"I consider food insecurity as the main challenge in my household. This is because being a widow staying with 3 young grandchildren is equally an added burden on me. Since their mother works as a house help, her monthly income of $50 can not sustain our needs. In most cases, we seek help from my daughter-in-law. The pain of watching them desperately at home sometimes stresses me most and this has devoured my hope as a guardian."

"I have a small retail store business, but the income I get from it had never been enough to fully cater to my family’s needs. I have always wished to have a type of business whose income is enough without having to struggle to engage in other income-generating activities. My goal was therefore to expand it by adding more stock and I plan to save part of my monthly transfers so that when I shall have gathered around $100, I would immediately do the restocking."

"Ndifuza ko mu myaka iri mbere aho guhinga nzaba narahongereye, amatungo yanjye yarorotse ampa ifumbire nkabona umusaruro ukomeye nkazajya nihaza mu bindi bikenewe mu buzima bwa buri munsi."

"Mu gihe kiri imbere rero, ndifuza kuzaba nararyoheje inzu yanjye isa neza, naraguze amatungo yandi ndetse naranaguze umurima mugari."

"Lack of reliable job is the current challenge I am currently facing. I do casual jobs earning approximately $50 per month which caters for food only and my wife has no job she does domestic chores only. I have two children at school and they have a fees balance of $60 . This has made them on and out of school sometimes. Clearing this balance has been a challenge for me die to lack of reliable job."

"The cost of employing laborers to till and plant my field came to about $72. The weather hasn't been as healthy, but we're hopeful that it will soon be favorable for our crops. This is being grown in an effort to provide food for domestic consumption because the price of food right now is quite high. From the transfer, more than $50 was spent on food for my family of seven. All five of my children are at various levels of their schooling, and I gave $30 to the child who is currently in the university as a portion of her school fees."

"I spent approximately $80 on groceries for my family. Food has been in short supply for a while, and what is available is quite expensive. So when I got the transfer, I decided it would be wise to buy some food that would last us for a while. Additionally, I paid my grandchild's $50 in school expenses as his dad was unable to do so. I used the remaining money to hire some laborers to cultivate and ready my millet farm for planting, and I also purchased two kg of millet seeds. Currently, millet is the grain we choose to cultivate because it can withstand the hard weather better than other crops like maize."

"My aide is in charge of my phone at all times. This is because I have a lot of faith in him and know he won't steal from me. Additionally, I don't want to be the one carrying the phone around because I know I'll lose it easily. My helper told me the wonderful news when he returned home that fateful evening. As soon as I realized I would finally be able to accomplish my life ambitions, pleasure filled my heart, and I immediately shared the news with my spouse."

"It was around 2 p.m., and I was at the farm when I received an SMS notice. Since I have a tendency to review all incoming messages, this particular instance was no exception. I was very delighted to learn that GiveDirectly had finally kept their word after reading it."

"With my recently received transfer, I spent KES 9100 to buy seven pieces of iron sheets. Since the house we were living in had mud walls, there were many risks associated with them; hence, I was able to use these materials to construct a more opulent one for my family. I am glad that this has eliminated the fear of being attacked by snakes since they love making their houses in the mud. In addition, I used KES 2000 to cover my granddaughter's tuition fee, with whom I normally stay during the school holidays. I was able to get some food and personal clothing using the remaining funds."