"Receiving this money is a huge relief as it will enable me to purchase enough food as I did not harvest enough maize for food"

"My spouse and I are aging and we solely depend on our children to provide 80% of our needs, more so food and clothing. My eldest son's wish was to construct a better and more comfortable house for us, as a token of appreciation for funding his education through the university level. However, he had to divert all the construction financial support, to pay the hospital bills for my youngest son who succumbed to Meningitis one month ago. Where to get money to finish up with the construction is our current biggest challenge, but we thank Give Directly for coming in handy to salvage the situation at hand."

"For my household to have enough food, it is a big challenge as I lack money for fertilizers which affects my maize yields every year."

"I intend to use this money for constructing a modern house as the one I currently live in is grass thatched and badly leaks during heavy rains. I believe the money from this program will help me fulfil the dream of living in an iron sheet roofed house."

"The transfer means a lot to me. I am planning to build a bigger house using the money because my current house is very small. I also struggle a lot to buy farm inputs and I intend to buy fertilizer, hoes and seedlings. I also plan to buy enough food because currently, I don't have enough food."

"Receiving this money means food security in my house . I will spend 200 dollars to buy food for my family . I am facing hardship in feeding my family because we depend on subsistence farming .I am planning to build a good house for my family which can accommodate all my family .The house will roughly cost 300 dollars , I want to buy some goats to keep so that of they reproduce I can later buy oxen for ploughing my piece of land and also I want to spend the rest to pay school fees for my children."

"My biggest problem is hunger and taking care of my family especially when we do not harvest- I have been starving since last year! I do not have food to feed the family .I depend on tapping Palm wine and the money I get is not enough to carter for the family daily meals."

"Receiving this money will help me in a big way. I currently have 3 children who are in need of school fees. I will pay 10,000 shillings for my daughter who will be joining secondary school in August, pay 40,000 shillings for my daughter in college and pay 60,000 ksh for my son who will be joining university in September."

"I am so grateful for being considered in this program. This means a lot to me. I am planning of building another house. I will also buy some clothes and beddings for my family. I will also use the money to pay school fees for my children who are at a secondary school. I will also use the money to buy some bags of fertilizer."

"I am so grateful to Givedirectly for enrolling me in this programme. This will be my opportunity to build a house and buy some neccessities in my home"