"The biggest difference in my life is that, i been living in this town with out kictche for very long time , through the help of Give Directly unconditional cash transfer i will be building my kitchen . I'm my family's are very happy with this money, before we use to cook out side, going onward I'm trying to build my personal kitchen for cooking purpose ."

"When I received the second transfer, I opted to build a toilet. I operate a shop business at my place and it has been a shame to direct customers to a nearby bush for nature calls. Leave alone customers, I used to wait till it was dark for me to go out in the nearby bushes for nature calls. This was not only shameful but also unhygienic. Therefore, I bought 20 bags of cement for $140, paid the contractor a labor charge of $180, and seven pieces of iron sheets for $67. As of now, we are happy that we have a toilet at home not only to avoid shame from visitors and customers but also to prevent ourselves from some outbreaks of diseases. Thereafter, I paid $15 school fees for my three primary school children. I also bought some clothes for my family and used the rest to upkeeping my family."

"The changes in climatic conditions have impacted on us so much. The weather patterns changed drastically and it was initially something not serious to us only to realize later that it rendered farming untenable. We are now struggling with school fees amounting to $2000 annually and all this money looks up to my $120 salary monthly. I, therefore have to take loans to put up with these expenses and soon the creditors might deny me for taking more than what I can pay. It is already a burden to me and might take 10 years to finish repayments."

"The challenges we are facing as a family can be traced back to the time when our parents were evicted from where they had settled by claims that the land was acquired illegally. This crippled our parents economically because we were not able to go to school anymore nor live a life that most families get to enjoy by being together and children growing up together as siblings. I then started to do casual jobs from the age of 15 and by the age of 25, I was able to buy this 0.4 acre of land from my savings. I settled with my family here but the challenge has been that I also had to accommodate my younger siblings because they were in the streets and they had nowhere to call home. I am now doing casual jobs in the village to provide for them and I wish I could find them something to do so that they can also start providing for themselves."

"The main challenge that I am currently facing is the inadequate size of land that we have. We only have 0.2 acres of land and the house has taken half of it. The remaining part is too small, we cannot keep livestock or produce any crops for our consumption. This strains the income that my husband gets by working as a guitarist and he earns $10 a week only which is supposed to meet all the household needs. I wish I could have more land to enable me to keep livestock and cultivate some vegetables for our household. This will cut our daily expenditure by half and we shall be able to start saving for our children's education."

"We are facing a major challenge with our housing conditions. We are a family of 4 and our house has a grass-thatched roof and walls made of mud. It has been 2 years since the roof started to leak because the grass is too old and worn out. I work as a casual laborer in the neighborhood and my income is usually $1 a day on average and this goes to food for the household. The leaky roof lets rainwater into the mud wall and makes the mud fall off so often thus exposing us to cold conditions during the night. We are also experiencing a challenge with water for household use. We would have collected rainwater if we had a metallic roof but sadly I haven't been able to construct one."

"Being a business lady, I was very grateful to get the second transfer of $550. When I received this money, I first withdrew it from my M-Pesa account and deposited it into my bank account knowing that it will earn some profit. Thereafter, I withdrew it bit by bit to boost my stationery business. In addition to that, I am very happy because it enabled me to expand the stationary business to open a uniform shop where students can get not only books related items but also school uniforms. Having these two kinds of businesses is a huge achievement on my side because I can provide for my family without straining like before."

"GiveDirectly performed a great job, in my opinion, by letting us decide how to use the funds. I was able to purchase a plot of land on which I hope to build a house for my two kids and me. Being able to own a property is something I consider to be a major accomplishment. I'm overjoyed, and if I check GiveDirectly's functioning, I don't detect any issues."

"I was in my village when the money came, the money came at night why I was sleeping, when I wake-up that early morning I also hear people shouting and dancing that morning. When I check in my account, I saw a huge amount of money in it, I was so much happy that day. I was happy because, the things I never had God has blessed me to get them. I first thing I thought of was to build a there room apartment in my village. The house we are living in has leakage all over the roof, and it's not our owned house, we are renting. That's why I thought of building our owned house in my village."

"Financial insecurity is the main challenge that I am facing. My husband is a teacher and at the same time doing his degree at Mount Kenya University. He borrowed a loan of $5000 to finance his education and as a result of that $180 is deducted from his salary every month. The remaining amount from his salary is $100 which cannot sufficiently cater for school fees for our child, food, and clothing. Every month he sends me $20 which I add to my $50 salary from my teaching job. I take foodstuff from shopkeepers with a promise to pay by every end month and I have gotten to a point I feel like I am a slave."