"I lost my husband in the year 2003 while my children were in various schools forcing me to stand for them With both casual labor and subsistence farming I used to rely on them, paying fees of more than five children each term wasn't easy. Lack of finances is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life I remember the hard, low-paying casual jobs I did to meet the family needs was not easy."

"We receive low rainfalls in our area thus having good produce to sustain the family throughout the year isn't possible. In the year 2018, we receive we had longer droughts than we had ever received before and this adversely affects our crops living us with no yields. Lack of food during this period was the biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life since we could sometimes go to bed unsatisfied or just empty."

"Receiving this money is a great opportunity for my family to live a better life. I believe with this money our lives will improve. I plan to open a shop when i receive the first transfer which i strongly believe will succeed. I want to open a grocery shop where i will be selling items such as soap, sugar, cooking oil and other things which are scarce here. We do not a have shop nearby as such we travel all the way to town to buy groceries and in the end we use a lot money on transport. I believe if i can be the main supplier of groceries many people around the community will be buying from me and in that way i can be making more profits. I will then add more groceries when i receive the second transfer"

""I have always burn coal and other hard labor (farming) to support my children in school. Schools often throw my children out because of unpaid fees. So when I receive this money, I will use it to support my children in school. I believe that education will guarantee a good future for them and help me in my old age"."

"My biggest hardship is financial constraints, my husband works as a casual labourer and uses his income of KES 20,000 to pay for all our bills. We have children in school and most times paying for their school fees is an issue, we have to choose our priorities well, whether it's to pay school fees, buy food or save some money for future investments."

"The main challenge is food access. It's very hard to provide for the family."

"I am so grateful to be part of the program. My heart is filled with joy. I will use the money to hire some people who can mould bricks on my behalf. I will also buy beddings such as mattresses and bedsheets."

"Receiving this money has made me so happy. I am already in the process of laying bricks so this money will help me build my dream house, at least for my level."

"I am so grateful for being considered in the program. I will use the money to renovate my house and buy some household items."

"The biggest hardship in my life has been when my son fell sick five years ago. At this time my husband was already late nine years ago. Being the sole provider, it is extremely hard to afford health care for him. I was forced to sell the properties I had to cater to the hospital bills. At the same time, I had other children in school who also needed other basic needs to be catered for. Since then it had been extremely hard to afford basic needs."