"The biggest challenge I have faced in my life is employment. I am a stay at home mum and my husband is not yet fully employed with the government as a teacher and we rely on the little amount he gets as a teacher at Tengecha boys to feed my family."

"Old age. My wife and I stay with our two grandchildren since their parents work far away. We cannot till the land and provide for them because of our age. Getting equipment to be used to help us toll the land is also costly."

"I have a cow but it belongs to my cousin. I now want to buy my own dairy cow. I have build dairy structures but I have not been able to buy one due to lack of money. A good dairy cow will cost around 600 dollars. I also have school arrears which i intend to clear. I also have to give 10 percent to the church."

"I have one cow only. I would like to buy another one dairy cow. This dairy cow will help me pay for my children school fees. I expect to cost around 300 dollars. I also intend to buy maize for my family. I have some in the farm but they have been affected by diseases and likely not to do well."

"The biggest hardship that I face is sickness and lack of food. I will use the money to buy food and I believe thay will improve my health."

"The biggeat hardship that I face in my daily life is lack of food. Due to farming without fertilizer I harvest very little and thia makes it hard to have food for the rest of the year."

"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of food. As a single parent I have to find piece work so that I can find food for my family. I do not have a child old enough to help me in finding food this makes it very difficult because sometimes we have little or no food at all."

"I am a livestock keeper. However, I have to lease the land where I can graze them at a cost of 50 USD per month, because my farm is quite small. I have already began buying a parcel near my compound but I paused due to lack of funds. I get about 20 USD per month from selling milk. My husband is a casual worker earning about 5 USD per day. Cumulatively, the money we get is just enough for food and to lease the grazing land.I plan to spend the money from GiveDirectly to acquire more land closer home, and even grow nappier grass for the animals. As a result, I hope to get about 40 USD per month."

"I have a dream of living in a bricks/cement house, I will therefore budget $700 to construct my house. Also I am passionate in doing dairy farming, I will therefore buy one dairy cow costing $300 to boost my milk production and income. For the remaining $100 I will buy food and clothing's for my family."

"The main challenge is source of income. I don't have a reliable source of income."