"I have poultry project that I started two years ago. My plan with this project when I receive this money is to improve the quality of my brood. This is in terms of feeding and vaccination so as to ensure they lay more eggs and avoid diseases. Every month I will be purchasing enough chicken feeds with the 3,000 KES . This project has helped me reduce my school fees arrears which have prevented me from graduating since 2018. It is doing well moreso because very few people rear chicken in this area. I sell eggs and meat as well."

"My parents are really struggling to pay my school fees. This money will provide an opportunity for me to support them so that they can concentrate on my younger siblings. I am the third born in a family of six. Through poultry farming, I believe I can start increasing my income to a point that I can upgrade to goat farming. That is my long term plan. I started poultry farming but due to financial challenges it has become difficult to advance. This is because I cannot get enough chicken feeds or vaccination to ensure that they multiply and stay healthy. My plan is therefore to invest in the construction of a poultry unit then add more chicken and ensure they get enough feeds and vaccination. I will start this immediately when I receive my first transfer of 3,000 KES."

"In December 2021, all my grandchildren visited me and we enjoyed the Christmas festival together. We had a variety of foods of which some I had last taken them two years back. A good example is rice plus chicken. I felt like I was in a different compound, not the one I usually live. That was a great moment for me. Having celebrations with my family brings happiness to my life."

"My economic activity is working as a herdsman. I am earning 9000 KES per month which can not cater for my family of 10 basic needs. It has been a hell of experience feeding the family and I am sometimes unable to provide for them. This means they have to go to bed hungry. Receiving this money would mean a sigh of relief and hope to me as I will be able to provide for the family basic needs such as food, clothes and school fees. I will be saving 500 KES per month so that after a year I can buy goats and chicken which I believe will serve as a source of income for the family in future when I sell them at a profit. I will also be paying school fees for my five children who are in primary school on monthly basis so that they could concentrate on their studies."

"I have been having a strong desire for poultry farming since I completed high school last year. Bird rearing is a store of wealth. I have been struggling to take of myself because of financial limitations. I earn roughly 100 KES at a kiosk, selling fruits. With the needs that come with being a woman, this income is not enough for me. This is why I want to venture into the poultry business by buying 20 chicks with the first 4 transfers. Chicken mature in 4 months. I will be supplying the birds to hotels in Mariakani and use the income to restock. With this business, my welfare will be very stable. Therefore, receiving this money will be crucial for my well-being."

"Food security is my main ambition. I am a mother of 6 children. With such a huge family, food consumption is always high. Working as a charcoal burner, keeping up with the ration is impossible due to a low income. The amount I make in a month ( 1,000 KES), only lasts us a week. Seeing my children cry due to hunger is very saddening. My objective is to venture into poultry farming to curb food insecurity in this household. Using the first 4 months' transfers, I will buy 20 birds. Chicken mature very fast. With the increasing demand for local poultry meat, I will be making a killing from this business. Approximately, I will be making at least 5,000 KES per month. This income will be adequate to buy food that will sustain us for longer periods."

"With all my children grown and living on their own, I get bored because I have nothing much to do. I get to spend time with my grandchildren but when they go to school, I am left alone. Going back to chicken farming will keep me occupied and I cannot wait."

"The transfer has brought a big difference in our lives as a family. Our living standard has been uplifted since we have gotten what we didn't have before, that is, a cow. The children are happy looking after their cow. They no longer go to the neighbors to help the other children look after their cows. We also managed to increase the number of chickens that we rearing. The chickens are still young but they are going to be of great help to us in the future when they will have all matured. We will be able to get more eggs for sale hence more income. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for your big support."

"Receiving this money means that I will invest more in farming, both poultry and diary keeping. I will spend about KES 40,000 on the chicken coop construction and buy about 20 chickens. From this, I will have a constant income of roughly KES 500 each day. I will be saving this .oney in order to be able to pay school fees for my grandchildren. I will then pay school fees for my children and buy a dairy cow with the remaining amount."

"Receiving this money will bring a big change in my life. I used to do poultry keeping and it was a sustainable source of livelihood for me. I used to sell every Saturday of the week and I was getting KES 900. Life was good then. Fate would strike sometime last year when there was an outbreak of newcastle disease that wiped my entire chicken of about 50. I was devasted and it took me a long time to accept the situation, from then my economic situation has been worse. I have desired to go back to the chicken rearing but it has not been possible due to lack of capital. Give Directly could not have come at a better time than this, I intend to use KES 20000 to buy new chicks and raise them and use the rest of the money to buy a dairy cow for subsidies on the poultry project."