"Receiving this money is a huge relief as it will enable me to use the money for building a much more better house as the one I currently live in is small, grass thatched and dilapidated. I also intend to use the money for purchasing fertilizers for the next growing season so that I harvest enough next year."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is financial constraints.I do casual jobs which are not stable.I dig smearing soil which I sell to earn money.It earns me $3 per day when I work.Sometimes I also lack basic needs such as food for my family which stresses me."

"The biggest hardship I face is not having enough money to care of my family. I run a small business of selling sugarcane but I don't make enough money."

"Receiving this money is something i never expected and I am so greatful because i will now be able to have enough food"

"My biggest challenge is mental health of my two grandchildren who have been sick for three years now. It breaks my heart seeing them in the same situation year in year out without having anything to help them. I would have loved to see them go to school and get employment like other children from my neighborhood."

"Receiving this money is a blessing to me because this is my first time to be enroled in anything. I am greatful"

"The lack of a stable source of income has contributed greatly to financial instability which is my biggest hardship. Sometimes I make sales worth 100 shillings from my small business which consists of selling Chapati and groceries. Therefore I cannot account for my profit making it difficult to save. My husband is an equally state since he depends on casual jobs which are hard to come by. In most cases he supports us with food only because we take it on credit from the neighbouring shops. This means I have to cater for the rest of our family needs but I struggle alot."

"My biggest hardship is when the farm I had leased to do farming was adversely affected by drought and maize diseases. I had planted maize for commercial services three years ago. Unfortunately, I made no profits since what we harvested from the farm was just enough to break-even for the project. I lost interest in farming, something that had been my passion for some time."

"My son has been in hospital unattended for the last four months. Having been engaged in a road accident, his limb completely broke. So, receiving the money will help me foot in for his medical expenses."

"Receiving this money means starting a business ( shop). This has been my longing but due to financial constraints, this dream has never come to pass. I am planning to spend 30,000 Kenya shillings to start it. This is going to generate income to my family of 9 members. In a day I can make at least 500 shillings as profits. This is enough to cater for all the basic needs such as food because we always spend 200 shillings only. Also I will save the extra amount for my children's future education. Other than that,I will spend the remaining amount to build a spacious house which can accommodate all of us and leave comfortable."