"My life is currently different than it was before because after receiving transfers from GiveDirectly, I have been able to buy food with less struggles hence I eat well. I, therefore, do not engage in hard labor like in the past hence I always feel strong and peaceful in mind."

"I got a whole testimony to make about my life. The transfers have just made a total turn around in my life. I have been able to make various investments but one significant one that i will never forget is that of changing from being a casual labourer to being self employed. Before the transfers came, i used to engage in casual labour to earn a living. This gave me very little income that could only sustain us as a family. I now have a sewing machine, a shop and two dairy cows that have made my days busy and more productive. My sense of pride as a responsible parent has been renewed. I am so much indebted to Give directly."

"I used to have a shop, but it was not doing well due to lack of enough stock. I have been able to restock my shop and am now getting more customers. I now have a reason to wake up in the morning since I have a business to run. I was able to buy a gas cylinder and this has brought a major change in my family, in that my children are able to prepare breakfast before they walk to school, before it was a big challenge, they would at times go to school without breakfast but now am happy they have something to take in the morning. I would request GiveDirectly to still continue supporting us since they are bringing alot of changes in our lives"

"My life is now different in that, I now have money to change my life and give my family a better life. My children can now be in school after I paid their school fees, and I am able to sustain my income and provide for my family with the shop that I re-opened with Give Directly transfers."

"My life is now different in that I now own a house, I own livestock, and my children can now stay in school. My children would be chased away from school and stay home even for 3 weeks, but that will not happen now as I have paid their school fees for the whole year and they can now stay in school. My life is now very different."

"Lack of finances is a big challenge to my family because it has affected my ability to adequately provide basic needs of my family such as my children's education, food and medication. The situation has been so worse that two of my children had to repeat a whole year of primary education because I lacked enough money to take them to secondary school. Another one resolved to be a casual labourer in Mombasa town after I failed to see him through his secondary education. "

"Receiving this money means building iron roofed house. This is because it's very hard to access grass."

"Receiving this money means purchasing agricultural land because it's limited "

"Receiving this money means completing our iron roofed house .We as a family would love to plaster it."

"My biggest hardship is that ,i have ear problem .This is a serious threat to my life because I don't have money yo access treatment. "