"Receiving this money means that I will have an opportunity of buying a piece of land which has been my priority since I seperated with my husband.Currently I live in my parent's land .Having my own piece of land will help me grow crops to feed and educate my children."

"My biggest hardship has been inadequate finances. During the drought period of 2016/2017 I had 30 cows and only 4 survived. Being my only source of livelihood and with 10 children to look after, life became very hard and I was no longer able to sufficiently provide food, education and other basic needs for my family. To date, my husband and I are still struggling to get back on our feet. "

"I was so happy because now my plans that were handicapped due to finances were finally going to materialize. I gave thanks to God and started budgeting on how to allocate the money to aviod wastage."

"I start by thanking GD for the financial boost because our family life has significantly changed. My life is indeed different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because GD cash has greatly help us resolve the otherwise regular family wrangles that revolved around matters finance. Unlike before when I could hardly meet the daily needs of my family, I am currently more confident that I can offer more support and care to the family with regards to basic needs and demands. We have adequate food for consumption and funds for running up the varied household needs and demands for instance paying school fees and purchasing clothes."

"Being a single mother, i struggle alot in providing for my children. I am a vegetable vendor whereby i buy vegetables from other peoples farms and go sell them in the market. The money i get in turn is hardly enough to cater for my family needs especially paying school fees for my children hence this is the greatest hardship i am facing."

"Lack of finances has been my biggest struggle in life. I have been cutting down trees and burning charcoal as a way to earn a living. However, this work is too labour intensive and has also affected my health causing unending chest pains which also requires money to treat which I do not have. "

"The biggest difference is that I now live in a better house. I have an iron-roofed house and instead of a leaking roof like before I know have gutters and can harvest rainwater. This makes my family comfortable and that makes me a proud and happy man."

"My life is different in many ways because I had no proper house, I had a leaky house that I shared with all my children meaning there was no privacy. I also managed to buy a donkey that I am currently using for transporting peoples commodities to the market for pay and I earn cash that I use in buying food and paying school fees to my children, y children no longer get sick frequently because our house is now warm and safe unlike the old one that exposed us to harsh weather of extreme cold nights and I no longer have to borrow money from friends and relatives to take my children to the hospital. My income have improved and I am able to feed my family very well unlike when I used to work long hours in peoples farms and earn too little money to meet our daily needs."

"Not having a stable source of income is my biggest hardship. Apart from subsistence farming, I also engage in casual jobs such as burning charcoal and wood cutting. These jobs do not provide enough money to sustain my family needs especially food and education. It is due to this situation that made me unable to see my four children through secondary school. Providing food is also a big challenge and in most cases when we do not have maize, we are forced to go without food for at least three days a week."

"The biggest hardship that I am faced with is lack of money to facilitate the needs of my family."