"The provision of nutrients in my home is my first priority. This is due to the fact that we have been suffering from drought for a number of years, which has caused bad harvests and put us in a nearly starvation-like situation. In addition, I want to make a future investment and acquire a few additional goats and chickens."

"I plan on spending money on my farm this year, including buying a few goats and chickens. I currently have two goats, which I bought with the money I was given. This is my future investment in case I encounter financial difficulties. Aside from that, I also intend to utilize the money to improve nutrition because it is a recurring problem brought on by the drought."

"Drought brought on by climatic change has made food and water scarce, and those that are accessible are exceedingly expensive. Additionally, we burn charcoal for sale as our primary source of money, but due to the drought, there are currently no trees in the area. The business is now unproductive as a result. The amount We currently make from it is $12 per month, but this is insufficient to meet all of our eight children's needs, including their academic demands. I spent $78 of the last three months' worth of transfers on food for the family, mostly enough flour, beans, and rice to last them for a while. In addition, the school clothes for four of my children had become too small for them. I thus spent $20 to replace the old ones with new ones. With the $4 I had left over, I bought a chicken to raise in the hopes of selling some of the young ones once they hatch."

"My primary source of income has always been farming, and I can attest that over the years, I have reaped numerous rewards from it. Because of the harvest we received from it, we could not go without food for more than a year and even sell some of it. In addition, we always had enough of vegetables, tomatoes, and onions in our garden. However, the drought that caused no crop over the past year has cost us. Considering that it was my primary source of income, it has been difficult to support the family. As a result, we skipped the majority of our daily meals, and on occasion, we went a whole day without eating. Many thanks to the organization for making it simple for the family to afford meals. I purchased four buckets of maize and beans totaling $94 using the transfers from the previous three months, which was sufficient to feed my family for a while. In addition, I spent $4 on two chickens and $4 on water for our home."

"The walls of my house were made of mud, and as a result of the continual rain, a portion of the wall eventually fell. While my partner drives a motorized rickshaw, I sell vegetables, but most of the time, the money we make from these sources goes toward our children's school expenses and meals. This made it difficult to purchase or modify a dream house. We were fortunate to get accepted into the program since it helped us out financially. I spent $60 on building supplies and labor for the house renovation using the transfers from the previous three months. It is currently sound and steady. I spent $20 on chicken feed and 4 hens to raise in order to increase my income. Aside from that, I spent the $6 I had left on family food. When the kids started school again for the new school year, I paid $16 to enroll them. Since I began receiving the payments, my business has expanded because I no longer utilize the majority of the revenues, allowing me to invest them in growing it."

"My husband works at Mombasa. On 1st January he brought shopping for the new year festival. I prepared chapati, Rice and chicken meet for the family. It was a happy day for the family. Such a meal was last taken by the family on 1st January 2022."

"Since we have water problem. We'll try to harvest rain water and buy a 5000 litres water tank. This will cost us $400. It means we'll not worry more about water for domestic use. We'll also connect it to the piped water from the nearby borehole for storage. To also ensure that I have a good cooking place. I plan to build a kitchen, we now cook outside. It's not safe and I can't even cook freely. I will spend about $500. It means I can even cook food overnight. We mainly buy food here. It's difficult buying daily. I plan to buy 2 bags of maize. This will cost $120. It means we'll have stable food supply for 2 months. Additionally my chicken will also be well fed. They'll lay eggs. If sold, we'll get another source of income to support us."

"I had always wanted to use my money to purchase animals like goats, sheep, and cows. But given the severe effects of the prolonged drought that has engulfed our region, this will be challenging. As chicken feed and medication are readily available and reasonably priced, I'm considering starting a poultry project. In this manner, I will be able to amass wealth and generate income after selling the hens once their population rises."

"After high school, I decided that I will go to a tailoring school to perfect the passion I had for tailoring. On 9th October last year, my dad decided to take me to school and lucky enough I was able to qualify and be selected as one of GiveDirectly's recipients. The fact that I will be receiving transfers has given my dad an easy time because I am able to pay my own school fees of $12 monthly without any problem.After joining school, I used $10 to buy myself new clothes to look good and presentable because the ones I had were torn and worn out. I also went and bought 2 chicken using $10 to add to the ones that I have at home. The money I receive from GiveDirectly has really helped me in achieving my dreams and goals. Thank you so much GiveDirectly."

"I would like to continue with my chicken business. I want to grow my chicken rearing into a business as its a venture that does not require so much technical expertise. As my chicken grow I hope to get them to a point that they lay eggs that I can sell while hatch others to add to my current numbers. I also hope to use Givedirectly transfers to feed this chicken to allow them grow and also buy medicine whenever necessary or even vaccinate whenever necessary. My hope is that when my numbers grow to above 200 I can now venture into other businesses from the proceedings of this chicken rearing buisness."