"Being unable to find food for my family"

"Iam very happy"

"The biggest hardship in my life is food insecurity and hunger. My annual harvest in my farm isn't that pleasing and can not sustain my family."

"Receiving this money means a lot to me as a person. First, I will use half of the money on buying a lactating cow and the rest to food. Since 2014 when I started living in this household we have never had a cow of our own."

"Living in a leaking grass-roofed house is not good for the health of my growing children because they pronto various diseases due to cold weather. We have been renewing the roof yearly but due to prolonged drought in our area, grasses have not been doing well. Our pray has been one day we build a semi-permanent house and also spacious enough to accountable my family but due to lack of stable income we have not. In case we received these transfers our prayers will be fulfilled, we will purchase building materials, and the remaining amount we can purchase dairy cow."

"Livestock farming is what I have always wished to venture into. With this money ,it will be an opportunity to buy 10 goats and 3 cows. The goats will cost me 300 USD while the cows will cost me 360 USD. From the cows, I will get enough milk for consumption while the goats will help deal with other projects and unplanned expenses that might arise."

"I have one son who is a teenager yet we still sleep under the same roof. According to our culture, grown up children are not supposed to sleep in the same house with their parents but circumstances have forced us to. Receiving this money will enable me to build a two-roomed house for him. I will buy 24 pieces of iron sheets at the cost of 500 shillings and 20 pieces of roofing frames at the cost of shillings 300 each and buy household furniture."

"I have been aspiring to start a poultry farming where I will be able to sell eggs and earn income.I am planning to use 25000 shillings of my transfer to buy building materials and buy 20 chickens at the cost of shillings 400 each.Since I am a father of 2 young children who needs a lot of support and I depend only on motorbike taxi business to earn a living.Therefore, this poultry keeping will be the best way to earn money to sustain my family."

"I am a business woman and with this money I would like to expand my business. During market days I sell various goods such as charcoal and coconuts which I buy cheaply from the village. I will invest 100 USD into the business. I will then start livestock farming by buying 2 goats. Each goat will cost me 50 USD. With goat rearing,they multiply very fast. This will help me get more money to venture into other projects within a short time."

"My first priority is building a house when I receive this money. I live in a very tiny house because my other house was swept away by the rains. I will use approximately 500 USD to build a two roomed house. I will then use 150 USD to buy 5 goats. This will act as a future investment for paying school fees for my children."