"When I received the funds, I felt a sense of independence and my wish of being employed came to pass as I was able to self-employ myself by purchasing 2 chickens to start poultry farming."

"I work as guard in a nearby hospital and am the breadwinner of a family of 7 members.I depend on my part time job and my job as a transporter because I own a cart.Its been been struggle lately since the jobs are seasonal and not guaranteed. When I received my first transfer I was super excited and I used kshs 2000 as school fees for my two children in secondary school and used kshs 1000 to buy food.The second transfer came I paid kshs 2000 as school fees for my secondary children again , bought 2 chicken for kshs 250 each bought food with the remaining cash of kshs 500.The recent transfer came and I used the kshs 2000 for school fees for both my secondary and primary children.The rest kshs 1000 I bought food that could atleast get us through the month."

"I am a farmer with a family of four members and in the last seasons drought has been part of us hence we had nothing much as our harvest this season.I used my first transfer of kshs 1000 in buying windows for my incomplete house and used kshs 200 to buy food.The second transfer came just in time when my child was sent home for school fees .I used kshs 1000 for fees and bought food for kshs 2000.I was able to buy three chicken with my last transfer kshs 600 each and bought food for kshs 1200."

"I spent most of my transfer on a heifer as an addition to the dairy cow which I already have. I also bought building materials like Ironsheets and building materials in preparation to build a more spacious house because I only have one tiny house which acts as a kitchen and bedroom as well. I also bought seven chicken layers in order to increase my family income."

"On new years day, we were blessed to be together as a family. My husband was not working, he is a casual worker and his days off are limited. We slaughtered a chicken, and I can vividly remember the smiles I saw on my three children's faces. As a mother, it brought so much joy and satisfaction to see them happy and together as we crossed to a new year."

"I have two children, one of whom is in school. She had a school fee arrears of ksh1130. I managed to reduce the bill by ksh500. For the remaining balance, I am planning to use my next transfer to clear the bill. As for my first and second transfer, I used ksh1000 to purchase 4chicken, ksh1400 on the food budget, ksh200 to buy soap, and the remaining ksh1600, which I used on house renovations. Where I bought a bag of cement at ksh600 and blocks at ksh1000. This has improved my life since farming hasn't worked out well for me this season due to the droughts that struck in my area."

"I am a part-time farmer, during the droughts, I was not making much so providing for my family was a challenge as construction handyman jobs were not easy to come by. Now that I am availed of this opportunity, I want to make sure I improve myself. So, when I received my 2 transfers, I used ksh2000 on the food budget, ksh2000 to clear my children's school fee arrears, and ksh2000 to purchase 10 chickens."

"I am a wine Tapper and I barely make enough to cater for my family of three members. I had researched on starting a chicken rearing business .My first transfer was my capital and I started with 10 chicken which I bought for kshs 2000 and bought chicken feed for kshs 1000 but within afew days I lost 2 chicken.The second transfer came and I bought 6 more chicken for kshs 1500 and chicken medicine to prevent them from dying.The third transfer came and I bought chicken feed and more medicine and I was left with kshs 1500 which am saving to buy more chicken this month ."

"I spent KES 4000 on my child's secondary school fee to clear the fee balance she had. I am glad she was able to concentrate on her studies which enabled her to improve in her grades. I also bought chicken for rearing with part of the transfer as I have a goal of starting a poultry project. KES 200 was spent on airtime and KES 1000 on foodstuff for the family."

"Through the funds I managed to cater for some of the important goals I had like getting feed for the chicken since this project meant so much to me and the feed was so helpful because you can only imagine that as of now I am left with thirty hens since I sold twenty of them during the holiday. This in turn made me a profit of KES 18,700 which has helped me to pay my fees and that of my siblings this term."