"My greatest desire in life has always been to construct a bigger house for my family. Currently, I have a family of seven and we struggle a lot to fit in there and it is always embarrassing when we have visitors around. My first priority is to build a house once I receive my transfers. Secondly, I'd wish to start up a shop business that will earn me an extra income that will enable me educate my children who are in secondary school with ease. Finally, I will engage myself in livestock rearing specifically the oxen, that will enable me cultivate my land in time during planting season. Receiving this money therefore means; all the aforementioned projects will finally come into reality, all thanks to GD."

"Receiving this money is a dream come true. GD is indeed heaven sent. I have always desired to have a stable source of income that can cater for the needs of my children that is; good shelter, quality education, health care and stable supply of food. I will invest my first transfers in raising and breeding of domestic goats. Goats multiply at a higher rate - twice a year- making it the most valuable investment. For the second transfers, I will use it to build a house for my kids.The one we are currently using is leaking thus subjects my kids to cold everytime it rains."

"My work involves cutting trees in the forest and burning them to make charcoal. This is an extremely tiring job and for the past few months I have been praying to find an alternative source of income. Receiving this money means I will be able to start rearing livestock which is a very lucrative business in Bamba location. Over time the livestock will give birth and multiply in number, i will then start selling them in Bamba market thereby earning income from it. With this income I will pay for my children's education and feed my family."

"I have been fully depending on my spouse for the last seven years of our marriage to provide for everything.The hotel business that he runs in Mtwapa can not adequately shoulder the family burdens of food,clothing, school fees and a good house.Starting up a general shop business that can generate profits to assist him cater for the said needs crossed my mind but I could not get the required capital. Receiving money from Givedirectly means I will start the shop business and relieve my husband from being a sole breadwinner.It will also save me from the boredom of staying at home waiting to be provided with everything."

"I expect to buy a new pair of shoe and also a decent dress for attending official function because currently, I do not have any presentable one."

"I already bought 10 iron sheets for building my house but still need an extra 10 iron sheets. Receiving this money means that I will eventually manage to continue with the construction of my new house. I have been ploughing my farm using a hoe and this usually consume much of my time while preparing a small area of land. The fact that I will get the transfer means that I will be able to buy two cows and a oxen plough which will enable me to prepare my farm faster and cover a bigger portion of land for growing my maize. It will also enable me to save more time that would have been wasted preparing the land and focus more on grazing my cows which provide my family with milk. "

"My ambition is to become a successful business woman investing in hotel industry. It is a business that I am passionate about and I have experience in doing it. I would open it in Nairobi central business district because of the influx of people in other areas. This will provide me a ready market for my business and I hope to make a lot of profit."

"My ambition is to become a successful business woman. I have always wanted to live a good life. I would want to engage myself in buying farm produce like fruits and vegetables in bulk from upcountry and selling in Nairobi. This will enable my family to live well since I am an orphan and I will be able to take care of my siblings as well as support their education."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness because I feed and sleep better than before. "

"The moment I received my money, I was so happy. "