"After I am done with my household chores, I head to my farm to carry out farming activities like weeding, transplanting, tilling and watering the existing crops. I usually grow maize, beans and sweet potatoes on my farm. The happiest part of my day is in the evening as I water them with the help of my kids as we crack jokes."

"Dairy farming has been my passion and my dream ever since I was a young boy. Receiving this money would mean so much to me and my family as well because it will enable me to realize my dream. I plan to put up dairy structures with feeding traps inside at a total cost of 29500 shillings. I also plan to buy a water storage tank going for 28000 shillings. This will solve water shortages for my cows. This is a business opportunity that not many people have ventured into, and it will boost my family's income. I expect to get milk of around 20 liters every day which I will sell in our local market for 45 shillings a liter. That will give me a total of 900 shillings daily. I will use half of that amount to buy animal feeds and save the rest for a rainy day."

"I was the third wife(out of five) to my late husband. Growing up in this polygamous set up has not been easy. Things turned even worse when my husband passed on in 2018 leaving all of us in a desperate situation. I used to concentrate on farming while my husband ran his business. I have now been forced out to do casual jobs to supplement the very little I get from my farm. I do what is readily available such as doing laundry and supplying water to hotels and residences. This jobs pay very little. For example supplying 20 liters of water costs 0.2 USD. In a day I may supply only 100 litres of water."

"Receiving this money means demolishing my old kitchen which is in a deplorable condition and building a new one at a cost of $200. I will also use $150 to buy a 10 litre water tank for harvesting rain water thus reduced stress level of walking 3 kilometres to get clean water for domestic use. $300 of my transfer will enable me to buy a dairy cow that will ensure a guaranteed source of income from selling milk daily."

"Imagine a 62 year old woman engaging in casual jobs such as fetching firewood for sale, tilling people's farms as well as going 10 trips daily to the river 2.5 kilometres away, to fetch water that I supply to a school nearby in order to earn some income amounting to $200 daily! Thats the story of my life. I do all these jobs to build up savings that has seen me educating my four children to the university level. My health is deteriorating daily and since I no longer have much strength to do these jobs, I have ended up selling five cattle and 15 goats that my late husband lleft me with, since I belief education is the greatest support I can offer my children. The only option I was left with is selling 2 acres of land next year to clear school fees for my son in campus but Give Directly has come in handy to support me."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life is the continued lack of clean water for our household uses. As such, it usually takes me about two hours to and fro a nearby stream where I fetch water on daily basis by carrying a 20-litre jerrican on my back. This task consumes most of my time and energy that I could utilize in accomplishing other duties."

"My normal day entails preparing breakfast for my 3 children in the morning and doing my routine household chores such as cleaning utensils, washing clothes, among others. I will then go to work in my 1 acre piece of land at midmorning by weeding, digging and/or planting new crops. I will then use my afternoon to fetch water and firewood in the nearby forest. I feel most relaxed in the evening because this is the only free time I have to spend with my children. Therefore, the happiest part of my day is in the evening."

"I used to have two donkeys that were helping me carry water from the distant river but I had to sell them in order to cater for the school fees arrears for my kids. The distance from my homestead to where I fetch water is very far and with my current age, I do not have the energy to carry on my back. Receiving this money will mean that I will be able to buy a large water tank to store rainfall water for both domestic and animal use. It will cost around 520USD to fully purchase and install the water tank. I also intend to use the second transfer to buy one dairy exotic cattle and her feed."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to construct a spacious and durable house. Currently, I live in a grass thatched house that is uncomfortable living in during rainy season as water seeps inside. Thanks to this transfer, I will have an iron roofed house at a cost of 300USD. Additionally, I intend to use 150USD to buy a dairy cattle that is on weaning process to supplement my family with milk in seasons to come. Lastly, I will use the remaining amount at my disposal to embark on agricultural farming of maize and sweet potatoes on an arable piece of land that I have."

"As a family, we have been struggling to build a house with iron-sheet roof so that we can collect rainwater. Unfortunately, the little income we get from our farming practices is inadequate to finance it. Hence, receiving this money means that we shall manage to build a new and better house primarily for collecting rainwater."