"Last year 2020 when Covid-19 came to our country, we had lockdown in our county. As a mason I could not find any work to do and I have a family of nine members. Providing food for my family was a little bit very hard. Food insecurity is the biggest hardship I faced in my life."

"My work is to construct houses in the village. In 2019, it was very hard to access any job due to famine that was in the area. I had a very hard time to provide food for my family. We had to go without food for two days. So food insecurity is the biggest hardship I faced in my life."

"Receiving this money means good housing to my family. I have a family of seven people and we are all living in a one bedroom house which is not spacious for the family. I am planning to build a two bedroom house which will cost me Ksh.45000. I will use the remaining house to build a business house at Ganze town. This will boost my family income."

"Receiving this money means owning my own piece of land. I live on family a land. This has made me unable to make any decision regarding farming given that the land belongs to the entire extended family. This has rendered my family food insecure given that the piece of land we farm is small and not sustainable to my family of eight. Moreover, owning your own land gives you a good position where you can decide on what to do with the piece of land. I will use 600 dollars from this transfer to buy two acres of land at 300 dollars each. This will increase my family's food productivity and at the same time earn my family the great respect of owning our own piece of land."

"The biggest hardship in my life is food insecurity. I am not guaranteed of any meal and this has made my life unbearable. We eat out of luck. Out of the seven days of a week, I run for approximately three days without food."

"I mostly struggle to find money to buy food and clothes for my family. What we make from my husband working as a watchman is not enough"

"My husband produces charcoal in Kavunzoni. He has been doing this job ever since we married. This job is not secure as it is seasonal, mostly during the dry season. My family's financial freedom has been at stake due to the uncertainties of my husband's casual job. So, receiving this money means financial freedom to my family. I will be able to buy two crossed cows which in due time, they will be able to produce enough milk for sell. The sales will enable me save for my children, to help them continue with their studies. Also, my culture believes that livestock keeping is a store of wealth and it earns one respect. This will restore the dignity of my husband in the foreseeable future, as well as my children even in our absence."

"I was born in a big family of 16. My father had 2 wives. A plumber in Mombasa, he was then sacked from job when I was in class six. Life worsened as my jobless father could not meet our needs. We went to school hungry, we were sent out of school due to huge fee balances and this pushed me to drop out midway. I was depressed and at some moment, I even wanted to commit suicide. At early age, I resorted to work as a house maid in Kilifi. This is where I met my current husband who happens to be the father of my children. It was not the right time to indulge in sexual affairs which led to marriage but I had no otherwise because I wanted someone to help me pay bills. Not getting the opportunity to continue with my studies is the biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life."

"Lack of money is the biggest hardship I have ever faced. One of my two sons dropped out of school because I could not afford to pay school fees for two. I am also struggling to pay for the other one who remained in college. I sold all my livestock to get money for school fees."

"Receiving this money means food security for me. I have two acres of land, together with my husband,we only do farming on a half an acre due to the less manpower. Under the half an acre, we only get 90 kilograms of maize. The 90 kilograms of maize run our family of 3 children for about 5 months. Once I receive the first transfer, I plan to buy two bulls at a cost of 34,000 Kenyan shillings and an ox drawn plough at a cost of 10,000 Kenyan shillings. I will use the cows to plough my 2 acres of land. This will ensure more produce that will run us a longer period compared to the five months. I will then use the second transfer to renovate my house. During the rainy season, my house leaks. I will buy new iron sheets to replace the old ones."