"If i receice this money, it will mean a lot to me. As you can see people are laughing at my family because we live in a kitchen like house. But this is what was given to us when we started our marriage 2 years ago. I want to build a beautiful house for my family, buy clothes and other things."

"I am facing a shortage supply of food. This is why i try to do small business by climbing the mountains to get firewood and sell it."

"The main challenges I am currently facing is not finding enough money to buy food. The house I am living in now is in bad shape as well. Am afraid it might fall during the rainy season."

"Portion of the money received from GiveDirectly was spent on buying me a new generator, light bulbs, wire and few phone chargers for my new phone charging business. The balance cash was used to purchase few bags of cement to plaster my house floor. As time passes by I pray and hope to expand my business once I receive my next payment as promised by GiveDirectly. I am really grateful for this gift. It is indeed a huge blessing."

"Scarcity of food is the biggest challenge that I am facing currently. This is due to the drought that we are experiencing in our area. My spouse and I depend on charcoal work to earn a living. The income from this job is very little of KES 700 per week. This money cannot fully support all our household expenses like buying food and paying school fees for my children. We sometimes skip meals or borrow from other relatives something that stresses me."

"Lack of enough money to meet our daily needs as a family, for my house to find money he does a small business whereby he sells some trye parts so he doesn't make enough money for our family however we just manage with little that he gets, maybe on a daily basis we have to buy maize, soap, relish, cooking oil which can cost MK5000 kwacha but if all goes well he comes with MK2000 which is not enough to cover up all our needs."

"It has always been my dream to be a chef, I cook for food vendors in the nearby market at KES 300 per day. Receiving this money means I can start a food kiosk in the nearby town which is 3 kilometers from my home. This will help me be independent and also provide job opportunities for my fellow youths in my town. The remaining amount I will then complete my semi-permanent house which was still pending."

"With the pronged drought in my area getting food and fresh water is a challenge. Getting two meals a day is difficult for me and my health is deteriorating. I have to walk 10 kilometers to get water and still I have to cut trees burn charcoal to get food."

"Receiving this money means an increased investment. I sold all the cows I had invested in to pay school fees for my children. I now have a son in secondary school who is yet to sit for the final exam in March 2022. I decided to sell all the cows I had to clear all the school fee arrears so that he could get humble time to study for his exams. When I get this money, I will buy four of them to start with. They will cost around KES 40000. I anticipate to produce over 10 litres a day. This will generate a good income to my household when I sell at KES 40 per litre .The rest of the money I will spend on other household needs like food."

"Our village is faced with drought and famine currently. It is hard to fine clean water for the family. A 20 litre plastic of water goes at KES 50. Getting KES 50 per day is not easy because my husband and I are jobless. So drought is the challenge I am facing currently."