"Prior to receiving these transfers from GiveDirectly, we had a debt of KES. 20,000 looming over us, in terms of school fee arrears. Amongst my 4 kids, my eldest has cleared school and I have been left catering for fees for my 2nd born in form 3 at Kombeni Girls where we pay KES. 45,000 per term as well as my 3rd and 4th born, who both go to Ganze Primary School and for whom we pay between KES. 200 to KES. 500, per month. Having sorted things out at school, I proceeded to buy 1 bed and 2 mattresses for the house, to help improve our quality of life. While I am a tailor, my wife does casual work at Ganze Centre and we try and work out magic with the little we get. I boosted my tailoring business with the funds as well, and I manage to make KES. 1,000 normally, but through the December to January period I make KES. 5,000 due to the increased demand for uniforms. Balancing out all our expenses and having the little produce from the 3acre farm my dad left us to supplement our food, it would have been difficult to meet all our needs without the intervention of GiveDirectly. They were life savers in our situation, as I'm sure in many others."

"GiveDirectly excels at sniffing out those who truly need these transfers and making sure that it bridges the gap between themselves and their goals. I have no fault or criticism, but just to GiveDirectly continue to be a blessing and inspiration to others and to possibly revisit past recipients again to partner with them."

"I want to purchase goats with the transfer money. The main motivation behind this is to support my children's future educational endeavors. My two children are currently enrolled in grades 2 and 3, respectively. Their need for school fees will steadily rise in the upcoming years, necessitating a significant investment in resources to pay for their education. Purchasing livestock is a long-term solution because the herd will be sufficiently large by the time they complete their primary education. In that case, I will be free to sell a portion in order to raise the necessary funds for my children's school expenses. In addition to aiding in my children's education, the livestock will be crucial in enabling me to provide for my family once I start to make money from livestock sales."

"All I would ask of GiveDirectly is that they continue with their good work. Few people/organisations will give funds to people without any requirements and for that me and my family are eternally greatful."

"Since it doesn't rain much and even when it does, it never amounts to enough to allow anything to grow on the farm, nutrition is one of our major concerns, to be honest. This has caused us to place a higher priority on making sure we never go hungry. Therefore, I will favour our nourishment with this money. Because their parents barely make enough money from their jobs and occasionally struggle to keep them in school, I also want to pay for my granddaughters' education. It will also make me glad to finally start a business where I can sell groceries to earn a living."

"My husband and I both work as casual workers and rely on the sale of charcoal for our income. Our daily income is less than $3, so we barely make ends meet. We struggle to cover our children's primary school tuition with such a meager sum. My main objective for the entire year is to use a significant portion of the funds from the transfers to pay for my children's tuition. By preventing them from quitting school, this will allow my kids to fully focus on their education. I'm also interested in raising livestock. Four goats that I currently own were purchased with funds from the transfers. The reason I want to buy more this year is so that I can sell the extra goats in case of an emergency and use the proceeds to help myself."