"My husband left me some years ago and since then I have been struggling to provide for my 2 kids"

"We are so thankful to this organization for this help as we are mere labourers and never have we ever had this kind of money in our life. We believe this kind of money will help us buy enough food for our household."

"My greatest desire once I receive this money is to see myself living in a decent house that is of a good standard. As of now, I constructed a small house that looks like a toilet from far and this does not give me happiness since I always feel ashamed even to welcome my visitors. I, therefore, intend to spend a big portion ($400) of the first transfer to construct a 2 roomed spacious house with a smooth finishing. The remaining amount of the first transfer will cater to beddings' expenses. With my second transfer, I intend to use $100 to start vending vegetables within the villages and this will guarantee me a profit to sustain my household's basic needs like food. On the other hand, I will also use the remaining amount $400 to buy 2 indigenous dairy cows that will produce milk to sell and for my family to use. This will have a positive change on my livelihood, a life that I have wished for a long time."

"I am really grateful for being considered in this program. I will now be able to build a big house which can accommodate all of us. I have been also struggling to have farm inputs. With the cash, i will be able to buy fertilizer so that i can improve food production. I will also buy food."

"I lacked money to expand my carpentry business in that I did not have enough money to buy tools to help me with my work and with this money now I will be able to buy more materials for my carpentry shop"

"For 5 years now i have been living in a shark as you can see,my house got destroyed by heavy rains in 2014,my main occupation is farming which i struggle with since i can't raise money to buy acquired farm inputs,this has been my biggest hardship so far and I'm so excited for getting enrolled."

"My husband is physically disabled and i am the only person who cultivates. It's a challenge to produce enough food for the family such that most of the times we experience hunger."

"My first priority when I receive the money is building a one bedroom house. My current house is very small and the roof is grass thatched. During the rainy season I am usually forced to seek shelter in my brother's house. The house will cost me around 300 USD. I will also buy a bed and a mattress so that I can sleep comfortably. I will then budget another 300 USD to buy 10 goats. Goat rearing will ensure that I have something to sell when I require emergency funds."

"I'm a single mother,i got separated from my husband 3 years back,sadly he doesn't even send help for our daughter, as a single woman all i do is farming which is kinder hard because for me to harvest much products i need to invest more farm inputs like fertiliser,seeds,as well as labour,all these are costly and i can't afford i end up yielding peanuts yearly and it is really frustrating since i can't do anything about it and it is far from enough to take us through the year."

"The money means a lot. I have been desiring to build a house and i have been lacking funds. The money will help me to gather resources so that i can built a house. I will also buy clothes and new beddings. We have been also lacking food. This is also my chance to buy enough food."