"Lack of employment is my biggest hardship in life. I do casual jobs such as weeding farms and construction so as to earn a living. The jobs pay me as little as 300 Kenyan shillings per day which makes it difficult for me to satisfy all the needs for my family of four."

"I am really grateful for being enrolled in this program. This means a lot to me. I will use the money to buy bedding and mattresses, kitchen utensils and clothes for my grandchildren. My family is extended and i will use the money to buy more food. I also intend to buy a bicycle."

"This money means that I will be able to build a house. The house I live in is not durable and it's thatched with grass. With this money I will buy iron sheets so that I can stop changing the roof of my house every year."

"I checked my account several times to confirm the transfer because I thought it wasn't real"

"I bought Ironsheets, 4 blankets and food"

"I had no land of my own but now with the cash I have been able to buyy land"

"I will have a good place to sleep with warm blankets as you can see its cold here in the hills. Moreover I will stop going to the bush to cut grass for the roof"

"I want to buy ironsheets to build a new house because the house I am living in is too small for me and my grandchildren."

"I intend to use the money for buying cement so that I can plaster my house as well as putting a cement floor . I will also use the money for buying some farming equipment such as hoes to ease my farming endeavours"

"I lack money for my maize production leading to very poor yields which consequently leads to consistent hunger on my household"