"I was living in extreme poverty before receiving my first transfer. My family and I could rarely eat properly and I had no idea of how I was supposed to pay off the debt that I had. I am thankful I received the first transfer and was able to pay the debt, clothes and some food for my family."

"We were not living in good conditions before receiving the grant. My house needed renovation and I really had a hard time finding some food for my family and I. Since I received my GD transfer, it is safe to say that I have fewer problems and I also plan on buying a cow for manure and milk for my kids."

"If only I could send you pictures of the improvement so far. I have no words for the good things I was able to do just by receiving LS1. My child and I are eat healthier now, I now have no shame of receiving guests because I have proper latrines and I am able to start thinking of business ideas for when I receive LS2."

"RE " I spend the most of my recent transfer on buying cements. The balance was use on the buying of planks. I needed to start my building project as soon as I can. As i speak to you i have all of my materials to build my house from start to end straight "."

"The main challenge I'm faced with at the moment is the lack of money and drought. Due to prolonged drought, it has been 2 years since we grew crops in our farm and harvested. This has led my family and I to lack food on our table. coupled with the high inflation rates purchasing foodstuff has become expensive and therefore we are forced to go hungry sometimes. In addition to this we also lack money for school fees and my son, Collins who was in form two last year had to drop out of school. I have a son, Brian, who is joining university this year and I don't have money to pay for his tuition."

"We are battling biting food insecurity. The situation has been so bad that my husband has moved to another place called Eldama Ravine to engage in casual jobs to sustain us albeit with meager wages. He felt bad that he was not able to provide for the family. We are forced to survive on just a meal a day, just for survival. We are people of little means. I engage in casual jobs which are erratic and hard to come by. The situation has been further exacerbated by the drought that has brought about devastating effects on our livestock. We travel long distances to look for water and pasture. Our livestock at the moment are so emaciated and I am afraid if it will not rain soon they will be wiped out by the effects of drought. We have lived a life of abject poverty, destitution, and full of misery."

"The persistent drought in our area has been a challenge. For the past four years, there has been a change in weather patterns that have resulted in minimum rainfall during the planting season. Our farms have been unproductive all along and also livestock lack enough feeds sometimes resulting in them dying which is a loss in our income. As a result , we are forced to purchase water two kilometers away at a cost of $2 each day yet we earn $ 4 from casual jobs. The remaining amount is hardly enough to purchase food for my family of eleven."

"Three years ago, I completely lost my eyesight and that paralyzed everything in my life. I no longer work to earn a living and just rely on my older children to provide for our basic needs. I sit around the compound all day long and this saddens me because I cannot give a helping hand to them hence making me feel like a burden."

"Fear during rain, flash floods, school fees."

"In the next one year, my goal is to have a house of my own and therefore with the transfers that I would be receiving, I plan to continue buying the construction materials in bits to a point where I would have everything in place ready for construction."