"To increase my income streams and provide for my family better, I have always wished to venture into poultry farming. However, the lack of the necessary resources and skills has hampered the realization of this dream since every penny I earn is consumed by food costs. I only hope for the rains to return so that I can produce food in my farm and spend the cash transfer on starting the poultry-keeping business. "

"I am grateful for GiveDirectly's incredible work in our community and beyond. Since their arrival, there has been a significant change in the village, with every household building a new house with a metallic roof. We used to get clean drinking water from a shopping center called Chepunyo, where we had to pay for it as well as cover transportation costs but I am glad that we currently fetch from the roof. GiveDirectly was fair to all households by enrolling us all and providing us with equal free cash transfers. If other villages followed suit, the program would be beneficial in transforming their livelihoods."

"The biggest challenge we face is lack of school fees for our son finished primary Leaving Examinations. Another problem we facing is hardships in finding food to eat where by at times eat one meal a today."

"Iam currently facing a problem of sickness and poverty which doesn't allow me work to get money to cater for basic needs. Another problem lam facing lack of food since I have always sick and it makes sturve most of the time."

"Iam currently facing a problem of poverty which has about inability to raise school fees for my children hence not studying regularly. Another problem is having piece of land which doesn't allow me to grow alot of food crops inorder to do away with food scarcity."

"Subsistence farming, being my major source of livelihood has greatly been affected by the prolonged drought. This means I have to engage in alternative ventures, especially charcoal work to make ends meet. Since I have 2 children still in primary school, I find it so hard to sustain our needs at home. My job does not earn me much, say, $30 per month, an income that I get in beats. This has greatly affected my children's studies since they often miss classes. This situation has robbed away my joy because it pains me most to find myself not in a position to support my family of 4."

"Currently, I do not have a reliable source of income, and my plan is to open an account that will allow me to save part of the transfers that I would be receiving. My ultimate goal is to venture into the business of buying and selling livestock, and the savings from my account would be of great help in terms of starting the business."

"I have a lager family and the house that we currently live in is a small one roomed house. My plan is to build a bigger house that would accommodate my entire family well. Therefore I plan to look for a job and with the income that I would be earning together with the transfers would help me achieve my goals."

"I plan to open an account and save part of the transfers that I will be receiving from GiveDirectly. Since I am in my final year of high school and would want to further my studies, the saved amount will be of help in terms of catering for my college/university education."