"The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is that of not having a comfortable place to sleep. My husband is polygamous so when he comes sometimes we sleep on the verandah."

"With this transfer I will be able to build a proper house. As you can see my house is not in good shape. My main focus will be to have a good and reliable house."

"My life is different than how it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have build a better house. I used to live in a small grass thatched house which was leaking from inside. This was so challenging especially during the rainy season. When I received the second transfer I felt it's so worth to compete the construction of a house which I started using the previous transfer. Currently we live in a better spacious house. Before my family were exposed to cold, I was so worried because I didn't want them to get sick. I depend on small scale farming and the harvest that we get is only for consumption. I do not have a continuous source of income to enable me buy building materials. Givedirectly has changed our living standard. My children are no longer exposed to cold and I no longer fear to welcome visitors to my house. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for coming through our live has really changed."

"The death of my wife who passed away in 2008 is the biggest hardship i have faced in my life she felt sick n died in a very shot period, now my child is living my late wife's parents."

"I am happy to get enrolled in the program, the money will help me deal with several personal problems, I appreciate this Organization alot"

"Receiving this money will allow me to buy food for my family and also build a better house with iron sheets."

"I take it as grace has fallen over me, it's a very good opportunity to receive this kind of money, God bless the donors and everyone who has made it possible to get me enrolled"

"Receiving this money means I will repair my house and cement the flour which will cost me twenty thousand shillings !. I will open my tailoring business which will cost me about thirty thousand shillings , pay for my children's education and reserve ten thousand shillings for emergency cases."

"At the moment, I am the only person among my agemates who does not own a cow and this is making me feel bad. This situation has also subjected me to a lot of shame as my wife is forced to go around the village early in the morning to borrow milk from neighbors. Because we live in a tick-infested area, I plan to buy a crossbreed cow worth 35000 shillings due to its ability to survive in this place. This will give me milk that will greatly improve the health of my children who seem malnourished now."

"The biggest hardship I have ever faced in my family is lack of money.This is because I am a housewife and my husband depend s not casual job-Tuk Tuk driver.Due to this, I have been struggling to pay school fees for my Children since all the money goes to food.This has affected the education of my children."