"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that there is a time that I got very sick and got admitted in hospital. This drained me financially and I had to sell some of my cows in order to settle the medical bill. " (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship at the moment is finding means to feed my family." (Country: Kenya)

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to plaster my house and expand my small business of selling fish." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship as at now is feeding and carting for other family expenses." (Country: Kenya)

"My biggest hardship at the moment is paying my children's school. At the moment they are home because of lack of school fees." (Country: Kenya)

"I am really happy.My living standard will change for the better.My children will get better education and also i will be able to provide for their needs." (Country: Kenya)

"Receiving this money has brought back happiness in my life. Ever since my husband died it has not been a smooth road for me. I am planning to go back to my second hand clothes business as well as boosting my porridge selling business to increase my family's income. The rest on my children's fees and cement my house." (Country: Kenya)

"Receiving this mine is overwhelming to me. I am planning to boost my charcoal selling business, pay my children's school fees and build my own house instead of renting." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that we face is our inability to pay school fees for our children and also providing three meals a day for them" (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income is very low and the price of maize has gone up making it difficult for me to afford buying the maize in order to feed my family." (Country: Kenya)