"My only source of income is cash transfers. With my senior age and blindness, the only type of job I am capable of is dependency. There was nothing I could do except spend every last penny on food to prevent starvation due to the protracted drought that has made farming difficult. My current objective is to pay off a debt of almost $60 that I accrued during my spouse's farewell. Even though my kid is also making an effort to settle the same, I agreed to pay it in $10 monthly installments. By the end of the year, after this is resolved, I would like to have acquired at least 2 goats as an investment."

"In my area, goat keeping is very common. I believe this is due to the animal's ability to survive harsh climatic conditions better than any other type of livestock. Furthermore, owning goats is the safest way to invest money around here. As the animals reproduce and the herd grows, one's wealth grows and can be sold to generate money in times of need. Because I don't have a steady source of income, I'm concentrating my efforts on this venture. Fortunately, I already have two goats and five cows, and I hope to purchase more with the upcoming transfers, one goat every two or three months depending on hunger and other pressing family needs."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now running a lucrative business. Operating this business has at long last made me financially stable, unlike my previous state. I have always wanted to be an entrepreneur, but since I didn't have the needed capital, I was forced to rely on my son for my survival, along with the rest of my nuclear family. To add to that, I have been ailing for the last five years, which has hindered me from doing any job that was available during those days. I am now a happy father because, ever since I started this project, I have seen a great transformation in my life. I no longer struggle to pay fees for my children like before, when they used to be on and off from school, which could equally affect their performance and demotivate them as well. Nowadays, I am in a position to pay in advance to avoid distractions from them being sent home regularly. To add to that, I do not struggle a lot in providing for my family's needs. We can now take at least two meals a day, which has even boosted our immunity."

"Agriculture is the backbone of the economy for we eat to live and purchasing food always is expensive. As a family, we often cultivate maize on our 1-acre piece of land with the hope of a great harvest. Although there are challenges that hinder crops from flourishing, we never lose hope. When I received my transfers, I used $45 on land cultivation and purchasing maize seedlings to be sowed on the land. I am hopeful that my family of 3 will be food secure in future once we harvest the maize hence saving the money that we often use to purchase maize, as a capital for poultry farming that we plan on beginning soon. I am glad to have also purchased a heifer that will provide milk for my family once it sires. Consequently providing food for my family as well as boosting me financially since the income I earn from the casual job at the shoe retail shop in Kapkwen is insufficient."

"Most of the money was spent on buying tiles for the roof of our house because we had plan to renovate the whole roof we bought them at 120k."

"I was home in the afternoon around 1pm. I was happy and surprised . I thanked God for the miracle because of the money I received."

"I bought tiles for 82k because I wanted to replace the old tiles for my roof with the new ones, the old ones were so damaged."

"I am able to buy food and eat and I managed to buy iron sheets. I will have my dream home because of this program. I'm so thankful and I thank God everyday."

"I bought a land of 100k ,I am planning to plant different crops such as bananas, beans and cassava."

"When I got pregnant, I had to forego my job since I was no longer productive and now had to depend on my husband for a living. My husband is a mason and getting this job sometimes is challenging and unpredictable. Because I cannot always depend on my husband, I engaged in poultry farming to earn a family of 7 income. Therefore, when I received the transfers, I bought a wire mesh to construct a poultry house, a water tank to harvest and store water and clear the $75 debt on the solar that I use to light my house. In addition, I paid the labourers who were manufacturing bricks that I plan on using to construct a house to accommodate my family. I am excited that my ambition to be financially stable has been accomplished through the transfers."