"The main problem here is hunger. This year, the harvest was very little and the food is not enough to sustain us."

"I am very happy to be in this GiveDirectly program. When I receive the money I plan on building a house and buying mattress so that I can sleep on a good place."

"I want to do house maintenance. my house does not have Iron sheets. I want to buy Iron sheets to fix the roof and also the floor by buying cement. it will also mean buying fertilizer for my farm ."

"my biggest hardship i have faced is lack of food for my family. i barely have enough food to sustain my household throughout the year ."

"I do not have a proper house. Receiving this money shall mean being able to build a house with Iron sheets."

"Receiving this money shall mean building a house. I have a grass thatched house, that means i will be able to build a proper house."

"I really struggle to find money to buy food and fertilizer in my household"

"I am so happy to receive these funds from GD. I will use this money to buy Iron sheets so that I improve my house roof"

"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of money to cater for my family's basic needs such as food. Things changed when my husband lost his sight and he was nolonger productive. I have been struggling with charcoal burning to sustain my family but still what I make isn't sustainable."

"The biggest hardship in my life is lack of a descent house for my family of five. This has really lowered my self-esteem and sometimes I even fear inviting people to my single room house."