"I hope to accomplish a lot of things . Top on the list is to complete renovation of my house by March this year . I had already completed renovating the walls using the first transfer but the roof is not yet . This will require a sum of $100 . I intend to borrow this money from our merry go round group then pay in instalments . Since my husband is a skilled mason , I will not spend on labour . I hope God will open a way for all these ."

"I have one main goal to accomplish ; which is to start a grocery business before the end of this month. I will be selling vegetables and street cooked food like fried potatoes . I will need a capital of $70 , thanks to my husband's 'bodaboda' business since he has promised to fully support me financially on starting the business . I hope this will be able to help me in acquiring basic needs for my children ."

"When I received my second transfer, I used approximately $300 to complete a house that I had earlier constructed. I then used the remaining amount of $230 to buy food, clothes and put some piece of land under agriculture. I had managed to start the construction of our house when my children were still in primary level of education. At that time, they did not need much attention from us in terms of cash since they studied for free. When they joined secondary and tertiary level of education, the demand for school fees became huge. I could not continue with the construction of our house until recently when we received money from GiveDirectly. I am so happy that the house is now fully complete. My family too is very happy with the completion of this house and for the fact that they were able to acquire some new clothes and the food that we bought with the money as well. I know very well that paying school fees for my three children who are still in secondary and university level will be quite easy with the new agricultural activities that we revived."

"Two of my children are in their final year in secondary school. One other child is in form three. This calls for so much attention in terms of raising money for school fees for them. My desire is to see them do very well in school and we therefore will be concentrating on raising enough money to clear their school fees in time. I still rely on dairy keeping to raise income and small business that I run on market days. My husband too relies on small business to raise income that helps us in running our family. It is my hope and prayer that in the coming year, I will be able to pay all the school fees in time. I know this will be more clear and realistic once we make our first harvest from our farms-this will leave us fully concentrating on payment of school fees contrary to now where we struggle to raise money to buy food and pay school fees at the same time."

"GiveDirectly has changed the lives of so many people in our community. excels at providing dignity and growth to those in need. I pray that they are eternally blessed and that God allows them to continue their good work without ever running out of funds."

"In the near future, I would like to start my own business. A supermarket. Selling cabbages, tomatoes, and onions, among many other items, would improve our household finances and, in the long run, our quality of life. This would be ideal for my long-term goal. I'd like to see my child graduate from high school, get a good job, and afford a life that we, as their parents, couldn't provide for them."

"My short-term goal is primarily to expand my current livestock flock. I'm hoping to raise enough money to add to my existing herd of cows, goats, and chickens. In the long run, I would like to see all of my children finish their education, get good-paying jobs, and have access to all of the opportunities that we as parents may not have been able to provide for them."

"I would like to start a business selling water to people in my neighborhood. This would significantly increase my income and, potentially, allow me to provide a better life for my children in the future."

"My husband works as a gardener at Ganze Girls, while I primarily farm on our 20-acre property. We primarily grow maize, cassava, pojo, and kunde for both domestic and commercial purposes. From a financial standpoint, the transfers from GiveDirectly changed our lives. I make about $65 per sack of maize, $1.6 per kilogram of pojo, and $0.5 per cassava. The funds from GiveDirectly were primarily used to provide for my seven children, including clothing, food, and school fees. We were able to cover, if not entirely, at least a portion of their tuition. We have one at Kilifi Craft College, where we pay $52 per year in tuition, and two in Mombasa College studying to be lab technicians for which we pay $560 per year, one in form 4 at Nandi Girls for which we pay $380 per term, and our youngest in Moi Kazonzo Kaloleni for which we pay $510 per year in tuition fees. Needless to say, the math alone shows that my husband and I have been struggling to balance all of our expenses, and the funds from GiveDirectly have proven invaluable in assisting us in achieving our goals as fit guardians."

"GiveDirectly excels at identifying those in need and making their dreams a reality. People in our area have purchased livestock, built houses, and so on as a result of GiveDirectly transfers. I have nothing to add to what they do except to ask that they continue to assist us for many years to come."