"I will build a house with this money, I had bricks all along but I couldn't use them because I didn't have money to buy other building materials such as cement. With this money I will buy cement, blankets abd clothes for my kids."

"I was awakened by the loud vibrations from my mobile phone. I was nervous and I quickly decided to check what was the content of the message. I realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy because I was positive that my financial problems would come to an end."

"Farming all the time is hard and sometimes we lack food because we do not have means of securing finances"

"We do not have any means of getting money and this makes it hard for our life, we cant find money for food and other household items"

"This money means alot to me. I do not have a matress so I will buy a matress so I can sleep with comfortably. It is also hard for me to find food for my family even though I farm every day. This money will help me buy enough food for me and my family. matress, food"

"I'm planning to use 450 dollars from this donation to construct a descent and a spacious two bedroom house for my family. I have been struggling with an incomplete house. Given that am a dirvocee, it has been difficult for me to complete my house. Furthermore, I'll use 300 dollars to buy two indegenous dairy cows for milk production both for domestic use and for sale. Buy doing this I'll be a happy woman."

"I have six children and a husband. This house is too small for us. Receiving this money will mean alot to me as I will be able to build a bigger house for us. My current house is thatched with grass and I would like to buy iron sheets which I will use as new roof for my new house."

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is the struggle to produce more farm produce due to less farming equipments like irrigation pumps. I also have problems transporting my produce as i only own a bicycle which can not carry alot of goods. I desire to have a motorcycle so i can carry my products to the market"

"We are always food insecure. Despite working hard to find money and buy maize flour as well as relish for each day, I happen to have many children who rely on me for everything. Hence,the little I earn at the lake is never enough to sustain us even for a week."

"It is mostly hard to find household basic needs on a daily basis, like food, soap and other groceries."