"Lack of job is the challenge I am currently facing. I do casual jobs earning approximately $20 per month which caters for food only. This has affected me such that I have a grandson who under me failed to join form one this year due to lack of school fees."

"My main goal is to see my children go to school without being sent home for school fees. I currently have seven children; six are in school and one is yet to start, getting money for the their school fees had been quite a challenge. I, therefore, plan to save every part of the transfers that I will be receiving from GiveDirectly and add to any little amount that I would be lucky to get so that whenever school is required, I would not have a hard time looking for any amount of money."

"The house that I previously lived in collapsed in June last year, a situation that forced my family to move into a small house that we operated as a kitchen due to the lack of enough to set up a new house. It had always been a challenge for me owing to the fact that I have grown up children. My goal was therefore to have a new two-roomed house and I have started working towards it by saving part of my transfers and I believe that before the year ends, I shall have a better place to live in."

"My main goal is to educate my children to a higher level. I currently have four school-going children but the journey had never been that easy due to the financial challenges that my wife and I face, but despite all that, I had never given up. I, therefore, plan to be spending part of my monthly transfers on reducing the huge balance at school and also buying a goat every month that would help cater for their school fees in the future."

"My main goal is to own a better house. My family currently lives in a small house and with the growing population, it had become pretty hard to operate. I, therefore, want to construct a bigger house that would have enough space, and to achieve this, I plan to continue buying livestock to add to the ones that I already have and later sell them in order to get the money that would help me in bringing up the house."

"My main goal is to have my own house. Considering my age, I always feel like it is high time for me to own a house because I have been sleeping in one of my uncle’s house, a situation that had never been so good to me. I have started saving for this project and I want to ensure that going forward, I would be buying materials every month and having them in place so that by the end of August this year, I shall have been done with the project."

"My family is still growing and the house that I currently live in is not in a good state. Whenever it rained, we are always rained on, a situation that makes my children contact certain diseases. My goal is to have a better house and I plan to save part of my monthly transfers that would help me achieve that goal. I would start by buying a few materials and I know that by the end of the year, I shall have commenced the construction."

"My goal is to have a bigger house. I have a family of five, and the house that we currently operate in is a bit small, my husband and I have been struggling to save a little amount of money so that we could construct a bigger house, but the amount had never been enough. My plan was therefore to continue saving part of my monthly transfers so that by the end of the next three months, we shall have started the construction."

"My main goal is always to ensure that my family live a good life despite the frequent challenges that we face. I have school-going children and it had always not been easy to get the money to fully pay for their school fees and this had been something that I would want to eradicate. My plan was therefore to keep livestock as many as I could so that I would sell them in the future whenever I am faced with financial challenges and get the money to cater for the needs. To achieve this, I would ensure that I buy at least one goat every month with the transfers that I would be receiving."

"My first priority after receiving the transfer was to pay my children's fees so that they could continue their education without interruptions due to fees. When I got the transfer, I spent KES 20000 on their fees and went shopping for new school uniforms and stationery for them. After paying the fees, I bought a new mattress for KES 15000 to replace the old one, which had worn out and could no longer provide a comfortable night's sleep. I am finally sleeping well on my new mattress. In addition, I paid KES 10,000 to settle my dowry, which had been outstanding for a long time. This has allowed me to maintain good relations with my in-laws, as I have fulfilled my obligation. Finally, I spent the remaining funds on food for my family, ensuring that my household did not go hungry. We had enough food to last us months."