"My new goal is to expand my cloth vending business to a point where it can run on its own meaning the profits from the business might be enough to save for my child's education who is yet to enroll in nursery school next year."

"The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is the joy and peace of mind that came when I had the means to start a business and meet most of my basic needs. The most touching one is seeing my children put on decent clothes. They used to be laughed at and I always felt embarrassed. I had failed them as a parent and their self-esteem was being bruised. I feel good because they are now embraced by their friends and they look happy. In addition to that, I also managed to initiate a poultry project. This will help me generate more income from the sale of eggs"

"My life is different from how it was in that, I was able to take care of my children's school fees with ease hence they were not sent home due to fee arrears. Before then, I had stress thinking of ways to offset their fee balances. I had planned to lease land in order to settle their school fees from the farm proceeds which I would have planted on the small piece of land. I finally bought cows once again after selling some to pay school fees for my children."

"My first born daughter has been sick for the whole year. She developed a strange ulcer on her neck which I thought would clear on its own. However, this was not case and it developed into a growth causing her entire face to swell. She underwent a minor surgery that cleared the swelling but her condition has not improved. She often complains of severe pain and there are some days that she missed school. Seeing her in this situation has put me into great depression and I can say her illness is my biggest hardship."

"The biggest hardship faced in life is where to get enough money to acquire oxen, start an income generating activity like a small business to support family livelihood, especially school fees, hospital bills and feeding. "

"Receiving this money means acquiring cows that I will rear as an asset to provide money for future needs, most likely start a small business to support my livelihood. "

"Receiving this money means I can buy oxen and hire land for agriculture. I currently don't have oxen and enough land to cultivate."

"Receiving this money means I can build an iron roofed house and beddings. The house I currently sleep in leaks and beddings are too old."

"The biggest hardship I have faced is limited land for agriculture. I have tried hiring some land but it's very costly for me to afford. This consequently has affected on the amount food available for my family to feed on."

"Receiving this money means I can buy a cow that can produce for me milk to take. In addition, I'll build an iron roofed house because the one I currently sleep in is destroyed by the termites."