, a sink for washing client's hair, a cabinet for storing beauty products, mirrors and a facial steamer. I have been a mobile hairdresser and beautician for the past three years, whereby I attend to my clients at their location of choice; this could be either at their household or mine. I have always wanted to have my own salon but I did not have the capital to begin one. I used my transfers to buy the equipment that I have listed above as I await my final transfers to enable me rent a stall in Pangani Estate, Starehe Ward, where I can run my own salon. I am very grateful to Give Directly for making this dream come true."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is inadequacy of land. I can not cultivate as much as I would because of the limitations of land."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house, buy a cow that can reproduce to take care of the future. "

"In the next six months, I expect my life to be better than today in that I will be happier since I will have bought another heifer. I expect the one I bought recently to be about to calf this will always be my happiness and hope of good things in my life. I will be happy since my heifers will have grown hence will be of higher value than now which is always my dream."

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

"When I receive this money, I will build a house for my children and pay some loans to recover my land that was staked as collateral."

"I received the notification early in the morning as I was in the process of preparing myself for the day's activities. I heard a message notification on my phone and checking to confirm, it was the message from GiveDirectly that I have been eagerly and anxiously waiting for, that my first transfer had finally been sent. I could not hold the joy and the laughter that came in me as I went through the contents of the message. For sure, this was the first time to get such a large sum of money. This alone made me rejoice and thankful to GiveDirectly for the transfer."

"I expect to build a new house in the next six months. This would be the biggest change in my life because I currently live in a small house which is too squeezed for my big family. I have teenage daughters who should be having their own room to enhance their privacy but since the house is too small there is very minimal to keep private which is so shameful. I am hopeful that in the next six months I shall have mobilized enough resources to start building a bigger house."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received money from GiveDirectly because I had a small house which could not accommodate all of us but I now have a big spacious house which is comfortable for all of us. I also managed to buy bed and mattresses for my children and they no longer go to the neighbour's home asking for a place to spend their nights. I am also happy we can manage to have all meals unlike the past when we used to skip meals because of lack of money to buy food."

"In the next six months, I will have bought all the necessary household items that I feel important to have. I will also have cleared my daughter's school fees this means she will have a smooth stay in school with minimal disruptions caused by fee breaks."