"I plan to acquire more cattle to supplement my unstable source of income, which is making and selling charcoal for $ 120 per month. My ambition is to guarantee that my children receive an education, as stipulated by the Kenyan constitution. I want to accomplish this by purchasing ten additional goats, which may quickly multiply, resulting in more cash to pay my children's school fees as well as food for a family of ten. So far, I own one goat, and I intend to utilize my subsequent transfers to purchase more goats. As a result, my children will not be forced to stay at home owing to unpaid tuition, as occurred to my seventh-grade child."

"I am a small-scale dairy farmer owning one dairy cow. I desired to boost my farming by purchasing one Ayrshire cow to improve my milk production. Currently, I produce 8 litres per day which earns me approximately $3.5. After receiving the recent transfer, I spent $400 on buying one more dairy cow. I am hoping it would have given birth in the coming 4 months. I am optimistic that I will be able to get $4 per day more once it reproduces. This income would be enough to support our 3 kids' education as well as feed our family of 5 members. Furthermore, I used $100 to pay off the fee balances for our 3 children who are in a private school."

"I spent my transfer to construct a decent and respected house one-roomed, iron-roofed house. This is because I was living in a small house without an enclosure. Similarly, I was using it as the kitchen and bedroom at the same. Most of the time, I had to seek shelter from our neighbours whenever I received important visitors which was embarrassing. In addition, I supported the education of my two grandchildren who are in secondary school. They had huge fee arrears and were about to drop out. Lastly, I used the remaining amount to acquire sufficient food for the family since we are experiencing famine in our area."

"I am HIV positive, weak ,unable to get food for my self . I have been sick since 2021. My mother died in 2020 after suffering from a stroke for 1 year, at home alone in Shijera."

"Being the sole breadwinner in a family of five has never been easy at all. However, this has never stopped me from taking my children to school, despite all the odds. Therefore, in the near future and beyond, I am hoping to save enough cash so that I can support my four children when they transition to high school. That has been my biggest wish—to see them finish high school and excel in life."