"In the next two years, I hope to have figured out means to get myself a job that will continue supporting my family now that we have solved one of our major problem which was a decent home."

"When I fell ill in October 2022, I attended medication at Nakuru Level 5 hospital and I was admitted for 3 days. I was diagnosed with spinal cord injuries as a result of TB and therefore I had to seek the services of an orthopaedic trauma and spine surgeon which is expensive. Although my health is now improving, I am saddened to be bedridden and thus can not fend for my family of 9. I now depend on my children and husband to provide food daily for the household. This is stressful as I feel I am a burden to them."

"Even though I live alone, acquiring food is still a challenge. I often depend on casual jobs such as weeding to earn $2 daily which I use to purchase food. However, these jobs are unpredictable as I can only attend 5 jobs in a month hence living in debt since I have to eat and if I do not borrow, I often go to bed hungry. It pains me to be a bother to my family as I always depend on them for provision when I am low."

"Water is a basic need that each household depends on daily. Unfortunately, accessing this commodity in my household is strenuous and expensive as well. It is only during rainy seasons that we can easily fetch water from the nearby seasonal river unlike now when the area is dry. At the moment, I travel for 3 kilometres to Koriema resort where I purchase water at $0.03 for a 20-litre jerrican. Although I have a motorcycle for transportation, it is somewhat time-consuming and expensive as well since I have to buy fuel. It pains me to use $2.2 daily towards this course away from other family expenses."

"This coming year I am hoping to accomplish my agriculture activities and the full establishment of a business and also the completion of my house."

"With my second transfer that I got from Give Directly, I used ksh 35000 to buy a piece of land that I am planning to plant maize and mixed vegetables and I bought a cow with the remaining ksh 18000. Ever since we bought the cow, we have been supplying about 10 litres of milk locally everyday, that is 5 litres in the morning and 5 in the evening then we use the money from this to buy food every day. The maize and the vegetables that we planted will be our source of income to pay for other bills like school fees."

"My main goal at the moment is trying my best to source a better paying job than what I have currently, plus also avoiding the risks with being a security guard. In the long run, starting a small mini mart to sell goods to the locals would be the ultimate path towards my financial stability and that of my family."

"I want to launch a poultry business throughout this year. I currently rely on farming, but it has been difficult because of the severe drought. Due to a lack of rain, all of the crops we planted last year dried up, causing us to suffer significant losses. I want to start a poultry project where I can make money by selling chicken at the market. As a result, I won't have to worry as much about feeding my family. In addition, I want to help my kids learn and keep them from being sent home a lot by paying school fees for my 3 children."

"In my eyes, GiveDirectly is without fault! As a beneficiary, I am clearly biased, but still, I stand by my words. GiveDirectly has changed countless lives and all I would ask is that they continue to do so for years to come"

"I want to build a new, much larger and better house than the one I currently have. Since I built it five years ago while I was still in primary school, I didn't give it much thought. At that point, all I required was a place to sleep. I've already started setting aside $10 each month, and I intend to keep saving a portion of the transfers to generate money to buy iron sheets and nails. I won't include timber in my budget because we have enough trees at home. When I have reached this objective, I will work to enroll in a technical college. Though I haven't made up my mind yet, I will have chosen by next year the course I want to take."