"My daily routine encompasses getting sufficient feeds such as nappier grass and sugarcane for my 3 cattle in the morning after milking them. I then head to the river 4 km away with my donkeys to fetch water for domestic use. I usually sell milk in the afternoon to my clients who usually come for them at this time. Evening is usually the happiest part of my day and also a resting time for me after counting success from my earlier activities"

"I suffered stroke some 18 years ago that rendered my left arm half lame. This makes it difficult to produce enough out of my charcoal burning job. On average I make 2000 shillings a month, an amount that is supposed to meet all our needs. Since this area is drought stricken, we buy everything including water. Recently, my wife was taken back to her maternal home because I haven't completed dowry payment. All these are results of financial constraint which is my biggest hardship."

"My day is always busy and tiresome one because when I wake up, I fetch water from a water pan that is 5 kilometers away from home. On arrival, I take my ax ready to go to the bush to do my charcoal business until noon when I come back to take my first meal if it's available. It is only in the evening when I have ample time to relax as I take my dinner which re-energizes me for the next day's work."

"Getting water for domestic use has been an uphill task for me. I have a younger family, zero grazed cattle and chicken that needs water on a regular basis. The distance to the water point is very far and to be able to fetch water, I usually hire a motorcycle or donkey to transport it for me. This is so expensive in the long run since I have to like fetch water on a daily basis."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy a water tank and buy sheep. I intend to use 200USD to buy a 3000 litres capacity water tank to store rainfall water for my family to use. Currently, I usually fetch water on a daily basis from a very far place for domestic use. Additionally, I will buy four sheep at a cost of 300USD so that I can keep them and as they multiply, sell them and cater for the basic needs of my family in seasons to come. For the remaining amount from my transfer, I will use it to upgrade my current motorcycle so that it can aid me in my line of work. I usually have a tent and chairs that I rent and transport to people when they have functions."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in this life is scarcity of food and water for domestic use. With my age ,it is becoming more and more difficult since I do not have enough energy to do most of this activities. We have to walk several kilometres to get water. Lack of rains is what has led to scarcity of food."

"Am old and a wodower,not able to perform all my house hold duties, example fenching water. Have been wishing to have money to buy a ken tank of 3 thousand liter to harvest water to it during raining season and renovate my house since it is leaking.This will be my great opportunity to do this once I receive this transfer it will cost around ksh 60000.If I remain with some balance I build a shade to cover my Ken tank."

"Getting a stable source of income has been my biggest hardship. I sell groceries within the village and sometimes at a nearby shopping center. My spouse sells bottled water as a means of getting income. I have 7 children and their basic needs and school fees needs cannot be satisfied by the amount of money we get. On a good day I get 2 USD profit. This has made us struggle a lot financially."

"After I am done with my household chores, I head to my farm to carry out farming activities like weeding, transplanting, tilling and watering the existing crops. I usually grow maize, beans and sweet potatoes on my farm. The happiest part of my day is in the evening as I water them with the help of my kids as we crack jokes."

"Dairy farming has been my passion and my dream ever since I was a young boy. Receiving this money would mean so much to me and my family as well because it will enable me to realize my dream. I plan to put up dairy structures with feeding traps inside at a total cost of 29500 shillings. I also plan to buy a water storage tank going for 28000 shillings. This will solve water shortages for my cows. This is a business opportunity that not many people have ventured into, and it will boost my family's income. I expect to get milk of around 20 liters every day which I will sell in our local market for 45 shillings a liter. That will give me a total of 900 shillings daily. I will use half of that amount to buy animal feeds and save the rest for a rainy day."