"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of land for cultivation. The piece of land that I have is just enough for a home compound with no where to cultivate yet there is need. I struggle to find some money that can enable me to hire atleast a piece of land each time I try to cultivate. In cases where I have failed to raise money for hire of land, I have just stayed back home because I can not force. I resort to doing casual labour just to be sure that atleast children have a meal."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for buying land where my children will settle and farm in future. The business Iam trying is not fetching enough to help in fulfilling this dream. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. The one that I have is grass thatched which also leaks. Grass is scarce these days so finding it is so hard. I will also take care of the education needs of my children if I receive this money. I believe the future of my children will be better if I educate them."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is staying with a woman as a wife yet I have not paid bride price. My parents-in-law have always demanded for dowary from me but I don't have the capacity to take care of the need. I have lived together with my wife for one year now but with a lot of pressure. It is a risk on my side because in the case that something bad happens say for example that she dies before I pay bride price, the outcome will be so bad that the in-laws can even destroy my home."

"I intend to renovate my house and pay my children's tuition with this money."

"Receiving this money means that I will start up video show within my village. These shows will be making money for sustaining different needs in my family as compared to surviving on unpredictable subsistence farming, where I earn very little."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for educating my daughter studying in Ngora Nursing school. Iam a peasant and the farming I carrry on is not sustainable enough to produce what can help in raising money for her school fees. My daughter somes times is sent home due to fees and this affecting her studies."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is taking care of my extended family. "

"The moment I received my money, I felt so happy because I really did not expect it and yet it was here! to be used unconditionally."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have been able to pay school fees for my children who are at boarding schools. I was worried before and thought that my children would have to sit home and fail to complete the third term. Previously, I depended entirely on agriculture which could not sort all the school fees at once. I know that GiveDirectly would give me this onetime opportunity. I am really blessed and very grateful for this cash transfer."