"GiveDirevtly does well in giving us money to be basic needs like matress, food and other necessities."

"We always lack money to buy fertilizer and food."

"Hunger is the main challenge here. I also lack money to buy fertilizer."

"My main challenge has been money to build a house."

"Food production is a challenge. We lack money which can be used to buy fertilizer and some farm inputs."

"After struggling with the school fees payment and other school demands for my seven children, I was grateful to see them in brand new uniforms and their school fees cleared. This has so far been the biggest difference in my daily life as it has given me peace of mind and ample time to work on other income-generating projects that had been lagging."

"As a single mother to my three kids, it has never been that easy for me to meet their individual needs as well as other crucial household needs. It has been a struggle trying to balance and ensuring that all the basics were always available. Over a long period of time, we had been living in a small flat-roofed structure that would give us such a hard time during rainy seasons. The construction of a new one after receiving the transfer was a priority as I needed a spacious one with at least an extra room for my children. I also managed to purchase a cow with 15000KES, school uniforms, and also foodstuff for the household."

"It was a great moment when I first realized that the transfers I had been waiting for were finally in. I thanked God for opening a way for my family when we really needed a breakthrough. I was well set and already knew how best I will utilize the transfer since I had all my priorities up."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is the lack of food in my house. We don't always her enough because we didn't harvest enough so my husband gets piece jobs for us to survive."

"The biggest challenge that I face is lack of food and lack of basic needs. I do not make enough money to buy food for my household and I cannot afford to buy proper cooking utensils."