"My husband is a casual labourer whose livelihood come from mixing concrete at construction sites, a job that may come only one week in a month. He usually gets paid about Kshs 300 (3usd) per day, money we would use all to buy food for our family of 10, leaving not a cent for savings, let alone eat a complete meal, clothe my children and accord them with quality education. It is not always that we can afford a decent and balanced diet. With so many mouths to feed we usually go for quantity over quality. Sometimes, we would skip meals during the day to save for the evening. "

"Receiving this money means I will be able to finish roofing our house. Currently its at roofing level but have run short of money to roof it."

"Imagine living with a spouse who knows the struggle i go through in providing for the family but all he does is use all the money he earns from casual jobs in buying alcohol! This is the hardship i face day in day out. I buy groceries from people's farms which i then supply to various schools and hotels in order to earn a living to support my children's education and other basic needs. My daily earnings ranges from 2- 5 USD. Receiving money from GD will enable me to boost this income since i plan to expand this business now that i am the breadwinner of my family"

"Our main occupation in this family is both dairy and subsistence farming. However, for 5years now, our farm has not been productive due to prolonged droughts and unpredictable rains thus poor harvests. The two dairy cattle we rear produces 8 litres of milk per day during rainy seasons that we sell at ksh 30 per litre but during dry seasons the yields are three times lower. This has been the struggle we face in supporting education of our four children, two in primary school and two in secondary school."

"As a single mother,making ends meets is a big challenge since I am the sole provider.I am tailor specialising in sewing school uniform sweaters.My business blossoms only during peak seasons when the schools are opening.This means that most of the time I do not get enough money from it to satisfy all the basic needs.I work from my home since I find it cheaper.Renting a place to open a tailoring shop is expensive.I prefer doing it from my home as people book order .I also sell my products during market days.The little money I get has prevented me from expanding my business.My dream is buying another type of sewing machine that can make school shirts and shorts.I would also like to get enough money to rent a shop at the nearby shopping centre so that I can attract more customers."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to renovate my house and make it better. At the time of construction, I did not have money to buy all that was required and yet I needed to use it. This chance will help me to complete the construction of my house and make it look good. I will be in position to just mope the floor as opposed to sweeping which raises dust. I hope to buy household items using this same money. "

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money. Iam an old man with less energy to do casual work yet that could be the only source earning in my village. I sturb with only asingle meal a day and this is affecting my health."

"The biggest hardship I face is hunger in my family. My children are sickly and I spend a lot of money on their treatment hence cannot provide other basic needs like food and better Education to them."

"The biggest hardship in my life is food shortage. Although I cultivate, climatic changes affect yields hence reducing on amount of food harvested."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for educating my children. My children are studying without some school items like books and this affects them physiologically. "