"My biggest challenge is food. I don't have food because the rains are inconsistent here. I also lack adequate farm inputs like fertiliser so I end up yielding less than I should have. So then I rely on casual work where I farm people's farms and get paid to buy food. When it's off season my husband gets a job where he sells maize and gets paid. That's how we survive."

"The problem is money. I have 7 children living with me. 5 young ones and one who's come back from a failed marriage and has come with a child too. So my family is of 9 now. Providing for everyone is hard considering our sources of money. We don't have food because of how farming goes in our area. We have to buy all the time. My husband sells goat meat to sustain us."

"Poverty and hunger"

"One of the challanges that am facing currently is lack of school fees for all my children due to inadequate source of income."

"The challanges that am currently facing is poverty and hunger due to lack of income generating activities, also too much rains that has led to flash floods which has destroyed our gardens hence causing hunger."

"I'm proud of the excellent progress I've made, particularly in raising my family's income. I owe GiveDirectly since I established a little restaurant with the prior transfers. We have survived thanks to its success and the $5 profit it generates each day. Since we don't supply a lot of food right now, the restaurant typically runs out of food by 2:00 o'clock in the evening, which forces people to eat somewhere else. I intend to improve it with the next transfers so that we can serve a huge number of consumers and have it functioning till seven in the evening. All of our customers' wants will be met, and we'll also increase our profits. We have a son, and my goal is to give him the best possible standard of living, including all the necessities."

"My goal has been to build a new house. However, I live in a difficult situation. I live in a small house together with my six children. Unfortunately, I do not have a bed. I am optimistic that once I build a house, my children will get a better place to spend in, and this will restore my dignity among my community members. As a single mother, I have lived with pain to see my children living in horrible conditions. Apart from the house, I have a lot of needs to respond to. These include raising school fees for the children and feeding them. Once I build a house, I shall start raising livestock such as goats and chickens because they are precious assets in our community."

"I am caught up in poverty.I am taking care of sick and vulnerable people.I am also lame.I have to do casual labour to help out with the family and to cater for all needs."

"I am a casual worker; commonly known as "Jua-kali" here while sometimes taking care of animals for people. I hope that this year, God willing, I will become a businessman selling animals in the main market. I want to sacrifice every month so I can save for this business. I want to buy animals that I will use in this trade. I want to make sure by the time I am ending my time with GD I have something which I can rely on. I want to first start by buying chicken, and once I get to a certain level, I will incorporate the purchase of goats. I am hopeful that if I am in good health and have a life, I can achieve the goal of venturing into buying goats by August this year."

"I have been saving the little wage that I earn from working in farms in a local sacco. Since I have been saving for quite a while. I am looking forward to spend the saving towards buying a dairy cow which will make me a proud owner of three dairy cows. Achieving this means that I will start supplying milk to the local hotels in the neighbourhood and thus earn some good income to take care of my family."