"The funds from GiveDirectly allowed me to handle quite a few things. My 2nd born who is in form 1 was my firsthand most urgent matter to tackle. I paid KES. 21, 000, and allocated another KES. 8,000 towards school, clothes and shoes. While the eldest of my five kids in in Pentango Secondary School, the other 3 are in Masemo Primary School, studying at the level of Grade 3,4 and 5 respectively. Their fee cumulatively comes to KES. 5,600 and this too was sorted by the funds from GiveDirectly. My eldest works in Nairobi. While my wife works in Mtwapa as a house manager and comes home every end month., I am a casual labourer and get paid KES. 400 a day for farming jobs. These funds were of great help to myself and my family."

"My wife has been a house wife for the longest time now. I will be saving money gotten from selling milk to start a small business for her. Although She is not learned, I am hopeful that She will do well since It is her passion. I will start up a business of selling second hand clothes. We decided on this as a family since it has high demand in our community. Most of the community members prefer buying second hands clothes as they are highly affordable. The profits from the business will be taking care of basic needs like food, clothing and education for our sons."

"The care of my six children is entirely my responsibility. Two of the students are in grade six, one is in grade four, another is in grade three, and the other two have not yet started school because they are still young. Since my husband passed away two years ago, I've found it difficult to provide for everyone in my family. I want to increase the number of goats in my herd. This is a long-term investment in the education of my kids. When the time comes, I'll sell some of them and use the proceeds to cover their tuition."

"My objective in the coming year would be to have a total of about 30 goats. This would enable me to get more money to purchase cows and also help me build rental houses. I have 10 goats so far. To accomplish my dream, I plan on purchasing a goat every month. Though I've got other responsibilities, I believe that discipline and focus will get me to achieve my dream in time."

"I want to buy a goat and also buy iron sheets and build a toilet. I do not currently have a toilet. I hope to spend $60 to build this toilet. We are putting money aside with my mother and aunt for $7 as we save towards building a toilet for the home so people do not have to use the bush. It is usually hard to send visitors to the bush whenever we are hosting, and I greatly hope this changes."

"I have not paid in full for a 1-acre parcel of land that I own. I still owe the landowner $100 so that he can give me full ownership of the property. I have plans to start both a commercial farm and a subsistence farm, but this plot of land is too small for both. I want to purchase three more acres of land with the money from my transfers. I'll have the chance to plant a lot of maize thanks to this, and the huge profits I make will help me provide for my family."

"I am Salina with a family of 10, my husband is a carpenter. He has a dislocated hip joint, fell when he was a boy. When we were newly married he used to work well without experiencing pains on his hip. Initially, he could build houses and earn on a good day $5. Since 2012, his hip joint has been causing him pain, which saddens us. We took him to hospital but it's too late. Now he only works minimally and can hardly support us. He can only manage $2 a day, and sometimes he cannot work due to the pain. This affects us immensely, we are not able to get meals daily."