"My expectation in the near future is to build a bigger, more spacious permanent house for my family. I currently stay in a mud-walled house and since its quite delicate especially during rainy seasons, it needs regular maintenance hence making it quite laborious. This will also allow my children to have a reading area which they currently lack in the small house that we live in. I also expect to improve financially. I am planning to expand my poultry project and this means I will have more proceeds from the sale of farm produce."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is raising a young family in this area without a source of income.A household with very young kids requires that there is always money at hand to cater for their daily needs mostly food,clothing and healthcare.Most of the time,this is not the case and we sometimes have to forego some meals and this affects them.Our small piece of land cannot produce enough to feed the family all year round. There is also the burden of school fees for my niece in secondary school which has been a constant worry for us."

"When my sister- in- law passed on four years ago,her children were left under my care.She died at childbirth meaning that she left a newborn.It has been very difficult to care for her four children as well as three of my own.I am a single parent and you can imagine having to depend on a very small piece of land to provide enough food to eat as well as some to sell in order to meet the other needs.I have even resorted to selling firewood which I get from a forest quite far from home.Raising such a big family all alone has been the biggest hardship I have faced "

"The biggest difference in my life is that this cash transfer enabled me visit my home of birth which has given me peace of mind and I feel happy. I had been a way from our home ever since I got married for 24 years and my people did not know my way about, they even thought I had died. "

"My life is good now because I have established businesses that are generating income to the family. I can now feed my family and save money to cater for emergencies. Before I got the transfers the main source of money was offering casual labour."

"My life is better now because I paid my children's school fees which has made me happy. My health has improved because I do not think a lot these days. Before I got the transfer, I could cry every night and I was so sickly of ulcers due to overthinking."

"My life is better and full of hope because I have already set up a welding business which will start running as soon as power is connected into the work shop. This business will generate income to the family to cater for most needs like food, medical bills, school fees and many more. It will also relieve me from the stress and I have a feeling that I will leave longer."

"My life has greatly changed because I'm sleeping comfortably in a permanent house as opposed to before when I slept in a leaking thatched house. Secondly, I also accessed adquate treatment since I was degonised with hernia. Before, I went to the health centres which did not have medcine and well trained medical personels."

"My life is much better because I have acquired 2 bulls, 3 turkeys and 5 ducks which I'm rearing for supporting my children in future like paying school fees. In addition I'm also building a permanent house which I thought of building. Prior to these transfers, I could not provide most of the basic needs for children because I never owned anything."

"My life has improved because I have repossessed my farm land which I had used as security for the loan. Secondly, next month I will be moving to my permanent house. Before, I had small piece of land which limited my farming."