"I am a single parent who gets by selling charcoal and engaging in casual labor. I have school-going children for who I have been spending my transfers to take care of their school fees needs. I also pool cash from my daily labor to save towards taking care of the school fees and needs of my children. I hope this Givedirectly transfers allow my children to finish school so that they may be able to come and help me with looking for finances."

"I am a parent of five children. Two are in Secondary School, a boy and a girl, while the other is in college studying Information Technology in his first year. I used a total of kshs 20,000 to clear their school fees arrears that have accumulated for the past year. Before the transfers, I was living in a small grass-thatched house and it could not fit all my family members. The boys used to sleep in my neighbour's house and this was so inconvenient as they could go so early due to insecurity in my community as most homes do not have access to electricity. I used the remaining part of the transfers of kshs 30,000 to build a spacious decent house for my family. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly transfers."

"In my opinion, what GiveDirectly does well in this program is that we receive the transfers in lumpsum amounts. This helps in planning as one is in a position to do something huge as compared to when the transfers are given in small instalments. Another thing that GiveDirectly does well is that the unlearned recipients are taught how to use mpesa. This has reduced the number of theft cases in the community as most of us managed to change our pins to a more secure code. To avoid household conflict, what needs to be done differently is enrolling all the individuals in the household. During enrollment, those individuals who did not have responsibilities by then were left out of the program yet these are the same people who steal from their old and vulnerable parents. Another thing that needs to be done differently is enrolling all the communities in a specific village for uniformity purposes and this will prevent too many complaints coming from the communities that are left out during the registration to the programs."

"I am a parent of five children. Two are in Secondary School, a boy and a girl, while the other is in college studying Information Technology in his first year. I used a total of kshs 20,000 to clear their school fees arrears that have accumulated for the past year. Before the transfers, I was living in a small grass-thatched house and it could not fit all my family members. The boys used to sleep in my neighbour's house and this was so inconvenient as they could go so early due to insecurity in my community as most homes do not have access to electricity. I used the remaining part of the transfers of kshs 30,000 to build a spacious decent house for my family. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly transfers."

"Since I still have young children in high school, I am looking forward to develop a longer term solution to raise school fees till the children successfully complete their education. I have a plan of starting up a hardware business in a nearby shopping centre. I will be saving the profits in a fixed deposit account to avoid overspending."

"After clearing his last primary exam, my son is yet to move on to secondary school. I want to use the transfers to pay for his schooling in order to cover the rising tuition and other school costs. I run a little business selling charcoal, and if I combine the proceeds with my monthly stipend, I'll have enough money to cover their tuition payments on time. I will be pleased to provide my children the best education possible so that I can guarantee a better future for them."

"I was very optimistic that we would start harvesting food from the farm this year. My main objective with farm food in plenty for consumption was to purchase livestock with the transfer earnings this year. However, due to the severe effects of the drought that have weathered all the farm's crops, this won't be the case. My current plan is to use the cash to buy food, water, and just enough to cover my children' school expenses. The situation is getting worse every day due to the sun's harsh rays. We hope for better times so that we can put the money to work for us, but if things continue as they are, there is no choice but to spend it on buying food."

"My primary goal this year is to buy iron sheets for the renovation of my house. Its roof is pretty old since it has existed for the last thirty years. Once it is repaired, I shall be free from extreme weather conditions, especially at night. Secondly, I have a goal of investing in livestock keeping. I consider buying livestock as a simple but most appropriate saving scheme because later in I can sell them to raise some money for family needs. Since I have three school-going children, my aim is to use part of the transfer to pay their school fees. I will be a happy mother to see them always going to school."