"I AM HAPPY AND EXCITED"

"The biggest hardships that I face are hunger and having a bad place to sleep. I will make sure that I will buy a matress so that I can have a nice place to sleep."

"I am very happy to be considered for this program. Receiving this money means a lot to me because i will use the money to reduce poverty in my house hold. I will buy the things that I need such as iron sheets for my house and food."

"The biggest challenge I've experienced is poverty and not having enough food to feed my family. Some nights go by and we sleep hungry without any food. We greatly rely on farming and casual labour to make a living which is always very difficult in the remote areas"

"I AM SUPER EXCITED AND I HAVE BIG PLANS LIKE BUILDING A HOUSE AND PAY FEES FOR MY CHILDREN"

"Receiving this money is an opportunity for me to change my life. I am very happy to be in the program. I want to buy bricks and iron sheets so that I can build a house. I also want to by food so that I can feed my children."

"I lack money for fertilizers resulting in my household being constantly being hit by hunger"

"I am so happy to be enrolled into this program as this means I will be able to build a better house for my household as the current one is grass thatched, made of mud and in bad shape."

"If I get to receive this money I will buy enough food as I did not harvest enough food this year due to lack of money for fertilizers"

"Building a new strong house that i should live with my family and use some to boost my small business of selling Mandasi is what receiving this money means to me,"