"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is floods that happenned in 1997.Our house even swept away we migrated elsewhere and came back in 2000.During this time we only relied on aid from our relatives since we had nothing.It was a tough, getting basic needs was hard our children had to drop out of school during that time."

"Receiving this money means the beginning of a better life in my family . I would like to spend the transfer on paying school fees for my children. I would also like to spend the remaining part to improve on my small business. This will increase my sales and profit therefore enabling me to provide for my family."

"In the year 2009, I lost my husband through unknown desease and that has been the biggest hardship I have faces in life since I had to fend for my family single handedly. My life changed completely and I had to work as a casual labourer, which I was not used to and the money I get is hardly enough to meet the family's needs and other expenses."

"For the last eight years, we have not harvested maize yet we entirely depend on it to meet our expenses and that has been the biggest hardship we have faced in life. In the year 2010, our maize plantation was infested by armyworms which greatly reduced our production and since then, we have not gotten the solution leaving us with no option but to depend on livestock and casual labour."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy iron sheets so that I can repair my leaking roof, part of it will be spent on buying a pool table so that I can venture into that business and the remaining amount will be spent on buying a cupboard for my house. "

"This money has come at a time when i needed capital to start my business and i didn't know where to get this money. But now with the coming of GD money am sure it will change my life."

"Receiving this money means that, i will be able to access a better shelter since it will enable me construct an iron roof house."

"Receiving this money means completing my iron roof house and buying a plot of land for my household."

"Receiving this money is a great blessing to me.I have never held such an amount before.It will help me buy a cow to feed my children"

"Receiving this money makes me so happy. I will use it to build a house for my family. Currently I stay in a very small rented house that has only one room. This does not make me happy because their is no privacy."