"My goal is to improve my farming techniques over the next year or two so that I may branch out and grow crops other than maize. As a result, I will be able to harvest enough food for my family and surplus for commercial use. As a result, I will be able to invest in more lucrative enterprises and afford to send my kids to private school, giving me financial independence."

"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly has been of great help to me and my family. At least my children are continuing with their education after I finished paying their school fees. I do not have any complaints at all but I am requesting additional transfers in order to continue educating my children and boosting my business."

"I want to continue educating my children until they finish school. I will be able to achieve this by saving little by little from my daily income. I am also planning to boost my business bit by bit after getting some small profit from the businesses. I would also request GiveDirectly for an additional transfer since I still have a long way to go with my family. An additional transfer will give me a big boost."

"With the first and second transfers I received from GiveDirectly, I managed to spend kes. 20000 in paying school fees for my two children, grades 1 and 3 respectively. I also managed to save kes. 15000 in a merry-go-round. I am a single mother of two, a son and a daughter. I am a salonist and I own a salon hence boosting my salon business by buying blow-dry and basins for washing clients’ hair. I also managed to pay the deposit of a door I bought in an installment plan at kes. 7000, bought and stocked braids for sale at kes. 20000, towels and other salon expenses, and lastly bought adequate food for my family. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for your support being a single mother and taking care of two children is very hard, you really came at the right time."

"I want to continue educating my children until they finish school. I will be able to achieve this by saving little by little from my daily income. My son who used to go to college to study as an electrician is currently at home since September due to a lack of school fees. It pains me to see him every day frustrated and unable to continue with his education."

"I have huge future plans but the challenge is money. I received two transfers and already the money is finished, do not have money at the moment. I would have boosted my business and paid school fees for my children since it is giving me a big headache"

"As a widow and the breadwinner of my household, I am compelled to perform very strenuous work like quarrying to sustain the family. This work has drained my energy and, a situation that makes me look so old than I should be. Imagine spending the whole day at the quarry, maybe hungry on some days due to the nature of my work. My pay is usually $20 per week, an income that settles my bills only. I have never thought of investing because my work is just hand-to-mouth. What a sorrowful life!"

"The lack of a reliable source of income is the biggest challenge that I am facing in my life. With a family of 10, we normally depend on my husband who does bicycle maintenance, a job that has currently been challenged by the existence of motorbikes. He usually gets $3 per day, an earning that we spend on food. This means there are no savings for our future and our children's education is also affected since they are frequently sent home due to a lack of fees."

"I originally intended to open a tailor shop, but I haven't done so. I have so far used the prior transfers that I had saved up to purchase a sewing machine. I still need $12 to rent a shop, buy the fabrics I'll need, and other things to get the shop up and going. I will set aside $15 per month from the transfers in order to accomplish this. We presently only have the monthly stipend from GiveDirectly as a regular source of income, so I will utilize the remaining amount to cover our living expenses. Our household income will increase once the shop is operational."