"Receiving this money is a blessing to me because i am raising the children myself and i face so much problems. I believe the money will help me to solve some of the problems"

"I can still remember vividly, it was exactly 8 in the morning when we taking breakfast with my family then I heard a very loud vibration on my phone. Since I am illiterate I asked for a hand in support from my niece to confirm the sender of the message. On checking, she confirmed that it was the Mpesa message that I had anxiously been waiting for. Due to the excitement that I had, I couldn't afford to take the remaining tea."

"Shortage of food is the main challenge."

"Food production has been a challenge. We usually lack farm inputs."

"The main challenge here is food. We always harvest little because of lack of fertilizer."

"It means everything to me because I can see most of my problems coming to an end."

"I am so looking forward to receiving this gift. My plan is to build a better house, buy enough food as well as fertilizer."

"The day my son was born, I could not deliver because the baby was too big, I was so scared."

"I am very happy because I will receive this money. This is something that we lack living in the village. I am very glad that GiveDirectly has managed to reach out to our village."

"The biggest hardship that I face is lack of money. This is because most of the times I do not harvest enough to sell at a profit."