"My proudest achievement is that I used to live in a very small house but now I am in a big house that I built through hard work. "

"The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack a good source of income and so I am really struggling to educate my children. "

"GiveDirectly gives you the money and lets you decide on how to use it as per your needs, not like other organizations that come with conditions."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that we are sick and this at times makes us not to go to work. "

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I am getting old and I still have a child in school who depends on me for school fees and this is a challenge for me."

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting food for out family and school fees for our children is not easy as our income is very low at the moment."

"My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker at the lakeside. I have always saved a large proportion of my earnings and over time managed to buy a few household items. "

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself. This means that I often have difficulties paying our rent and in case we default on the payments we may be evicted."

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself. I have recently given birth to twins and I am also experiencing illness, this means that I often have to to choose between taking care of the twins basic needs and paying for my hospital bills and this is very difficult. "

"The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build a better house for myself. My current house is dilapidated and I fear that it might collapse anytime. I also I intend to remarry but I am unable to do so because I cannot afford to pay dowry."