"After observing how well my grocery business is doing, I had the idea to open a boutique. I decided on this line of work because I have a lot of expertise in it and there isn't any competition in our region. I have a strategy to save $20 in each transfer I receive going forward in order to accomplish this. I plan on starting the business before the year is through, and I have faith that it will succeed in helping me support my family without having to put forth as much effort as I do now."

"This year and in the future, I intend to invest in animal farming. I would like to expand my goat herd. After all, they serve as a form of security because they can be easily converted to monetary value when the need arises. If the herd grows, I will convert them to cows because our local calculation is that five goats can be exchanged for one cow. I hope to acquire plowing bulls for use during farming seasons. I'll be able to hire them for a fee and use them in my subsistence farming as well."

"The house I currently have is in poor shape and could collapse at any time from wind or rain, thus my present goal is to build a good one. I decided to come up with another one because of this. I am determined that going forward, I will set aside $15 from each transfer on a monthly basis in order to achieve this. I'll be able to use this to begin buying the construction materials one at a time. In the event that this plan goes as planned, I will be really grateful to find myself in a decent and secure home."

"I want to make sure that I get at least two goats from this year's transfer to invest because of the protracted drought and the fact that I have no other income. Even though I have big investments planned for the near future, my survival depends exclusively on the monthly remittances. I have high hopes for the goats' ability to procreate, as I will eventually have a large number of animals."

"Lack of a reliable source of income is the challenge I am currently facing. I do casual jobs in the community earning $30 per month which caters for food only and it is even not enough."

"Last year 2022 I had a fracture on my left hand after filling dizziness and fell. I was served by a physiotherapist and got well. The problem is that I can not involve my self on hard activities and earn a living. During rainy season I also feel a lot of pain on my hand."

"land coz it was so important for me"

"I have six children schooling at Mrimani primary. The are supposed to pay $20 each every term. They have a fee balance of $180 which includes $60 arrears for last year. They have been out of school for the whole of February. This has affected their performance. I do charcoal burning which gives me $120 per month which caters to food only. The lack of money to pay school fees for my children is the challenge I am facing."

"Building my house"

"I was at home, it was happy time and my first thought was to eradicate poverty"