"Long ago I used to own several cows which came handy in milk production and selling them to pay school fees for my 12 children. With time they began dying of mysterious disease with lack of proper treatment, due to finances, until I was left with none. It's been years now living without a cow, forcing me to purchase milk which is quite costly. This also meant I lost a source of income. I, therefore, have to work extra hard or just survive. The biggest hardship is getting finances to start up again and being able to take care of them well."

"I am very happy and thankful to receive this money because I have never been in any program like this. I will use this money to fix the roof of my house."

"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."

"Receiving this money means so much to me. I am tired of living in a house with a roof made of grass, this time I will surely buy iron sheets and enough food."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when I had to drop out of school when I was in form 3 because my parents could not afford to pay my school fees. It broke my heart to see my friends continue with their education while I had to drop out."

"The biggest hardship I face in my life is lack of money to buy basic necessities of life such as old and shelter. This is because I do not have a reliable and sustainable source of income."

"Receiving this money means improved standard of living for me and my family. This is because I plan to start dairy farming by buying 3 dairy cows at a cost of 45,000 Kenya shillings. This will help me get milk for sale as well as for consumption. The money I will get from the sale of milk will help me buy food, pay school fees among other needs."

"The main challenge is food access. The money i get from business is not enough."

"Bags of Maize, iron sheets, cement and mattress"