"I used the funds from the transfer to purchase six goats up until November of last year. After selling six goats, I used the money to buy a dairy cow. I'm going to harvest the cow's milk in a few months and sell it. My objective is to keep spending the money I will be paid on additional goat purchases so that I can eventually turn the goats into cows. When I have a sizable herd of cows, I will be able to sell the milk that the cows produce as a secondary source of income."

"My first objective is to invest in my farm, especially because the money can also be used to purchase a few goats and poultry. When the program ultimately ends, this will serve as a wonderful remembrance of the organization's generosity and assist me financially in the future. Since my kid is in secondary school and his tuition is typically costly, I also plan to use the funds to cover his tuition. Last but not least, I am excited to use the money to finally build a better house because my current one is seriously in danger of collapsing. I am grateful that it hasn't rained because if it did I doubt if I would still have a house."

"I don't have access to clean water. There is a scarcity of water in our village. I am forced to share the little I have with my neighbours who do not have water too. I am magnanimous and I find it hard for me to refuse them some water. So that is the main challenge I face. It was even worse some few months ago when the long rains had failed and so accessing water was a challenge and the feeds for the livestock too."

"Talk about suffering, we have seen it all. Life is hard, it is a struggle, and we hope life will be better in the future. It is because of this that we have invested in our children's education to at least have a better future than ours. We have 2 children who are in Secondary School and the school fees of $300 per term for both of them is an uphill task for us raise since we are people of little means who are working hard to make both ends meet. They were sent home severally for fees this month and it gave us a lot of stress."

"The cost of living has risen to unprecedented levels. The situation has been so biting and it is a struggle to even put food on the table. Previously the cost of 2 Kg of maize was $0.8 but has since risen to $1.90 which is more than double the price. This has seen me cut the cost of other competing necessities just to be able to afford the cost of it. I live from hand to mouth and depend on casual jobs which are erratic nowadays. Sometimes I miss getting jobs and at such times I am forced to sleep on an empty stomach which is so bad."

"My vegetable vending job collapsed 3 months ago because I spent the capital to pay my mother's hospital bill. This has compelled me to stay idle at home, a situation that has forced me to depend on my husband who is a motorbike taxi. His daily income is usually $5 and this goes directly to settling our very basic needs, especially food. Being jobless makes me feel like an irresponsible mother and a burden to my husband. Therefore, I consider the lack of a reliable source of income as my biggest challenge."

"Losing my husband! This is the toughest situation that I am currently undergoing since early June this year. I have been so down and I find my life lacks meaning because I do not have any plans to cushion my family of 5. Being a widow now with no reliable source of income becomes a double grief to me and the hope is only on my son who is a casual worker in Mombasa. What a life of pain!"