"The most significant change in my everyday life is that I am now able to pay my children's school fees. I am happy that I managed to pay off a portion of their debt, even if I was unable to pay off all of their arrears. This has provided me with the opportunity to hustle and save money for their tuition and other investments. Typically, I trade in chicken and honey. I used to utilize the meager money I usually make to buy food and other necessities like clothes and to pay my kids' tuition at school. I'm overjoyed that the move allowed me to lower my school debt and gave me time to look for more money."

"I planned to save some money monthly to purchase some goats because I wanted to start a livestock-keeping investment. This aim has not seen the light of day because of the demanding responsibility of educating my grandchild. Based on that, I have decided to lower my goal and start poultry farming since it requires little capital to run. Therefore, I will be ensuring that I get one hen in every transfer. This will enable me to have several chickens by the end of the year. This investment will also aid my family because chickens have available markets."

"I currently want to invest in raising livestock, mainly goats. I decided on goats since they can handle the harsh climatic condition in our area, they are less expensive to buy than cows, and there is a ready market for them when it comes time to sell. Due to the famine situation, it is challenging to accomplish this all at once, so I came up with a plan to buy at least three hens with each transfer. Thereafter, I will trade them for goats since seven chickens are considered equivalent to a goat."

"In my household, it's just my husband and me, and as we grow older, we find it increasingly challenging to take on casual jobs to support ourselves financially. Our two daughters, who work as house helps, actively contribute to our basic needs, especially food. The cash transfers we receive from Give Directly have allowed my husband and me to provide for some of our own needs, and we only rely on our daughters when the funds run out. Additionally, I have used some of the cash transfers to purchase chickens for rearing. Since I don't have a source of income, I believe that these chickens will reproduce and help me generate income by selling them to cover household expenses. In the recent transfer, I spent $9 to buy three chickens, increasing my flock to six chickens. I then used $15 to buy food, which sustained both my husband and me until our daughters received their salaries. The remaining $10 was used to settle the unpaid school fees of my grandchild, who had missed a day of class due to outstanding balances. Seeing him back in school brought relief to both me and his parents."

"My family is not financially stable and owing to the fact that I have a child whose father is never supportive, I would want to carry on with my chicken-rearing project and be one of the prominent farmers in the area with the main goal of having enough money to educate my child who had not yet started school so that I do not struggle with his education."

"I have been a housewife for the most part of my life because of the drought and I have only recently ventured into farming. I depend on my husband who does constriction jobs to ensure we have a meal but receiving Givedirectly transfers has alleviated the strain on him. I used a portion of the transfers to buy food, in March I used $25 to buy flour and in may I bought vegetables using $1 of the transfers while in May $24 went into buying a bundle of flour. I also Bought a number of animals, in March I got 3 chicken at $2 each, in April I got a goat at $33. I have also been able to pay school fees for my three children, I paid $3 plus $2 from my husband , and in May I paid $10."

"My expenditure of my Givedirectly transfers over the past few months have been majorly on food and school fees. I spent $10 paying school fees for my 3 children in March and I spent the same amount in April and May for them. I also spent $10 to take my child in form one in April to school but increased the amount to $20 in may for their school fees. I spent $7 in March on food, $7 in April and $4 in May. I also got some small fish to sell in March and April at $2. I got chicken that I now rear in March and April each at $3, $3, and $2."

"It's been my desire to own more goats which to me are financial security for the family. Thus, my current goal is to buy two chickens every month so that I get a variety of choices to sell when the need arises. Bearing in mind that chickens have a shorter breeding time, I will have several chickens by the end of this year."

"My living house collapsed a few years ago, and I could not easily build a new one; instead, I just built a temporary structure out of grass thatched, which was inadequate for shelter. However, because I could not afford to build a new house, I had to suffer through the cold whenever it rained, until the same structure could no longer withstand any more rain and the walls collapsed. I am living alone, with only a little help from my children, who have moved away. I was in a lot of pain because I knew it would take me years to get back up and raise the funds to build a new house. I would like to thank GiveDirectly because when I enrolled, my top priority was to build an iron-roofed house, which I was able to do thanks to the transfer. I, like my fellow villagers, have a safe place to stay. Besides this, I also have some livestock, such as goats and chickens, that, in the midst of a financial crisis, I can readily sell to cater for my financial needs."

"I spent a larger portion of the transfer on building materials, including iron sheets, bricks, cement, and river sand, to rebuild my living house. It was shaky and on the verge of collapsing, and the grass-thatched roof leaked. I am now living in a decent iron-roofed house, which has always been my dream, but I could not afford to buy the materials myself. In addition, I spent KES 7000 on a new wooden bed to replace the old traditional bed that I had been using for years. At the very least, I can now sleep comfortably in my new bed. I also bought livestock, including two goats and four chickens, which I am now rearing in my compound. They are assets on which I can rely in the event of a financial crisis. My expectation is that they will reproduce and grow in number. I am confident in my ability to sell at any time to meet my financial obligations. Finally, I did some shopping for food, such as a bag of maize flour, to ensure that my family has enough food for several months."