"We are very happy to be in this program. As you can see our livelihood depends on farming and some times selling charcoal , we earn very little to build a better house and buy necessary items. On a good day,we earn a profit of 6 thousand kwacha which can be used for a week or two. Now we are comfortable that we shall build a better house and enough fertilizer for this coming season if all goes well. If there is extra money remaining, we can buy some goats and rear them as an investment since they are very easy to take care of."

"I had really wanted to attain financial independence. I used to sell water to the local school from my home. I would ride my bicycle with the water all the way to school and take the water then get back home as it was my only source of money. I used to get 400 shillings a day for the water which would most times be paid at the end of the month or even after a couple of months. This would really put a strain on my family. I was not able to provide food sufficiently for my family. I wanted to begin a boda boda business which would help me make money even when the school hadnt paid me. I also wanted to get cows for milk since buying milk is a good business and i felt I would greatly profit from it."

"We have always had scarcity of resources here especially land which we depend on fully so that we can get an income and partially food for consumption. I am not educated that's why I have to stick to farming to survive. The scarcity of this has made us to lag behind in development because when you even look at our house it can barely last for some few more months in an upright position. I fear it might fall on us one night together with the kids. We didn't have enough money to buy good timber to build a decent so we just used sticks and they have began to rot away. We would therefore like to build a new house and buy some piece of land so that it can help us do more farming."

"I am so happy right now for being enrolled in this program because this is a life-changing award. It has been my wish that I build my family a good house but I have not been able to do that that because I have no income at all. I survive on casual jobs around the village which usually is enough to buy us food only. This grass-thatched house that I am currently living in has a leaky roof and we would like to change that. My 2-month-old baby keeps catching cold because of the housing conditions. I shall therefore use these transfers to build an iron sheet roofed house and this will have additional benefits also because we shall be able to collect rainwater off the roof for our household use."

"My house is small and lacks enough space to host my family and friends. I have always wanted to own a bed but I would not know where to fix one even if I had the money to buy it. It has been two years since my husband built it. We used to live in the same house with my cowife but there was a need for us to live in separate houses. I will use the transfer to expand one side of the house and build a room where I can put a bed because I intend to buy one. The rest of the space I can use when I have visitors and family visiting."

"Receiving this money will enable me to clear school fees for my daughter who has been at home for two weeks. Seeing her at home while her classmates are in school worries me because I am not able to pay school fees and at the same time provide food since I do casual jobs around my home and the money that I earn is not sustainable. Clearing the arrears will be a relief to me and will allow me to plan better on how I pay her school fees."

"I had a very small house which was not enough for my family. Sourcing funds to build a house was a challenge. I had to set another goal when I heard that I will receive money from GD and that was to build another house having enough space for the family. I am so grateful for the transfer well received."

"The major challenge that I am currently facing is financial constraints. I do casual jobs and make ropes to get money to buy food for my children. The jobs are hard to get and the pay is little (KES 200) on a good day that goes into buying food for my children. I cannot save any of the money and have to rely on my husband to give me money that I will save in a merry-go-round that I am in."

"I operate a motorcycle taxi business within my locality. I love this job since it has helped me see my family through. I earn approximately KES 300 a day. Currently, we have flooded this business thus we hardly get clients. I have a piece of land that is underutilization since I do not have money power. To me, receiving this money is a start-up in life. I am planning to spend KES 45000 to invest in livestock. I wish to buy a cow, two goats, and chickens. I am sure this will be my source of income shortly. My daily household needs will be easily met since I will have milk and eggs from my farm. I will cut my daily expenditures hence have some money to save for my future endeavors."

"As a way of livelihood, I practice mixed farming. I am a mother of ten with seven of them currently living under my care. I love livestock farming since the production is daily. This easily comes in handy to support our daily household needs. Unfortunately enough, I do not own a cow among the cows on my farm. They are owned by my in-law mother. I thank her since she allowed us to have them. I am planning to spend KES 25000 to buy a heifer. This is an asset to us and with time it will multiply. I forse better life with a herd of cattle. I will be selling the calves to meet my children's education. I am assured of better milk production on my farm thus have enough for household consumption and sales."