"The current biggest challenge is that we have less food because we haven't been able to harvest enough from our fields as fertilizer is so expensive now"

"The biggest challenge that I am currently facing is hunger , I often don't fine enough food for my family , I have to fetch for food everyday though piece works I do at the lake and it is so exhausting"

"The challenges that we are currently facing are not having enough food. I rely on cutting firewood and selling it at the Lakeshore but as of late we are at closing season and the Lakeshore will open in January. So finding piece works is hard and I can only make a little to cover for my family."

"I am very happy and excited to be included in this program. I have been failing to renovate my house and build a toilet for my house among other challenges I face. This program will now enable me to achieve these ambitions and am very thankful. I also believe this money will enable me to have adequate food too for this year and also add some money to my struggling doughnuts business. Most of the times I make around 5,000 kwacha per day and this is used carefully for about a week before I make others."

"There are many challenges that I face together with my children. Apart from food,there are few less opportunities available for me to work as many jobs around need strength and good health which I do not have. If I participate in those activities, It means my gardens will suffer as I will be too tired to attend to them. I currently do not have proper bedding such as blankets,mats,mattress among others. I believe with the monet that am about to receive, things will go well for me and my family."

"Receiving this money is a blessing to me and my family because the money will help some of our daily problems. I cant hide how happy i am and i know my life will never be the same again. I want to use at least k100000 to buy fertilizer. I hope this will help us have bumper yield next year and hunger will be a history. I also want to buy at least 3 bags of cement to finish the floor which i already started. This would cost around k30000. All in all am proud to be part of this program"

"The challenges that am currently facing are the outbreak of scabies as it itches the skin and make me to be unproductive and not being able to find enough money to buy food."

""I am faced with financial constrain. I farmed every year to produce rice and sell in the matket before I can generate earn livibg, beside the mo ey is still insufficuent to accomodate us and send my children to school"."

""I am unable to generate funds to feed my family and support my children in school due to lack of job and it is difficult to yield crops from the farm due to bad farm land and animals eating my crops"."

"Receiving this money has meant a financial breakthrough for my family and I plan to buy food and buy a good house with cement and iron sheets"