"Failure to provide food for my children since my husband is polygamous hence his attention is divided."

"I do not make enough money to provide good food for my family"

"I am mostly do not have money to buy food and clothes and a sleeping place for my family"

"I grew up in a polygamous setup. It was never easy because my father rarely came home. My mother struggled to cater for our needs because the support we got from my father was very little. I had to join my mother as a early as 10 years old to do casual jobs so that we could get money to buy food. I only went to school for one year. I dropped out of school because my mother was not able to support my education. This has been my life all through. Currently I still do the same casual jobs and a little bit of farming to satisfy the needs of my children."

"Financial struggles is what has been my biggest hardship. I am a charcoal vendor and this work earns me very little money;very little in the sense that I cannot do bigger projects that can increase my income. For example, I have always wished to be a livestock farmer but due to lack of enough capital,I have not been able to venture into this. Selling charcoal earns me as little as 35 USD in a week."

"Not having food for my children"

"Not having enough money to buy food for her entire household"

"It has been six years now since I separated from my husband and all that time, I have been seeking refuge from my brother's house because my desire to own a house has always been in vain due to lack of money. The arrival of GiveDirectly is a boost to me since I am now confident that, I will have the opportunity to construct my house to refrain from seeking shelter. To achieve this, I plan to spend utmost 400 dollars of my first transfer. On the other hand, I also intend to support my children's education with 200 dollars by paying school fees for them. This will mean a great change for my livelihood and hence a transformation that I have wished for a long time."

"I'm so grateful for the money...the money will help me to sustain my household by completing our house as well as buying food"

"Since I am just a housewife, I depend mostly on my husband's casual job and the only work I am doing is charcoal burning, a job that drains much of my energy. Therefore, the lack of a stable source of income to cater to my family's basic needs like better housing and school fees is generally the biggest hardship that I have ever faced in my life."