"I hope to complete my house project before next year"

"I am a 39 yrs old woman who's been living in a small house with my 5 children.Initially,the house was a bit small for us until my husband brothers came in with the wives and children totalling our family size to 18 person.This has made the house very conjusted. So upon getting my third transfer and planning on building a new house for my family."

"I hope to complete my house project before next year"

"At around 4:00 PM, I was on the roof of my house doing my usual repair work when I received a message confirming the receipt of my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was overjoyed and immediately received a call from my elder son, who wanted to know if I had checked my phone. We agreed to meet later that day because I had promised to start a new business to relieve him of his hard casual labor. I informed the rest of my family, who were delighted, and I informed them of my intention to collect the entire amount from a nearby shopping center."

"What has made my life harder is the sickness that I have,I am suffering from leprosy disease since 2000 in that my fingers and toes keep getting off my hands and legs.This has mad my life hard because I can not work anymore to take care of my 2 children especially the 11 year old child of mine. I was told by the doctors not to work because of the sickness and this has contributed to poverty in my home which has made life hard and complicated, the treatment is very expensive I can't afford it and it's now 1 year since I stopped getting the treatment."

"My daily earner is my charcoal-burning business. I do it on my 5-acre plot of land. I focus my sales on my neighbors and the like, selling a sack at $4 each. The funds from GiveDirectly allowed me to be able to renovate my 3-bedroom house, including adding a verandah. With my meager income, expecting me to improve my house when the funds were barely enough to live on was a tall order. My husband and I share 8 kids, some of whom live with him and some with me. He lives in Mombasa, more specifically in Miritini. He works casual jobs on construction sites, earning $10 a day. The rest of the funds, needless to say, went towards the kids' tuition. My eldest is in Form 4, while our 2nd to 4th born are all at Complex Miritini Secondary in Forms 3, 3, and 1, respectively. All four live with their father in Miritini. Our fifth to eighth children are all in Mwaradinda Primary. We pay $20 for Class 8 students, as well as $20 for her Grade 6 siblings who attend the same school. Our youngest is in nursery school, and we pay $10 for him per term. The funds from GiveDirectly allowed us to continue to provide for our family and improve their quality of life, thanks to the disposable income."

"Getting fresh water was a struggle and expensive. I used to travel a long distance to fetch some water. Since I have some livestock, I was using a lot of water which cost me so much to buy apart from the transport cost. Therefore, I saw the need to apply for a water connection at my home. Based on that I bought all the plumbing materials and did the fitting as well as paying for the meter for $280 though the water has not been fixed yet. I am sure they will not take much time and soon I will have some water at home. This will reduce the burden of traveling and the cost to source the same. I am happy that GiveDirectly empowered me to fix a water tap at my home. Thereafter, I used $165 to buy a dairy cow. This cow will provide some milk for sale. It will serve as a source of income to provide for the family. I also paid $80 in school fees for my son who was joining secondary school. Since I rely on livestock farming, I opted to use the remaining amount in buying food for the family."

"The main difference I can identify with GiveDirectly is that I was able to do a lot of things through the transfer. Due to my lack of resources, I had assumed they were impractical. I was able to enroll my daughter in secondary school, which was something I had not anticipated being possible given my reliance on casual work. Also, I was able to revive my grocery store. This is good for my family because I now have a source of income that will help me support them."

"RE: "At the end of this program, i hope to start up my own little business that will help me and my grandchildren survive even after givedirectly leaves "."

"RE " In my opinion, givedirectly is doing good for us. Some of us our parents could not afford to build a house of their own, but now, because of this givedirectly cash program we are about to have our own house and independence "."