"I do not have enough money to take care of my children wellbeing because of the hardship in my country. My biggest problem I am face with is earning money to support my family."

"If I get this money from Give Directly, I will use some to buy matress, pay my children school fees and also build myself a descent house."

"My biggest challenge is paying school fees for my children. I own a small carpentry workshop and make a living out of the income I get from the shop. I also get a pension fee of KES 12,000 each month. The income I get is insufficient to support my 3 children in college and I also have to pay for their school expenses such as rent and food."

"The current challenge I facing is lack of water. There is drought in our area. This has made me walk a distance of approximately 20km to go get water. A plastic of 20L goes at KES 50 at the water pond. The water is not clean and it has caused stomach problem to one of my children."

"The challenge that I am currently facing is frequent illnesses. I have been suffering from stomach aches and vertigo 3 years. I have sought medication in the different hospital but my condition has not been relieved. This has drained me financially because I have used all my savings on medication."

"Imagine having four children in school; two in secondary and two in the university, yet the only source of livelihood in this family is dairy farming! Worst of all is the low prices that come with selling milk, that is KES 120 from selling 3 liters of milk daily. This is the biggest challenge we face in this family. Our alternative source of income is maize and beans farming, yet the prolonged droughts in this region have resulted to poor land productivity hence low yields. We have been forced to sell our livestock on many occasions to support our children's education."

"The challenge we meet is lack of money, we have to find piece work for us to eat, and at times there's no work. The house we live in is small that's why we've build this bug one but because of money we are failing to finish it. We wanted to be in the new house by the time we have our third child but it's almost time for the baby to be born but the house is still incomplete."

"Lack of job is the current challenge I am facing. My work is to make charcoal for sell and it pays as little as KES 400 per 90kg sack. This is too little to buy food for the family and also make any investment. It is now hard to pay even school fees for my children who are in primary school due to lack of money."

"The ravaging drought that is currently ongoing is what has brought a lot of challenges in my life. Feeding my seven children is not easy given that I depend on selling charcoal to get money. This business earns me as little as KES 2,000 a week. Another challenge that has been brought about by the drought is loosing my cattle to the drought. The few remaining are emaciated and it's a matter of time before they succumb to the drought. Last week I sold one cow at a cost of KES 3,000 which is a big loss."

"Receiving this money will mean alot to me because I have been struggling to finish building the house since we only depend on farming."