"As my health continues to decline and prevents me from working on physically demanding jobs, I plan to invest my monthly stipend in starting a livestock business to generate income. This will help reduce the burden on my husband as the sole breadwinner. Additionally, I intend to use a portion of the transfer to provide my son with the best education possible, allowing him to have a better future than our current situation."

"I wish for the difficult days to end soon. It is my hope that before the year ends, I can pay off all my children's school fees debts so that they can continue their education uninterrupted and make up for the time lost at home. Furthermore, I aspire to provide my family with consistent meals to keep them motivated in their studies."

"RE " In my opinion, givedirectly did and is doing very well. Through this program some of us are bless and grateful ". Without givedirectly i don't know think i was going to reach this far."

"I am grateful for the support I received from GiveDirectly, which has allowed me and my husband to provide daily meals, proper housing, and clothing to our family of five. Although I used to operate an electrical repair shop, I was forced to close it due to a lack of customer trust. With the second transfer, I was able to construct a new kitchen that not only serves as a cooking space but also doubles as a sleeping area for my daughter. The $275 I spent on 22 iron sheets, poles, nails, and frames has been a great investment. Additionally, I saved money by purchasing a $25 shaving machine, which has helped me avoid costly monthly visits to the barbershop for my children. The remainder of the money was used to cover school fees for my child and my sister, who has been living with me. I am glad that the support from GiveDirectly has allowed my children to continue their education without interruption."

"In the coming year, my primary goal is to fatten up the bullock that I own and sell it to purchase a dairy cow that will meet the milk needs of my family of five. While I have been buying milk using a transfer, owning a dairy cow would provide a sustainable and long-term solution to our milk needs. I plan to allocate more time and resources towards feeding the bullock and ensuring that it is in good health so that I can sell it at a good price. Once I purchase the dairy cow, I will also focus on its proper care and feeding to ensure it produces enough milk for our household. Overall, my hope is that this investment in a dairy cow will provide my family with a reliable and sufficient source of milk for years to come."

"I want to become a successful business man. I'm buying more cattle to raise on my farm so that people will travel from other places to purchase some from me. In the future, when I have many cattle, I want to build a better house to raise them properly."

"Currently it's dry season, and the rains are not much, we don't have major challenges. But when it starts to rain am worried because water comes from uphill and floods my entire compound . Also the seeds that we can use to plant are now so expensive due to scarcity. We buy a kilogram of beans for sowing at $2 yet initially we used not buy them."

"The second transfer is $450 came at a time that I had two of my children joining junior secondary school and secondary school at the same time. I therefore used at least $200 to pay their school fees in full and settled them in school. Had we not received this transfer then we would have been forced to go borrowing some money from a table banking group in which I am part of and later pay back the same in instalments. I then used another $120 to buy food and clothes for my family. We have been facing a serious prolonged drought over the recent past which has rendered our farms quite unproductive. Receiving this money and using it to buy food was such a great relief for me and my six children who look up to me to meet the basic household needs and other wants for them. It was also an opportunity for me to start up a business and we came together with my sister who also received a transfer and started a small business at a nearby center. We right now have a small business to run where we operate a shop and an Mpesa shop as well. Here we make up to $60 per month as profit which we are so much proud of. It is something I have never done in my life and which has even motivated me to dream more and achieve more."

"I am delighted with the impactful financial assistance I have received from GiveDirectly. Ever since I received the initial transfer, my household has been able to afford adequate food, and my children have been consistently attending their classes in school. Before receiving the support, the pressure I faced regarding school expenses was overwhelming, so I was grateful for the flexibility to use the money as I saw fit. Our entire village is content, and we hope that similar support can be extended to other villages that face comparable difficulties as ours."

"I'm hopeful to see myself and my spouse living in our new home a year to come.We want to establish our own cocoa plantations in the future to enable me to look after my family."