"Lack of food is the challenge I am currently facing. I do casual jobs that give me approximately $18 per month which caters both for food and school fees for my four school-going children. Being a casual job it is not always accessible. My family takes one meal per day only in the evening. This has affected their education. Two days ago the children never went to school because they had last taken food two days back. They were so week that they could not walk to school."

"Lack of reliable income is the challenge I am currently facing. I do charcoal burning for sale and I earn approximately $45 per month. My husband does casual jobs at Mombasa earning $60 per month. This money caters to my children's education and it is even not enough. My children have been on and off of school due to lack of school fees. This has affected their performance."

"Our region's climate presents a significant challenge for us in ensuring food safety. Due to a lack of rain, we can no longer grow food crops on our farms. Our sole economic activity is raising livestock, particularly goats because they can withstand the harsh climatic conditions. Owning a lot of livestock and hoping for rain later in the year will be my biggest accomplishments this year. My initial investment will rise as a result of the livestock growing and profiling more quickly."

"I'd really like to put a lot of money into raising livestock, especially goats. Goats are my preferred animal because they can endure harsh climatic conditions like the one we are currently experiencing. They also multiply quickly, so I know that once they increase in number, my initial investment will double. With my wealth increasing, I know I would always have assets to rely on in case of an emergency, like having to pay a fee."

"My biggest accomplishment this year and moving forward will be opening a kiosk business where I'll be selling various products like maize flour, sugar, and tea leaves. As I contribute to the household bills, this will help my relieve husband financial burden. In addition to opening a business, I'd love to construct a larger kitchen where I could prepare meals for my family. The one I currently possess is inadequate and in poor shape."

"After having a lot of issues living with my in-laws, my biggest headache was buying land and leaving my marital home. After accomplishing this, I'd love to accumulate enough savings to launch a kiosk business. Given that he only makes a meager living as a mason, I will support my husband by using the profit from the business to pay the rising expenses. Starting a business will be my most notable accomplishment this year and beyond."

"I intend to do an investment. I chose to create a grocery store after doing some research because, as a result of the prolonged drought, vegetables are difficult to get in our village. I am convinced that doing this would generate significant sales because consumers travel great distances in search of vegetables. I will be able to support my family's needs because of this business. In addition to buying and selling vegetables, I want to build a vegetable garden next to my home because I can use the adjacent access to swamp water for irrigation. As a result, purchasing vegetables for sale will be more affordable."

"My current objective is to construct a kitchen. This is because I also utilize my house as a store and a kitchen. By doing this, I will not have to stay outside the home until very late at night to wait for the smoke to clear before going to sleep, which is how it is now, and I won't be disturbed by smoke after cooking. In addition, I will prevent the iron sheet from absorbing soot, which detracts from the house's aesthetic appeal."

"RE " My biggest accomplishment Will be to build a zinc house of my own, because this thatch house is worrisome during the raining season, everytime you have to be patching it. So now that am moving with the building of my house project am very happy. The next thing am thinking on during is settling my daughter's School fees for this academic year "."

"When ever i go to bed, i always pray for Give Directly. When i was going to cut palm and buy land in Zleh town before building a house? Also paying my kids school fees? Give Directly is doing extremely well for us, something we have never experienced."