"Once you get to the age of 70, diseases begin to set in left,right and center.My case has not been any different.I have had problems with my legs for over 10 years now.I can barely walk,sometimes I have to crawl or use a walking stick.My children have taken me for treatment in various hospitals but I have not gotten any one that can completely treat it.This has used up their resources and we have resorted to traditional herbs for the same .This,coupled with the challenges I face getting basic needs is the biggest hardship I have faced."

"With 2 of our children in college and another in secondary school, it has been very burdensome to pay their fees without a regular source of income. Receiving this money will unlock a long-time-suppressed potential of becoming a prolific poultry farmer. Having begun this agribusiness, I anticipate to educate my children with ease from the sale of chicken eggs and meat. Putting up a poultry structure will cost $150 will 20 chicken is worth $80.Thanks to GiveDirectly, the ambition to have all my children become college graduates has become foreseeable."

"Since I lost my lost my husband life has been difficult on my side in raising a family of 6. We had to sell the only resource we had in order to raise money for school fees and also to meet our basic needs. When I received my transfer I bought and dairy cow and sheep. I opted to invest on livestock more so dairy cow because I have been using a lot of money purchasing milk. The other remaining amount I bought sack of maize."

"My last born daughter in secondary school is joining form 2 in a few months time. Receiving this money is an huge burden lifted, as her father who used to finance her education passed on a few months ago. I am planning to use about $200 to pay for one full year school fees upfront."

"When my husband died more than 10 years ago, I never knew peace as my brother in-laws sold their late brother's possessions including cows that we relied on for income. The height of my suffering came when they sent me out of my matrimonial home. I went about seeking shelter in people's houses, sometimes spent the night in the cold. I brewed traditional alcohol for survival. It was until a few years ago when one of my oppressors also died that I came back home to rebuild my houses out of ruins. Had this not happened, I would be living a better life than having to start over. This is the biggest hardship I've faced in life."

"Lack of finances is my biggest worry at the moment. I am worried because rains have started and I don't have money to buy high breed maize that are drought and disease resistant. Over the years crops have been failing and I really hope that I can get high breed maize so that I may secure food for my family"

"We live in a small grass-thatched house that is less spacious. This house cannot comfortably accommodate the six members of my family. When visitors or neighbors come, we welcome them outside under a tree depending on their number. Receiving this money will mean that I will be able to use 33,000 shillings to construct a semi-permanent house. By doing this, my two kids who are schooling will have a peaceful study room of their own. When visitors pass by, we will also have ample space to accommodate them. Privacy will also be restored since there would be separate bedrooms for children and us as parents."

"I am a single mother of three struggling to make ends meet. I do casual jobs in people's farms to earn a living which enables me to support my children's education, healthcare as well as ensuring they are well fed. My daily earnings amounts to $3 and this amount is limited compared to the needs. I have been yearning to buy a bigger piece of land for cultivation that would reduce the burden of buying food daily, since I currently live in a 0.5 acre piece of land which is too small for farming. My dream of cultivating my own land has been futile due to lack of resources, which is the biggest hardship I face."

"The biggest difference is that I'm able to sleep on a comfortable bed and a matress. I'm always happy when I go to sleep."

"Lack of money as you can see we are old people so to have fixed source of income for us is very difficult so this money will be of great help."