"When I receive this money, I will build a 2 bedroom ironsheets house that will help us with good permanent shelter. The house we are in currently is grass thatched of which it is expensive to maintain it in terms of routine thatching. But with the ironsheets roofing, it will be a one off and help us save the money we would have used in buying grass. I will also buy a cow that will help in milk production for us to consume as a family because of our age. If there is any balance, we shall use it for normal upkeep."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is illness. I have some recurring joint pain which limits my input in doing garden work."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children in good schools. I really want a good future for my children but I have financial limitations."

"When I receive this money, I build an ironsheets 2 bedroom house. The current house we are living in is grass thatched and grass is very scarce following the dry spell. The current house is also very small to accommodate the whole family. I will also rent some agricultural land because we are currently practicing agriculture on small scale. This will ensure our food security and also bring income because we shall sale some food crops."

"The biggest hardship I am facing is bring up my child as a single mother. The man who made me pregnant abandoned me with the pregnancy and has never even supported us. I am not working but just struggling with the child. These thoughts hardly leave my mind."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build a house where my children will sleep. Currently they sleep in my co-wives house which does not make me feel good. I also intend to use part of it to educate my children so they may also get a better future through working."

"The biggest hardship that I face is inadequate funds for taking care of my child. I conceived while at home waiting for my senior four results which has made it difficult for me to enroll for a course. I can not feed my child well, dress him and pay his medical bills because, I survive on casual labour which is not sustainable."

"I don't have a new goal at the moment. I want to focus on ensuring that my house is complete in the next six months. I have been longing to accomplish this goal but due to lack of enough money to construct one has always forced me to stay in this delicate and life-threatening house. I am glad that the hope of finally having a decent house is will soon be achieved. I thank Give Directly for helping me achieve this goal."

"In the next six months, I expect to have saved enough money and most likely by then I'll have constructed a bigger and decent house. With the new house, I won't share the same room with my grown-up children thus I'll be guaranteed of my privacy."

"I was able to construct a kitchen using transfers I got from Give Directly. Even though I wasn't able to plaster it, I am happy I was able to build a bigger and more stable structure compared to what I had initially. I decided to smear it with clay. The clay isn't strong enough this means that the walls won't last for long. In the next six months, I expect to have saved enough money so that I can use to cement the walls and the floor. I am happy my long term goal of building a bigger house came to pass. I will be happier if I cement it because it would make it stronger and last longer."