"We have not had rains in this region since early last year. Therefore, we have not had any produce from our lands. Feeding has been the major hardship for us, followed by the children's constant sickness. We have been in and out of hospital for close to two months now. Now, we have nothing left."

"Receiving this money means a lot of positive change in my life. I would like to built my own house since I have been staying in other well wisher's house. It would also mean expanding my business of selling vegetables that would be a sustainable source of income."

"The biggest hardships that I have to face are paying school fees for my children and feeding them since I have no stable source of income.It really hurts me to see my children not going to school and at times sleeping hungry."

"I am glad since my life is going to change in terms in living standards.I will be able to do large scale farming so as to get enough stock of food production for my family. I will be able to renovate my house(wall) which makes me feel uncomfortable whenever it rains. This amount will also help me pay school fees for my children in time."

"Receiving this money means a change in my life for the better.currently I am living in a very small house that is very unkempt but with the money, I know that I will be able to build a much better house for my family and even save some to pay for my children's school fees."

" My family going to sleep without food and lack of enough money to cater for their basic needs"

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the severe drought currently facing my village,because for one,I am a fisherman and now I can't get the fish in the lake."

"Am planning to construct a new house since the one am living in is in bad state, i will also start small business to help my family upkeep"

"The biggest hardship I face is making charcoal for sale since the procedures and products needed are so demanding. Looking for firewood for charcoal making in the bush is the most difficult part since I risk alot to wild animals. I would like to thank Givedirectly because I will be able to change to another business to help me provide for my family."

"The biggest hardship in my life is how I am going to get income since I'm jobless and I cannot provide three meals for my family everyday."