"The biggest hardship is that I don't have a job and supporting my children on my own is a big challenge"

"I am happy and would like to sincerely thank Givedirectly for considering me to receive this amount. Upon receiving the money I will be able to pay school fees for my child who has joined form one and be able to clear the arrears for my remaining children. My house is in bad condition,therefore I will use part of the money to renovate my house and live happily with my family."

"The biggest hardship was losing my job when I became sick,it changed our lives so much and we are still coming to terms with all the changes."

"The biggest hardship I am currently facing is how to get food for the family and how to get water for domestic use. "

"The fish stock at the shore line where we fish has reduced tremendously. We cannot get further in to the lake because we lack proper equipment and our boats can easily capsize. Without fish to sell, we don't have money to feed our families. In addition, we don't get ample rainfall that can support farming. We have to buy maize and vegetables, which is expensive. Life has been expensive and difficult."

"It would mean a lot to me, as a family we are going to buy materials and construct an iron roofed house like other people."

"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is lack of water for domestic use, we are experiencing drought and the lake is far from here. "

"I feel very happy, because I intend to use the transfer to build a bigger house with walls made of stones, and also to buy chairs."

"The biggest hardship I am facing currently is how to get food since I don't have a reliable source of income. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a bigger safe and comfortable house that accommodates my whole family and I don't have to worry when I get visitors anymore."