"Receiving this money means a better housing for me and my family. My current grass thatched house that doubles up as kitchen and bedroom, is too small. It also gets smoky and really hot especially when making meals which makes us uncomfortable. I would like to build an iron sheet house that will act as my bedroom, visitors room and sitting room. This will cost me about Ksh30,000. The remaining amount I'll purchase a dairy cow, since I currently do not have one. I buy milk at ksh 1000 per monthly which is quite costly considering we're peasant farmers with no other income."

"The biggest hardships that I face is poverty especially lack of food. I do not earn enough money to buy food that will be enough for my family. Another problem that I face is lack of proper housing. My house has a roof that leaks and it is uncomfortable during rainy season."

"I am so happy to receive these funds from GD. I would like to use the money to top up my business of selling wrappers."

"The tough economic times have seen me struggle a lot financially. Receiving this money will help me diversify my income. My hair dressing business is not doing so well. Farming is also not reliable due to prolonged drought. I intend to spend approximately 150 USD to buy 4 goats. This will help me pay school fees in future which I have been struggling a lot to get. Goats do well in such a dry climate since they can persevere the dry conditions. I also plan to spend 200 USD to clear school fees arrears and pay next term fees for my son in secondary school."

"My biggest hardship has been wanting to own a good house but not having resources to help me build the house. I depend on farming but it is not enough to build me a house."

"Receiving this money means that it is time my life changed. As you have seen, I have a wedding next month and I will still be staying here when I get married so I am going to build a bigger house and buy better blankets. Also since I depend on farming I will also buy enough fertilizer."

"Receiving this money means that I will solve most of the financial difficulties that Iam facing especially a proper house. It is an honour to receive this money and for now I am not going to say much until I receive the transfer."

"The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of a consistent income-generating activity. I do casual work that occurs periodically and this gives me headache because my family basic needs should be met. I really struggle a lot to get food, clothes and school fees for my children, given the little that I earn from the casual jobs."

"I never expected such kind of a blessing. My house fell due to heavy rains and i relocated to this house. I have been desiring to build a house but i have been failing because of lack of money. I am also planning to top up my business. I am also planning to buy fertilizer in readness of the next growing season."

"Now adays we are able to eat the way we desire because we have we have enough food unlike in the past when we could only manage to eat twice or even once a day, so our lives have improved so much with the coming of this program. To add on this we also built a new house and we are sleeping comfortably since we used some of the money that we received to buy a Mattress"