"My mother, a widow, could not afford school fees, leave alone putting food on the table. Went to town to get a job after dropping out of school in standard seven. I got unplanned pregnancy while in town. At the age of seventeen, I found my way back to the village, as a mother and without any reliable source of income. My baby dad has not been supportive. My son is one year old. Besides basic needs, he will need to be supported for his education. The struggle I have been facing to make ends meet is the greatest hardship I have gone through in life."

"I was raised from a humble background where getting a meal for the day was very hard. I also lacked school fees to continue with my studies beyond primary education. This kind of life has continued now even after getting married. This is because I do not have enough education to secure meaningful employment. I also do not have money to start an income generating activity to support the family's needs; which are so many. Lack of money to support my needs and fulfill my dreams is what has been the biggest hardship in my life."

"Receiving this money will mean a lot to me and my family. We have planned to cement our house floor first because of the dust. We have a small baby and this might affect her. We also plan to use KES 30,000 of the first transfer to pay school fees for my son in secondary school, who is in his final year."

"Subsistence farming is the economic activity I depend on for years since I am illiterate. My husband works as casual laborer loading cargos in certain industries in Mombasa. His daily earning is 250KES only this helps us to keep float leaving school fees unpaid. The farm that is my hope is unproductive these days due to the persistent dry spell of this area. Therefore the unreliable source of income has been hard to obtain in my life."

"Receiving this money means good education to my family. My first born is in class eight and he has been on and off of school due to school fees. I am a casual labourer and it is hard to get a job now due to the covid-19 effects. Upon receiving this money, I will use 50000 KES to clear the fee balance of 10000 KES in primary and use 40000 KES to enable my son join form one next year march 2021. I will also use 60000 KES to build a two bedroom house for my children . They are now living in a grass thutched house which is leaking during rains season."

"Receiving this money means improving my living standard. Since I was born ,I have never slept on a bed with a mattress. I only use sacks as my beddings. I will use 15000 KES to buy a bed and a mattress . I will also use 50000 KES to buy 20 goats as investment and use the remaining 45000 KES to pay school fees for my grandson who is in secondary school."

"Receiving this money means a blessing to my family , I have a lot of children who have been struggling to do school due to lack of school fees , my husband is Polygamous this money will help me pay for their fees, I will also buy enough food and livestock to be a source of income in the near future"

"The biggest difference in my life today is that I now have a dairy cow, which I am certain that I will be able to cut down on the daily cost of milk, therefore saving up some money which would be a big relief on my side, secondly, I cleared school fees arrears for my children meaning that they can comfortably continue with their studies, Indeed this is a blessing from above, everything went on smoothly as I had planned and I am grateful for the support that amazingly lifted my life and those of my fellow village mates"

"Receiving this money would help me to build a new house and pay school fees for my children. I have a daughter who wrote her primary school leaving examinations this month. I would like to use it to pay for her secondary tuition. It would also help me to buy food and be able to sustain us for the rest of the year."

"Receiving this money means good education for children, good housing and food security for me. I have a family of 8 children. Three of these children are teenagers. Staying with them in the same house makes me uncomfortable. There is no privacy. I am planning to use 20,000 KES to build a house for the three children. Six of my children are in primary school, I will use a total of 6,000 KES to clear their school fees.I am also planning to use 25,000 KES to buy 10 goats. This place is very dry, we don't receive sufficient rainfall for maize production. This makes hunger a threat to my family. Goats being browsers ( feed on shrubs), can survive in this kind of a climate. After the goats increase in number and grow, I will sell them and use the income to buy foodstuffs for my family and even pay for school fees for my son who will join secondary school next year. Due to the lack of electricity in this area, I will use the money to buy a solar panel at a cost of 15,000 KES. The solar panel will be very useful, I will be charging my phone and my children will use it to study at night."