"I spent my first transfer on buying a fishing net to boost my business, bought school bags for my children and a half a bag of maize to sustain my family."

"I spent 4200 KES from my first transfer on buying a sack of dry maize for my family's food. I then used 2500 KES to buy fishing nets. 2000 KES was then spent on cultivating my maize farm and the balance usedvto buyvother small food items for my family."

"I spent my first transfer on buying six bags of cement and two fishing ropes to easen my fishing activities."

"Receiving this money is really going to bring a lot of positive changes in my life for example l am planning to change my occupation from fishing to doing business and farming. "

"The happiest part of my day is the morning when my husband comes back from fishing alive and well because the lake is dangerous."

"I spent my first transfer on buying a sack of maize at 4,000 KES, two fishing ropes at 3,700 KES, then used the rest on food for the house. Am now able to make better income because I have my own fishing ropes unlike before when I used to hire from others."

"Lack of finances is a big issue for us. If I don't go fishing we'd sleep hungry."

"My happiest time of the day is in the Morning.I do fishing for someone and in the Mornings,Im happy because I get some little income for the day's work."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is having to work without getting income. In the past months fishing which is our main source of income has not been generating enough leading to strain of resources available to the family."

"Receiving this money means that my life will change because I will stop my current job of selling firewood and graduate to fishing after buying a fishing boat. I will also build a better house."