"My life is different now in that, I was able to buy a parcel of land and managed to build a house, this is the best thing that has ever happened to me, initially, we were living in my in-laws compound but the house was too small, we also wanted our own space though this was not possible due to our financial status, I am grateful for the transfer because it has enabled me to get a shelter. I lack words to express my joy, May God bless our donors wherever they are."

"I have always desired to further my education so as to earn a career in nursing. My husband however didn't agree to this so I have been left to be a stay at home mum.(house wife).This is has been my biggest hardship as it is demoralizing since most of my peers are furthering their careers ."

"I have been living in a small house whereby it has always been interfering with my privacy since I have grown up children who feel shy to sleep with me in one house,so they end up sleeping from the neighboring household, this is a big shame in the society. I always need to go house to house to also sell sell vegetables which is tidious and hard way for me to get money."

"I faced the biggest hardship in my life when I had to pay a lot of money in school fees while I had no job."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life has been this time that I have had to live without a job. My husband also suffered a massive paycut due to the pandemic. The effects of the pandemic have been profound on me and combined with climate change in our area opportunities to earn a living and put food on the table have been diminishing."

"When I got married in the year 2013, the shelter was a great challenge for me and my wife. I was in Kaplong polytechnic and had no income at all. Although embarrassing we had to live in my brother's house who worked in Kiambu. Since that time we have had to work extremely hard to earn some income using all the available means. As a result of the hard work we have been able to build these uncompleted houses and we can at least live peacefully in it."

"I have experience a lot of hardship. First my house got burnt buy my Sister in law. By then i had only one house and my husband was an orphan. This really affected us. Then my son was also admitted in the ICU due to poisoning. This drained us financially"

"In the year 2019 I fell sick immediately after giving birth. The sickness dried up my milk such that my child had nothing to eat. My husband had to buy milk from the neighbor's home so as to feed the baby. That made my child to grow very weak. She almost died . That's the biggest hardship I faced in life."

"I'm a single person with no children due to my health status that has not enabled me to bear any children.I haven't been able to afford better medication due to financial constrains. Sometimes I'm depressed due to this. Receiving this money means I will afford the right medication which hopefully will help me bear children of my own."

"I have a number of students in various schools.Raising school fees has been one of hardest challenge . Nearly three quarter of the money I get from the economic activities I engaged myself in goes towards paying school fees. Mark you we have other commitments to take care of .It makes us inadequate and a real struggle for me and my family."