"I am grateful for the transfer. I have never received that amount of money from anyone else. With the money, I will mould bricks and build a big house. I will also be able to buy mattresses and beddings. I have been unable to produce more because I lack farm inputs such as fertilizer. I hope next season I will reap more because I will buy fertilizer. I will also be able to buy clothes for my children."

"I mostly struggle to find food for my family"

"My greatest desire has been to own a spacious iron-roofed house but this has never been possible to me. This has forced me to live in a grass-thatched house that is leaking whenever it is raining. I plan to spend $350 of the first transfer to construct the house and about $150 will help me to buy a sewing machine in order to start my dressmaking business. On the other hand, I intend to start livestock keeping that will act as my long-term investment project because as of now, I don't have anything to depend on. I, therefore, wish to start with 5 goats and 2 indigenous dairy cows which will cost me $150 and $300 respectively. This will have a positive change on my livelihood and hence, a better life."

"Receiving this money means a new house for my family because I have desired to have a decent one, but due to financial instability, this has never been possible for me. I intend to spend $400 on the first transfer to ensure the house is complete. On the other hand, I also wish to start livestock keeping to have a project that will help my children in the future. I, therefore, intend to buy 10 goats and 1 indigenous dairy cow at $300 and $200 respectively. This will guarantee me a better livelihood since my life will automatically change for the better once I achieve my dream."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the inability to cater for my children school fees rendering them on and off school."

"The biggest hardship in my life is shortage of water for domestic consumption. I'm forced to travel a long distance to get water."

"I lack food in our house as it is never enough"

"I had no money to buy roofing materials for my house"

"I believe this is an opportunity for me to have a good life"

"The money will be helpful and I am thankful for being enrolled. I have been desiring to have a house and with the money, I will build one. I will also buy some bags of fertilizer so that I can increase food production. I will also buy beddings and clothes."