"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."

"Part of my roof leaks in water during rainy seasons, thus this money will enable me to renovate the roof as well as install ceiling boards in my house. I also intend to buy a dairy heifer costing $200 that will be a source of milk for my family consumption as well as income in future when it multiplies. I will then save the remaining part of my transfer to buy nutritious food for my spouse who has been ailing from stoke for the last 7 years."

"I have 10 children and my house has only two rooms. Recently I have been forced to build a make shift house whose roof is made of polythene bags to house the older children. When I receive this money I will be glad to build a house with two rooms which will cost me around 300 USD. As schools reopen,school fees will be needed and therefore part of the money will go into the fees together with school uniform. I will also buy food for my children which is a big problem at this time."