"Since I do not have a formal job, my key goal has been to start a business. Though I have not begun any yet, I have a small-scale poultry farm with seven chickens and three hens. With the subsequent transfers, I aim not only to keep goats, but also to start a retail shop. They will diversify my income, hence raising school fees for my school-going brother, Kazungu, will not be a serious matter to my widowed mother. She solely relies on selling cooked food to raise money for her upkeep. As a result, my mother shall have a sigh of relief from the burden of raising fees since her business generates very little profit."

"I previously had a chicken-rearing project, but unfortunately, the project ceased as a result of an outbreak that claimed all my chicken. So my goal is to start another chicken-rearing project, I have learnt a lot from a friend who does the same and manages to bank some good income, I too believe that it will help to alleviate me from my current poverty status. I plan to save KES.1500 every month from the transfers in order to see my dreams come true."

"I had owned a little eatery but I temporarily closed it. We eventually spent the majority of the funds intended for the stock because it was at that point our primary source of income. Since then, I haven't been able to reinstate it because I lack the funds, but now that GiveDirectly has guaranteed me a monthly stipend, I want to do so. To accomplish this, I plan to gradually buy the necessary stock each month with the goal of launching the business in six months. I'll buy my daughter, who is seven, a bed and mattress with some of the profit I get from it once it's up and running. When the father is not around, we share a bed, but when he travels from Mombasa town, where he works, it becomes difficult"

"I am currently face a challenge of landslide and flash floods which happen whenever it rains heavily and this has made me with my family members stay with another of worries that we might die anytime. They also affected crops which were swept away leaving us with hunger since we can not plant crops wher landslides happened do well hence having less options of getting food."

"I currently face a problem of poverty which is the cause of all other problems that I am experiencing in life forexample I fall sick all the time but I am unable to meet required treatment. I also face a challenge of hunger because I am very old, weak and unable to work for money that can help me meet all basic needs."

"I generally face a problem of poverty which has forced me to borrow money with high interest which at times fail to refund in time and be forced to sell my assets like goats to clear the debt. I also at times face hardships with getting food for members because diseases destroy our crops like bananas leaving with less options of getting food and we also low income that can not enable meet basic needs regularly."

"In the coming year, I hope to finish paying off a piece of land that I am buying from a neighbor in installments. I am grateful for the enormous support I have received from my husband, Joel, who, in addition to paying a portion of the school fees, has always supported any idea of investing in assets. He works as a security guard in Nairobi, and the small monthly salary he receives has had a significant impact on the growth of my family. Even though we are currently paying for our four children's school and have yet to pay for the following year, I am still determined that our dream of adding a piece of land to our assets will come true. I have been doing vegetable farming, and I believe the income will supplement the savings I have been making with my husband."

"My house collapsed on one side last year, and I couldn't renovate it in time. I had to save for more than two months in order to buy the required building materials, such as iron sheets and building poles. My husband works as a casual labourer, and his earnings can't satisfy all these needs. I am at peace because, through the transfers, my house is currently in a stable state, and I am happy to have a decent house to live in. In addition to this, I am also able to feed my family, unlike before the program came. I have been depending mainly on subsistence farming, which has not been doing well due to inadequate rains. We have been hit by a severe drought. I am glad that I can adequately provide food for my family and that my children are comfortable in school. Whenever I receive a transfer, I split it into school fees and also buy food."

"I started sheep rearing activity as a reliable source of livelihood with the transfer I received from GiveDirectly. At the moment, I am proud to own 2 sheep and one has already reproduced. I plan to boost it in the coming year by purchasing 2 more. Additionally, I intend to support the education of my 4 children who are still in primary school. Lastly, we have been experiencing drought and famine for over 2 years in our area, and ensuring that I have enough food for the family is another goal that I have."

"I happen to have two children who are in secondary school at the moment and their fees are often quite costly. Therefore, my top most priority is to ensure with each transfer I try and pay off the debt so that they can keep on pursuing their education. At the moment I also happen to own eight hens which I acquired using the money I get from the organization. Hence I plan on using a part of the money that I will keep receiving to buy chicken feed for the hens I own and the eggs that are soon hatching. I am also hopeful that in the future I will be able to buy livestock so that they could help me in farming and also with milk."