"My biggest challenge is poverty.The crops we grow need another investment to get better yields. We can not even afford fertilisers to put in our crops.Our income is low yet we have last of needs.As a head of a family,I fail to make a clear budget for my family due to poor income. When it rains,water floods affecting us by Wasing away our crops down the slope,I fear planting because its risky.During the rainy season,water enters our houses making it unfavourable to stay."

"At the moment I'm alone in the family since my husband is deceased and I have to cater for my children alone. I have to pay for my children school fees and also provide all basic needs. It is difficult since I depend on casual works which is not enough for all the needs in my family. In addition to this, I was diagnosed with diabetics which has made it difficult for me to be productive and this has seen my children getting chased from school since I cannot afford their tuition fees. I fell sad most of the time because of the predicaments I face in my life."

"The moment challenge that I'm faced with at the moment is drought and inflation in our nation. For the past two years, we have not been able to plant anything because of prolonged drought which has led to a lack of food. Inflation has also become high which has made buying food very expensive for me and my family. We have been forced to go without food occasionally in the past. Life is very difficult for us."

"The challenge I'm faced with at the moment is the lack of food. It has been 3 years since we grew anything on our farms due to extended droughts. I'm also old and partially blind which makes it difficult for me to cater for myself and there I'm forced to depend on my children for food and my upkeep. I feel sad that sometimes I have to go hungry because of a lack of food."

"At my advanced age, I cannot do strenuous activities to fend for myself. As of now, Give Directly’s cash transfers are my major source of income. My goal in the next few years is to establish an investment that will continue generating money even after the financial aid ends. I find livestock keeping to be a perfect choice since I can easily sell the animals as the herd grows to cover my needs. Despite the financial constraints on my shoulders, I wish to have bought at least four goats by the end of this year. "

"I have always wanted goats because I believe they will provide our family with financial stability. Thus, my present objective is to purchase goats to ensure that I have a bright future because goats are easily convertible into money due to their easy market. After the goats multiply and become more numerous, I think I can easily sell them to meet my financial needs. I have a strategy to save $5 with each transfer to make it easier to accomplish this. Due to the rigorous obligations, I have to my family, I decided to save a small sum of money each month."

"I'd like to transition from raising poultry to raising livestock in the future. I hope to begin tiny savings with my occasional work so that I can satisfy my animal's urge to rare. As six hens are equal to one goat in our local calculations, the poultry will also help with this. As I continue with the poultry keeping, once they multiply I will convert them too to get the goats."

"Food insecurity has been the biggest burden to us. Three years ago is the last time we had good rains. The persistent drought has prevented us from planting our farms leading to lack of food. This has affected our ability to feed our family. The drought has also led to slow breeding of our livestock. Last year we lost 5 goats due to drought. This meant less stock to sell to buy food for our family. It's difficult buying food with the reducing stock. One bag of maize costs $63. This means we'll have to sell at least 2 goats for a bag. It has affected our ability to provide stable food for our children."

"Due to the long drought season. We've not received good rains for the last 3 years. Growing our farms during this period has produced zero or little harvest. This has really affected our access to food. Feeding our family is hard. Maize is the stable food, and bag now cost $60. This has drained our livestock and other sources of income. Like the goat selling business my husband runs. Since we're forced to buy food expensively. This has been the biggest difficulty."

"The main challenge that we are facing is the constant land slides that keep happening in our village. This is the second home that we have constructed since 2016. Our former house was demolished in the landslides that happened in Bunashirwe village and demolished upto makhonje village. Now the water comes from uphill and penetrator through the wall causes this house to be soggy and cold to the extent we have to cook from the house inside. Our kitchen was destroyed last year. We also stay near many trees which are harbouring predator birds like eagles that come and take our chicken while we r infront or away."