"Loosing my bread winner"

"This money will help me to buy enough food for my family as i am currently starving. I also plan to use this money to buy fertilizers for my garden; build a better house for my family"

"I am so thankful to this opportunity as it will enable me to build a better house since we do not have a proper house. I also intend to buy fertilizers for my garden as well as food for my family"

"This money means alot to me and I'm more than happy to be part of the programme in my whole entire life I've never received such amount of money."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is being diagnonised with a chronic illness fours years ago. I was deeply in pain and had little resources that couldn't fast-track my treatment. I took long before I could get well and I had spent much of my resources by the time I was told am well."

"I do not have enough food to feed my family"

"I do not have matress and a blanket"

"It means that now I have a house that does not have a falling roof. It means I can sleep peaceful and worry about lesser things."

"Financial constraints has been the biggest hardship I have faced in life. Raising a family of 4 single handedly is tough and meeting their needs particularly education expenses is more challenging. I have two children in secondary level and one in Primary level and getting School fees of Ksh 80,000 a year has caused both mental and physical turmoil. Even though I have 0.5 acres of land under cultivation where I grow maize, I harvest approximately 4 bags which is hardly enough to cater for them. My future plan is to start a small business in order to supplement from what I get from the land and give my children the best education. This will also bring a feeling of fulfillment as a parent."

"Last year, my house was razed down and was reduced to ashes. Due to lack of finance, I was forced to reuse the burnt iron sheet which were leaking because I had no otherwise. During rainy seasons my family is forced to seek shelter at my neighbor's house. The situation is even worst now that we are experiencing rains in the middle of the night. Shifting my family at such times is cumbersome because it entails disturbing my little children who are asleep. This situation is really stressing me as a parent because I feel I should do more to restore the dignity of my family. Receiving this money will mean alot to me because it will enable me to build a better for my family."