"I have always wanted to own a poultry project. Starting point is to establish a poultry unit. My plan is to rear at least 150 chickens. Their production of eggs will boost my disposable income and sustain my young family because I will be able to sell their products and earn income. I have preferred this kind of venture simply because it is easy to start and does not require alot of space. I have been keeping poultry albeit on a small scale , getting this money therefore means I will scale up the project. I have come up with a budget of USD 7500 that covers on building the poultry house ,buying chicken,food and medicine. The rest of the money will go towards purchasing of furnitures and buy clothing for my family."

"Our area is semi arid. The soil is sandy and it's not much productive .We also receive little rainfall that hardly supports meaningful agriculture. It is against this background that we are not food sufficient. We buy food daily ,we live from hand to mouth. Most of our little resources go towards purchase of food . Putting food on table is a real big deal ,other days we sleep hungry .It pains me to see my children go to bed on an empty stomach."

"Raising a family bis a big challenge. It needs a sustainable source of income. I have been struggling to pay school fees for my children. Almost all the money I get go towards paying school fees and that is the reason I have not been able to build a better house."

"Food security has been a problem. We have be buying food all along . Sometimes the cost of these commodities are high,so affording a descent meal is hard .Other times we have been surviving on just one meal per day . Most of our meagre income go towards the purchase of food stuff at the expense of developing ourselves to increase on our disposable income."

"I have a small house. I need to expand to a bigger house. Getting this money will enable to do all this. I expect to spend around 300 dollars to complete it. I have a store where i usually store my farm produce. Its grass thatched and its leaking when it rains i also need to repair it. I expect to spend around 200 dollars. Many times my food has spoiled due to leakages. The rest of the money I will spend on my family needs."

"When I receive this money, I will buy an heifer costing $200 which will help me earn income through production and sale of milk in future. I will use $400 to pay school fees for my children for the next two years which will make me have some rest from struggling to find schooll fees and now focus on my developmental activities such as farming. I will then budget $200 to buy a plastic water tank to enable me harvest rain water. The remaining $200 will go to food and clothings."

"Meeting the needs of my children has been an uphill task for me. This is because I mainly depend on my husband as the sole bread winner. I try to supplement the family's income through casual jobs but they are rarely available especially during the drought season. My husband is a driver earning 14 USD in a week since he is not permanently employed. This is barely enough to satisfy all our needs. Financial constraints is therefore my biggest hardship."

"I am living as squatter and my husband is at Mombasa and he never comes home. The owner of the land has been sending police officer to a rest all the men and boys at the homestead. My children were one day a rested and I did not have even a single shilling to rescue them from the police station. That's the biggest hardship I faced in life."

"Receiving this money means an improved granary for my household. I have a small and old granary that is in a deplorable state; it leaks a lot. During the maize harvest season, I get worried about my storage facility forcing me to store some in the maize house. Owing to this, I have aspired to build a better granary. I intend to spend Ksh 25,000 of my first transfer from Give Directly on it. The remaining cash will be used to buy a dairy cow and lead a better life. This marks a cornerstone to a fulfilling life."

"I have heard and seen great things that people have done with the money they received from GiveDirectly. Receiving this money mean a lot to me and my family. I would want to spend $350 to buy a cow since the one I have was given to us by my brother to take care of it and to support my big family. I will use $80 to buy two sheep as asset, pay $100 as school fees for my daughter in secondary school and with the remaining amount, I will ensure that I have secured enough cereals for my family."