"The money will help us to build a new house,beddings and food for the children."

"The death of my father brought much difficulties into my life than ever before."

"Receiving this money means building a bigger house. This has been my ambition for the past 5 years but I have not been able to achieve it, due to my low financial status. Our single roomed house cannot accommodate the 5 of us, forcing 2 of my children to seek shelter at their grandmother's house. Besides, I will purchase goats and use them as a source of income to cater for my children's school fees, as well as respond to financial emergencies. Goats are suitable because they reproduce quite faster and are drought resistant."

"A separate house is generally what receiving this money means to me and this is because, as a polygamous household, we share one room with my co-wife including some of her young children. This has made our room look so congested since it's occupied by 3 beds yet it's small. I have desired to own a separate room and I intend to spend utmost $350 to have this desire achieved. On the other hand, I also wish to start livestock keeping and I intend to start with 10 goats which will cost me $30 each. This will change my livelihood and hence, a better living."

""My ambition has been to construct a spacious house, but due to financial challenges this dream has failed to emerge. I am planning to spend 60,000 shillings on construction. This will create room for my grandchildren when they come to visit me I will be able to accommodate them comfortable. Other than that,I will use the extra amount to seek proper medication in referral hospital. I have been suffering from pressure for almost 7 years now. Receiving this money means filling the desires I have longed for.""

"Lack of enough finances to take my child for proper medical care has been the biggest hardship in my life. My casual activity of Aloe vera juice tapping earns me very little income of utmost 20 dollars per month. This income can not fully support our necessities like food, shelter, and the medical expense of my child. This has compelled me to forgo the monthly therapy for food for the family."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy two exotic dairy cattle and start poultry farming project. I intend to use 700USD to buy the two dairy cattle to supplement my family with milk for both domestic and commercial use(through the sale of surplus milk). I already have a poultry unit and so I will use the remaining balance from the transfer to buy chicken and their feeds."

"The biggest hardship I have ever experienced is provision of clean water for domestic use. The area that I reside is classified as an arid and semi arid land and so there is shortage of water. As a result, I am forced to travel far distance on a regular basis to fetch water. It is really a tiresome excercise and it is draining my energy that I could have used it on productive matters."

"We have been going through tough economic times recently. Since I am engaged in house construction, I have been unable to get any job to do because we are going through hard time due to corona virus pandemic. My intention therefore, is to buy a dairy cow of approximately Kenya shillings 40,000. We will use the milk domestically and sell the surplus and thus becoming source of income. Therefore, receiving this money mean a sign of financial freedom to me and my family."

"Getting food for my children has been my biggest hardship. I have 7 children and bringing them up has been a major challenge due to lack of food. Farming has not been working out well due to lack of rains. This has forced me to do other jobs such as selling charcoal. It earns very little and I can never be assured of getting the market."