"This money is more than a relief as I believe it will help build a better house as the one I currently live in is small; dilapidated and badly leaks."

"This means a lot to me. I have been desiring to have a nice house. This is my chance to build one. I also plan to buy iron sheets. With my old age, it is challenging to produce more for my family. The money will enable me to buy more food."

"I am really grateful for this initiative. I am a single mother and it is very hard to support my family. With this money, i will be able to renovate my house. The house leaks during rainy season. I will also be able to buy fertilizer so that i can increase crop production. I also desire to buy nice beddings and clothes."

"Finances are a challenge. I lack basic needs because i am unable to buy."

"The difference has been that of improving the roof of her house with ironsheets and building a better house..She said she had been facing challenges before because her husband is sick and is failing to support the family,,so the money had really helped in the way that she managed to purchase food and other basic necessities.."

"Financial inadequacy has been the biggest hardship we have faced in life. My husband is the sole breadwinner in the family earning a meager wage of approximately Ksh 250 a day. Even though we have 0.1 acres of land under cultivation where we have grown maize for domestic use, the produce we get (approximately 2 bags) cannot sustain a family of 5 for an entire year. Owing to this, we have been unable to save enough to buy a dairy cow for my family. Thanks to Give Directly for coming to this region, a move that will soon materialize my dreams."

"I used the cash to purchase bricks and cement which were used in building my house...I also bought a mattress,bed and some better beddings.."

"My life is now different because i have no pressure. I am a civil servant but schools are in progress iam always stressed because i do struggle to pay fees for my children who most of them are at college. My salary is so small and not enough for a person like me with all sorts of responsibilities which I have."

"The biggest hardship I face is shortage of food. I have a farm but I do not harvest enough maize because I don't apply enough fertilizer."

"My lifevis no longer the same since receiving money from Givedirectly because i have renovated my house and it is a decent home now rather than in the past when it was in bad shape and the roof was leaking during the rainy season"