Receiving the cash transfers means so much to me and my family. This is because it offers us the financial support we need. For the first cash transfer of KES 20000 we intend to support our 3 children who are in university by paying their rent and purchasing food. This will ease our stress and concern about their wellbeing while in the institutions they are studying from. For the second cash transfer we intend to use about KES 20000 of the cash transfer to complete the repair of our big house. This is significant for us because it is something we have really wanted to do. For the remaining KES 25000 we plan to build our daughters a small house. They are grown up and living with them on the same roof has been challenging since there is no privacy. For the final cash transfer we intend to use the entire KES 45000 to pay for our 3 children's university tuition fees. This is important for us because we will have time to look for more money to pay for their school fees. Receiving the cash transfers will surely change our financial status and we are glad to have been considered as beneficiaries for the program.

Even though this year I planted maize and lost it to drought and lack of rain, my happiness over the last 6 months has come from the rains we received in April. This brought a big relief to us because it meant our livestock had enough water and pasture.

My biggest challenge currently is getting money. My husband and I depend on Livestock and Bee keeping which is not enough to meet our daily needs. We have 3 children in university and it has been really difficult supporting them by sending money for food, upkeep and school fees and at the same time provide for our household. So many projects we intended to do including completing the construction of our house have stalled. This really frustrates me and I wish I had someplace I could get money to cater for my needs.