"In 2016, the roof of my house was brought down by a heavy whirlwind. I had no option but to rebuild the rooftop. This caused damage to my newly bought iron sheets. So, receiving this money means repairing my rooftop which usually leaks whenever it heavily rains."

"I gave birth to my beautiful daughter in 2013, who happens to be my last born. For all the previous deliveries, all has been well. However, for my daughter, it has been a different story. I had a prolonged labour pain, got induced to no vain. The doctors said it's a false labour and even allowed me to return home. No sooner had I boarded a motorcycle than I break the water. I had to be helped by the nurses and by the time I was delivering, my daughter had sniffed much of the smell from the green water. My daughter was taken to a baby care and was finally diagnosed with meconium. Up-to-date, she still suffers the same problem. Being jobless with my husband, I cannot afford to take her for further medical tests and treatment. My daughter's suffering has been the biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life."

"After just two years of marriage, my husband lost his job after suffering Tuberculosis. He used to work as a driver. It really put him down that he could no longer do any meaningful job. This greatly affected our income since I used to be a house wife who depended fully on him. I was forced to be the breadwinner since then. I have been up and down since then looking for house jobs such as laundry in people's homes. I now work as a house help so as to get money to support my two children. Ten years on, my husband's wealth is not back to normaly and is still unemployed. Taking up this heavy burden of fending for my family has been my biggest hardship."

"I used to work as driver in a company for fifteen years. Unfortunately, the company ended my contract and denied me my savings I had saved for that period. I spent a lot money to hire lawyers so that they could help me in getting back my savings but all their efforts failed. I was left with nothing, the money I could use to invest, I used it to hire lawyers. Up to date, I have never recovered economically. I can say this is the biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life."

"Currently, my focus is on my children's education. Receiving this money means good education for my children. I have three children who are in primary school. The money I will receive from GiveDirectly will help me in paying school fees for the three children."

"I faced the biggest hardship in my life when my husband lost his job due to the Covid 19 pandemic. I depend on my husband to provide for me and my two young children. When he lost his job, life became unbearable, we really struggled with casual works in order to earn money to cater for our needs and that of our children."

"I leave alone and always cook and do everything for myself, since I am a motorcycle rider and I work for someone, usually I spend barely everything for food and clothing, I have always been looking forward to have my own motorbike that I can use to do other things besides ferrying people and through that I can earn and safe an extra coin."

"My ambition is to be a successful farmer and supply vegetables to many villages. I make a living from farming of vegetables such as tomatoes and spinach but I want to also venture into livestock keeping. This transfer will mean a lot to my family because I will be able to expand the agribusiness and get more income. I will use about $400 to purchase a dairy cow, $100 for 2 goats and$50 for fencing of my homestead. The remaining transfer will aid in paying school fees for my children, food and their clothing."

"As a family, we have been relying solely on my husband's income from his casual job. When the Covid-19 pandemic stroke, my husband lost his job since many local companies laid off their staff in attempts to contain the disease. As a result, we had to struggle to make ends meet since we had no other source of income. To worsen the situation, we were repaying a loan. The pressure we experienced as a family was the worst. Hence, the loss of a casual job by my husband following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic act as the biggest hardship we have faced as a family."

"My dream is to be able to own a dairy cow that will aid in providing milk for the family. Currently we spend $10 on milk each month. A litre is not enough for the whole family but we have to use it for 2 days. Receiving this money will mean that my family gets to own a cow and fresh sufficient milk each day. I will purchase a dairy cow worth $600, then sell the milk and use it for our homes' consumption. The rest of the transfer will be used to purchase fencing materials for our homestead such as poles and wiring, then lastly $100 will be used to buy food and clothing"