"This money will help me buy food for my family"

"I will use this money to buy food and a proper sleeping place"

"Receiving this money will mean a road map to financial success. To make my dream come true, I am intending to increase my business of buying and selling milk which I have been doing for awhile now. I normally buy 20 litres of milk at Ksh 30 per litre and sell at Ksh 35 per litre making a profit of Ksh 100 per day. Increasing the quantity of milk to sell through the transfer from Give Directly, mean a higher profit which makes a stepping stone to financial freedom."

"This is a great thing. As you see this house leaks during rainy season. This money will help me perfect it and also buy food"

"I am a peasant farmer growing maize and peas on my 3 hacteres farm.My desire has been to expand my activity so that I may have more harvest for my family consumption and for sale. Receiving this money means realization of my wish since I am planning to spend $ 450 on purchasing Oxen and ox-plow. Once this is accomplished I will be able to caltivate 4 more hacteres this will assure me of enough food for the family. The remaining amount will assist me in educating my children one in form 4 and 5 in primary School."

"I have been aspiring to own a dairy cow to supplement what I earn from doing the casual job of masonry. This venture will give me a reliable source of milk for my family so that I do not keep spending money buying. Milk is also a good source of protein for for my growing children. I love dairy farming and it has been my passion ever since I was a young child. I plan to spend 30000 shillings to buy a quality Friesian cow. From it, I will rest assured that I will get 6-8 litres of milk daily. I will reserve 3 liters of this for domestic use and sell the rest in the nearby market."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is insufficient funds. My life is full of struggles and I can not meet my basic needs like food. This is what has cause me to lack even a good shelter. All this happened due to expense we incurred to pay medication for my husband when he was sick trying to rescue his life visiting different hospitals.The bill was becoming huge daily until we could not afford. It is unfortunate we lost him along the way."

"I mainly struggle with finding food and as parent this is a great worry as I think about my children."

"Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household"

"Not having enough funds to buy food for her entire household"