"The death of my husband who died along time ago is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life, most of the times i fill lonely and i just wish he was still live i miss his stories and jokes"

"My access is a challenge. We don't have a reliable source of income. We have a lot of things we need to do but we fail to accomplish them because of lack of money."

"As you can see we do not have a hpuse so this money will mean alot to us as we will be able to build a house and also our child has been forced to drop out frpm school due to lack of fees so with this money we will ve able to put him back tp school and we will also use some to buy food that we can't afford now."

"I lack money for fertilizers which affects my maize yields every growing season"

"I lack money for purchasing fertilisers as this has been affecting my maize yields every year resulting in hunger"

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

"I usually get sick as such I fail to do my duties."

"I am very grateful to Givedirectly for enrolling me in this programme. My wife and I will build a house buy food and beddings and also buy fertilizer to use in my farm when we get this money"

"Receiving this money means restoring my lost dignity as well as a stable family to me. At the moment, my wife was forced to return to her maternal home due to dowry issues. Because of financial challenges, I have failed to raise even $100 that is needed for her to come back. This is embarrassing me a lot since I usually feel uneasy before people as they look at me as a failure to my family. My plan once I receive this money is to send $100 to my father-in-law to allow my wife to come back. This will reunite me with my wife and daughter whom they have been away for 1 year now. On the other hand, I intend to construct a decent house to welcome them back since the one I currently have is not worthy of a family. This will possibly cost me utmost $400 and the remaining amount will help me to start livestock keeping especially goats, which will act as my long-term investment project."

"Lack of money is the biggest hardship that I face. I am not able to buy basic needs for my family."