"The challenge I am facing is the current hot season that we experience from the month of January to April every year, which has caused drought in my village Silayi in Butoto subcounty leading to hunger. It is challenging to because at my age I am forced to look for some casual work like digging in the neighbors so I am able to put some food on the table. Then also during the rainy season our area gets surrounded by water flowing from the the top making the ground in the house soggy making us live in fear thinking any time I and my family may be washed away by land slides."

"I want to see my life improve by engaging in farming, which will help me in completion of the house.When I'm done with my house, I won't be able to rent again, so the money will be used to establish a profitable business to keep my family happy."

"I hope to complete plastering my house"

"I hope to start up a new business in the coming year."

"Givedirectly have been very good to me and I'm grateful to them for everything."

"Givedirectly is helping us financially and making us self dependent"

"I bought house building materials to build new house for my family.I also bought some food stuff for my family and the workers."

"I hope to complete my house project before next year"

"I hope to complete my house project before next year"

"At around 4:00 PM, I was on the roof of my house doing my usual repair work when I received a message confirming the receipt of my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was overjoyed and immediately received a call from my elder son, who wanted to know if I had checked my phone. We agreed to meet later that day because I had promised to start a new business to relieve him of his hard casual labor. I informed the rest of my family, who were delighted, and I informed them of my intention to collect the entire amount from a nearby shopping center."