"After completing secondary school, I intend to pursue a college education. However, since my mother cannot afford to cover my tuition fees alone, I am considering poultry farming as an investment. Over the next year and beyond, I plan to gradually purchase chickens. I chose to invest in chickens due to their fast multiplication rate. Once they reach a sufficient number, I will sell them and use the proceeds to acquire goats. I believe that by raising goats and eventually selling them, I will be able to fund my college education."

"As a farmer, I've faced some tough challenges in recent years. For the past three years, persistent droughts have made it difficult to get successful harvests from my crop farming. I tried selling some of my goats to make ends meet, but that option is now limited as I have only a few remaining. Despite the setbacks, I am determined to provide for my son's education. I used $100 from my latest transfer to pay his school fees, reducing the outstanding balance to $100. This year, however, has been more promising. This year, however, has been promising, with good rains that gave me hope for a better harvest. I decided to rent an additional acre of land near a river, spending $100. Together with the two acres I already had, I paid $150 on plowing. I then planted seed maize crops under a contract with the Kenya Seed Company and invested an extra $75 in three bags of fertilizer, at $25 each, to enrich the soil and boost my crop's growth. In a few weeks, my maize will be ready for harvest, and I'm confident that the proceeds will help me pay my son's school fees and other bills without too much struggle. The remaining $25 I had went towards food expenses. I'm grateful to GiveDirectly for their support."

"The house I am currently living in is in a dilapidated condition. Given the many responsibilities I have with my family, I plan to carry out a few renovations every month until the house is in good condition and safe to live in. To achieve this goal, I plan to save a portion of my transfers in the coming months, which I will channel towards repairing the house. I am grateful for the financial support, as it is helping me take steps toward improving our living conditions."

"My goal in the coming year and beyond is to invest heavily in purchasing goats. I am aware that the financial aid will eventually come to an end. To ensure my financial stability post-aid, I believe that investing in goats will help me remain secure. In the event I need money, I can sell some goats and use the funds to meet my needs or invest in other income-generating projects. I am very appreciative of the financial support from Give Directly."

"My son's house recently collapsed due to heavy rains and strong winds. He is currently sleeping in a makeshift structure, enduring cold conditions at night. My goal for the coming year and beyond is to assist him financially in purchasing building materials so he can construct a new house. Additionally, I want to build a structure to house my 16 goats to prevent them from being stolen at night.I am grateful for the financial support, which allows me to support my family despite the financial struggles me and my son face."

"As I said we have see great change in our area, my plan is to continue creating change in my home. I want to buy animals, I have sheep and chicken but I want goats and cows. This ones will allow me to get to the point where I can stand on my own feet even when the project comes to an end. I want to sell this animals and create a better future for my family by making food and education available."

"My children are still going to school and as they advance their school fees grows. I want to get ahead of it by preparing. I have 8 goats at home with three being expectant. I have seen my goats reproduce and I believe they will continue reproducing ensuring that they grow in number so that whenever need arises for school fees my husband can sell them and get us the cash to pay. I also want to ensure that I can also buy them school uniform and school shoes when they need them and this will also be facilitated by this animal sale."

"My husband is a motorcycle rider. He is employed by someone to run their motorcycle taxi business. He has said on countless occasions how good the business is and after deliberations we decided we shall save for him to get one. we have have saved $300 so far and are less $200 which we plan to save for the next year till we can afford to buy one for him. This will increase his income by 50% as he gives %50 of his earnings to his employer which will be cit out when he buys and operates his own motorcycle."

"I am a bachelor who has really wanted to marry and start my family. The only thing impeding me from achieving this goal is my finances. Marrying is not an easy task in our place, if I am unable to pay bride price I cannot get a wife. I recently joined a savings group which I have saved $80 in. I am working on ensuring I save a bit more so that when I have enough money I will be able to marry. I also hoe to use my savings to take care of the family in the first year as it will mean I will have more people to take care of."

"I am so grateful for Givedirectly for being my partner in carrying the burden of raising my children. My husband is late and so this automatically meant that the entire task of taking care of the children lies on me. My current concern is my two oldest children. They both cleared secondary school and performed well, one qualified to join Kenya medical training college as a nursing student while the other is to join a teachers training college. We have had to put a pin on this since I do not have have the cash. I am making savings in a local savings group from which I plan to use the cash to get this two in school."