"I live in a very small house that serves as the bedroom and the kitchen. This makes it very hot especially during the day and I cannot even rest inside it. Besides this, the roof is damaged and I spend my nights shifting from one corner to the other during rainy season. Because of its small size, I end up spending the whole night seated on one corner till the rain ceases. Receiving this money therefore means building a better house that will bring comfort in my life."

"I believe education is the key to a good life. My ambition is to educate my grandchildren so that I can give them a brighter future. This will save them the agony of ending up as casual labourers like their parents. Receiving this money therefore means, I will purchase a pair of oxen and goats for rearing. This is because goats multiply very fast and they are drought resistant. I will use the oxen to scale up farming and also hire them at a fee. This will make it easy to finance their education. I will also renovate my house which has a leaking roof."

"Receiving this money means building a better house for my family. Our current house is so small that it cannot accommodate all of us. This made me built a small chicken pen like structure to shelter my 2 boys. I share the single roomed house with my 3 daughters and whenever my husband comes home, my eldest daughter is forced to sleep in our neighbour's house. Besides this, the house is in a very poor state. Its walls are collapsing and the roof is leaking, making it unbearable during heavy down pour."

"Building a three roomed iron roofed house at an estimate cost of $300, A poultry unit that will cost $50, buying 30 chicks @$2 each and their feeds as well as buying barbed wire and wiremesh for fencing my compound to restrict the chicken from destroying crops on my neighbour's farms is what receiving this money means to me. I will also use $150 to buy a dairy heifer that will be my source of income in future once it multipliers and produce milk for sale."

"Financial constraints is the most hardship that I have ever faced in my life. This has forced me to spend my life in a house that is half open at the roof. In addition, my family pass through difficulties in terms of food and sometimes I seek help from my neighbours. This has really robbed my joy and I am not a happy person."

"Receiving this money means a new house for my family because I have been yearning to own one but due to the financial crisis, I am unable to complete my house which is at superstructure level. My plan once I receive the cash grant from GiveDirectly is to spend my first transfer on roofing my house in order to shift my belongings before rains start. On the other hand, I plan to buy 1 dairy cow at $300 which will act as my long term project and a reliable source of income since apart from consuming the milk, I will also be selling them to our nearby town in order to get an extra income. This will change my life for the better, a life that I have long wished."

"My family of 8 has been living in this small one roomed hut since 2001. I have always wanted to build a three roomed iron roofed house that goes for $400 since then, but lack of finances has made it impossible. My children mostly spend their nights at their grand parents kitchen which inconveniences them walking at night. It is also shameful asking my neighbours to host my visitors at night whenever they come around. This money will therefore enable me to fulfill my all time wish. I will then spend $300 to buy a friesian dairy cow and $200 to build a poultry unit and buy chicken for rearing. Selling milk and eggs will earn me income to support my family needs, especially food and education for my children."

"My first plan when I receive this money is repairing my house. Part of the roof is made of twigs and when it rains there is a lot of leakage. This will cost me 200 USD. I will then buy two oxen at a cost of 150 USD each and a plough at 80 USD. This will help me plough my 3 acres of land well and easily. I will also use part of the money to pay school fees for my children."

"Failure to fulfil my dream of completing the construction of my house due to the financial constraint has been my biggest hardship. My house is very small and is about to collapse this has lowered myself esteem as I am constantly mocked by neighbors due to the bad status of my house. I always pray to God that we do not experience strong winds that could blow off the roof."

"In my life, sleeping on a wooden bed plus a mattress has been a luxury and I have always spent my nights on the floor using rugged sacks. Receiving this money means changing my status quo since my plan is to spend 15000 shillings to buy the mattress, bed, and other beddings something that will guarantee me a peaceful sleep and eventually a healthy life. On the other hand, I plan to buy poles to repair the roof of my house because as of now, my house looks new from the outside but in case of windy, the roof can be blown away since the nails are loosened from the poles. Having done this, my life would have changed to a standard that I have long wished."