"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the demise of my husband in 2006,since then life has never been the same.I have had to work extra hard to fend for my family since he was the breadwinner,sometimes we have slept hungry and even lacked basic needs."

"Receiving this money means a fresh start in my life. I see myself a different person having the capacity to engage in productive work."

"I used the cash transfer to buy building materials such as new iron sheets, cement, steel doors and a cupboard. I want to build a new house, something I know I will achieve in the near future."

""The biggest hardship i have faced is getting money to pay school fees and at the same time meeting my basic needs like food and clothing. Since my husband died, life has become difficult for me since i have inadequate resources.""

""Receiving this money is a great blessing to me. Before that, i used to sleep on an animal skin because i did not have a bed and a mattress to sleep on, but now i am certain that i will solve that problem.""

"The biggest hardship I am facing is lack of a stable job to get better income. I am a casual worker and get low income hence I can't provide for my children's needs fully like their food and even school fees."

"We had been experiencing food shortage for the last 8 year due to low maize production from my land, this has made it hard for me to provide food for my big family since we solely depend on substance farming."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in life, is suffering from typhoid for a period of three years. I was unable during that period to seek for medication since I did not have money to pay my medical bills."

"Receiving this money means my grandchildren are not going to miss lessons in school and being in a leaking roof will no longer be my problem."

"The biggest hardship in my life is when I finished my secondary school education and I lacked money to continue with my education. My dream was shuttered"