"The challenges that we face are a continuous dry season and the unavailable source of milk for my family. I am forced to buy milk daily for the town for my children and this cost me so much, KES 40 a liter. Having a dairy cow will reduce the cost of buying milk and also be a source of income for us."

"When I get this money I would like to start a kiosk selling vegetables. I believe this line of business is exactly what this area needs. Right now people walk about five kilometres to the nearest market which is Ganze. Starting this business will save them the travel which affects the grand cost of acquiring the commodity. If I can get around 40000 KES, it would be enough for initial investment where I'll use my father's main house for a premise and the whole amount for stock and display racks. At the moment my husband is a motorcycle taxi rider in the village since the beginning of the year while I'm a cook at a local kindergarten. Both our earnings can only amount to 500 KES daily. It might be enough today but we have children who are attending school and soon enough, they'll be a bigger need for their school fees. This is why we need to create new sources of income."

"I have been sleeping on a small bed (3 by 6) for 15 years now with my wife. We have been persevering this condition because we could not afford to buy a big and decent bed to accommodate the two of us. Receiving this aid money from Give Directly means I buy a new bed and a mattress big enough for us and I believe through it we will be having the best nights and rest which we deserve. I will spend 15000 KES on this. 10000 KES will be spent on school fees for my daughter and the rest of the money will be spent on food."

"Food insecurity is the biggest challenge that I face at the moment. My homestead sits on a 0.2-acre piece of land and that means I do not have space to even plant vegetables. The situation has forced me to buy every food item making it expensive for me to afford. My husband who is a teacher earns KES 5000 but our monthly expenditure is KES 6500-7000. We have been forced to borrow money to sustain our lives but it has reached unsustainable levels where we cannot take it anymore"

"This being a drought-prone area, getting safe water for domestic use is a challenge because the nearest water pan is 2kilometers away. Every day I spend 4 hours fetching water and transporting it on my back home using a 20-liter jerrican. This job is strenuous for a 68-year-old woman like myself and it often leaves me with chest pains. I have a desire to own a 3000-liter water tank to help me harvest rainwater to save me the pain of going to fetch every other morning. Receiving this money will enable me to buy a water tank so that I do not have to fetch water every other day."

"I have longed to build a house that will accommodate our family of four children, with all the plans I had I have not been able to achieve it. My husband is also the breadwinner of the family as I am jobless, he is also depended on by his parents leaving him with nothing to save on a house construction project. Receiving this money means I will immediately build a house for my family."

"Putting food on the table is my main challenge currently. Lack of rain has made my life hard as I mostly depend on farming. Lack of school fees. My three children are in primary school and they need fees. The money I get cannot buy food for them as well as pay their school fees."

"Financial problems have really been weighing me down. I have been studying and raising my two children at the same time. As I await my graduation, I have no source of income. I am a volunteer teacher in a neighboring school and I get an allowance of 10,000 KES. This is barely enough to cater for my needs and that of the children. Sometimes my children get sick but I lack money for their medication. Such needs together with the basic needs are currently my biggest challenges."

"Receiving this money means a better life for me and my grandchildren. Currently I am doing a business of selling firewood and milk within the village. I started this 4 months ago after loosing my husband who was a bread winner in the family. From this business I earn an average of KES1500 in a week. My age currently cannot allow me to walk a long distance in order to meet my customers at their household level. I had an ambition of buying a new motorcycle and hire someone to assist me in supplying. I am happy that this transfers from Givedirectly has come in handy to my ambition. My plans therefore is to purchase a new motorcycle at a cost of KES 100,000."