"I am a housewife and I only depend on subsistence farming. My husband works as a cook in a hotel and earns only 200 shillings in a day. This is not sufficient to sustain the family. Therefore with this transfer I will start a hotel business in Bamba center. This will give me a stable income to meet family needs in terms of food, clothing and medical. I will also enroll in a tailoring school since it is the only option left after missing secondary education due to lack of funds. With this skill, I will open a tailoring shop that will earn me more income. I will use part of this transfer to completely build my house which is half way, and also purchase livestock for rearing."

"My life is different in that I have managed to construct a decent house and I have acquired nice household items that I did not have before."

"My life is different in that am now able to make money with the motorbike I bought and life is generally easy."

"In the next six months, I would just want to ensure my children are not sent home again for school fees. I will do my best to pay school fees in time so that my children can study in peace. I will take part of my monthly income from GD to pay for their school fees bit by bit until I clear al, their balance. I pray when they are done with studies, they will be able to get well paying jobs to suppoirt me."

"When i receive this money, iam going to hire some land for agriculture and buy some household items."

"The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is insufficiency of funds to take care of the family."

"My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because the stress has reduced and I have settled all my debts, I have even put on weight because of good feeding."

"Due to droughts we are currently experiencing, there is limited food supply within my household since i can't plant anything in my farm. Receiving this money means that i will be able to provide food for my family sufficiently. I will use part of the money to purchase a dairy cow which will provide milk for sell and some for consumption. The remaining part of the second transfer will act as capital for starting a cereals business whereby i will be buying cereals in the village and selling them in the market in town. "

"The biggest hardship I face is difficulty in paying school fees for my children and more so for a son who is waiting to join college. I am a peasant farmer and I do not have any reliable source of income. As a result, I always struggle to educate my children especially those who are intelligent and are capable to advance their studies to the middle level colleges. "

"My life is different in that I'm constructing agood house for my family which I never thought I would achieve because life was really been hard for me before I got enrolled in to the GD program."