"I have always had dreams of starting a business that will sustain my family and i. I will use this money as my capital" (Occupation: Small business)

"Poverty has always been my biggest hardship. Struggling to find food is always a daily task." (Occupation: Small business)

"I am unable to have enough food through out the year" (Occupation: Small business)

"It means alot to me. I will use the money to renovate my house. It is thatched with grass so I will buy Iron sheets." (Occupation: Small business)

""My wish has been to start a salon to be self-employed but due to financial challenges, this dream has never materialized. I have done hairdressing for almost 3 years now but I always do it in people's salons. Receiving this money means fulling my long-time desire. I am planning to spend 60,000 shillings to start the business and buy equipment e.g shelves and all the materials like hairs and oil. This is going to be a good source of income for me because in a day I can earn at least 500 shillings which is enough to cater to my family needs. Other than that, I will use the remaining amount to construct a decent house, currently, I am staying in a small structure which is almost falling.""

"I have had this desire of venturing into poultry keeping for a while now. For a woman like me, I consider this business easy because it is not energy-draining and at the same time requires less maintenance cost. For a start, I plan to have 20 chicken each costing 400 shillings, which equals 8000 shillings. I also plan to have a spacious structure for the same purpose for 15400 shillings. I will spend another 10000 shillings on feeds. This project will solve my day to day expenses as I will collect at least 15 eggs daily. I will sell the same at a nearby market for 15 shillings each. This will translate to 225 shillings each day. Receiving this money will mean so much to me as it will be my pathway to financial independence."

"We do subsistence farming on 0.25 acres of land for our livelihood. Unfortunately, the little yields that we normally realize are barely enough to sustain us for some months. Accordingly, I have never managed to raise 10, 000 shillings only that I need to start up a business of maize trade. Hence, the biggest hardship I have in life is the sole reliance on small scale crop farming as a source of food for commercial and consumption purposes."

"The transfer will help me and my wife on our financial status and it will solve a big part of our problems" (Occupation: Small business)

"The program is awesome. I will use the money to start business and part of it to finish my house."

"We are still a very young couple yet to have children and thus at an advantage to better spend this money since we do not have many responsibilities for now. My desire is to get better shelter in form of a 3 roomed house and livestock for commercial purposes. Livestock trading happens to be a very lucrative business here and with the income I will be able to meet our needs and save for our future."