"I have been living in my house family house for years.During which tkme I face numerous of challenges including mockery.Upon receiving my second transfer I decided buying house building materials"

""Before I could received my recent transfer, I made a promised to my father-in-law to help improve their house because it is where we are staying. But keeping up with this promised was almost impossible due to lack of money. Happily when I received my first transfer my main goal is to see how best to fulfill my promised. On that I am planning to used a portion of the money to buy the require bags of cement to plaster the interior part of my and also lay the floors. Additionally, a portion of the money will be used to buy paints to also paint the house.""

"In my opinion givedirectly did very well in my life and that of my village. Givedirectly give me money to support my children in school. Givedirectly was able to enrolled almost the entire village. There are so many New houses with in my village that I am proud of today. Givedirectly has done everything well for me and my family."

"I am planning to improved my old house in my village that I am living in right."

"Starting a business had been on my mind for the longest time. A plan to get financial independence has always been what I have been trying to execute and GiveDirectly allowed me to do so with the transfers. I started a business selling cows and goats at the market at Mtasar wa Tsatsu , every Wednesday. Sadly though, since the drought hit, I have been forced to stop doing so. The remainder of the funds were also allotted towards paying school fees for my 3 eldest kids, while my youngest lives in Nairobi with my wife and visits every 5 months. My eldest is in from 4 at Shaka Secondary School, my second is in Grade 6 at Bamba Primary School, while the third is in Grade 3 at Alfatiha Academy. I pay Kes. 16,000 per term , Kes. 600 per term and Kes. 9,000 per year respectively, and the funds from GiveDirectly were also funnelled towards sorting that. Between the Kes. 500 I earn a day as a mason and the little my wife makes while working and living in South b, it would have been impossible to accomplish any of this without GiveDirectly."

"Want to live a better live. That's why in doing all I can to sponsor my children in school one by one. Want to see all of them acquire higher education"

"I genuinely never believed that someone, or even an organisation, could come out of the blue and offer me life changing money, at no interest and with no strings attached. GiveDirectly found me at my lowest and were able to uplift me and that is what I feel they do best, uplift and change recipients lives! The only criticism I have is that they did not reach everyone. A lot of people around me are equally in need of assistance as I was when a GiveDirectly came to my rescue. If they could find a way to assist even more people in my area, that would be excellent!!!"

""I hope I can complete my house project in the upcoming year"."

""There was no means of me getting money to renovate my house and also building another house for my children. GiveDirectly is doing very well by giving us the cash to improve our livelihood. If GiveDirectly can continue the cash transfer in the next villages it will help people make their own choices"."

"In the coming year and beyond I will be starting a small business of selling second hand shoes for the ladies. Ladies tend to buy their items on a daily basis as compared to men. Having this in mind will assist my family to have a long term solution for educating my young ones who are still in Primary school."