"I wish to continue saving some money from my business to be able to pay the school fees for my children on time. It is always the dream of every parent to ensure that their children get the best education. Besides that, I wish to ensure that I keep my business running and meet all the demands of my clients."

"We are currently struggling with payment of school fees and it has drained us financially as a family. I have 3 children all of them in high school and their school fees amounts to $1000 a year. We were lucky this year because they just joined and we sold all the cattle that we had to cover for this. We have however exhausted our investments and we were worried about next year and how we shall be able to meet this expense. We are just livestock farmers and we have invested all our energy in this, the next option would have been selling the land but it's not a sustainable option. We are grateful for the assistance."

"The challenges I have experienced in my life are so many. Having grown up as an orphan, life was so difficult. I lost my parents at the age of 14 when I had just started high school. I had to depend on well-wishers in the community to educate me. I used to be sent home almost every month to collect school fees which was not even there. I still owe the school about $300 4 years later and they have held to my high school certificate so that I cannot apply to any college to further my studies. It is so challenging now to provide for my family of three because I have to depend on casual jobs that are hard to come by lately. I wish I could continue with my college education because this will keep me competitive in the job market."

"Giving women priority in the financial transfers was a great initiative, in my opinion, on the part of Give Directly. The majority of us are typically excluded from decision-making, therefore having us as the recipients gave us the authority to choose how the money should be spent. Additionally, since single mothers were taken into consideration, they did not discriminate based on marital status. We are elated and filled with pride."

"In addition to providing us with cash without conditions, the personnel of the organization continues to communicate with us after sending us our funds. This is a beautiful gesture in my opinion because it demonstrates care, humility, and respect on their part. Many lives have been changed by them, and the majority of people now have greater economic power. They are working hard, and I would encourage them to keep it up."

"Lack of financial stability is the main source of the challenges that my family is going through. My husband owns a barber shop at Kapkwen market while I have been employed to work in a salon. Because of the high cost of living, few customers are seeking our services and this injures our source of livelihoods. Like today I went to work in the morning and I have returned home empty handed because I could not get even a single customer. I have two children who require special diet like milk and many times we are not in a position to provide"

"My daughter, Tecla, has grappled with a mental illness since the year 2004. She cannot be left alone because she has a tendency of leaving the compound unnoticed and this is dangerous for someone like her. I lock her in the house from morning to evening due to the fact she turns violent. Vandalism is her source of happiness and she likes breaking things like thermos, glasses, and other utensils. This forces me to tie her up on her bed to reduce this destruction. This has been my main challenge and I keep wondering how long will this condition would last."

"In the next one year and beyond I am planning to start dairy keeping business. Right now I own some dairy cattle but on a free range. I intend to sell the breed that I have and using the money to buy a better breed that will be under zero grazing. With this, I will increase milk production in my family as well as change the living standards of my family as well."

"In the next one year I plan to accumulate more funds from farming and use this to lease more land and put it under agricukture. The goal is to make sure that we are not only food sufficient as a family but to increase the income that we make from farming and change our living standards as well.The maize that we planted in the farm that we leased is about to mature and we intend to use the proceeds from the plantation to further expand this business and do more."

"I purchased a bundle of zinc that cost $75 United States Dollars and food for the builders with my recent transfer."