"Since I do not have a formal job, my key goal has been to start a business. Though I have not begun any yet, I have a small-scale poultry farm with seven chickens and three hens. With the subsequent transfers, I aim not only to keep goats, but also to start a retail shop. They will diversify my income, hence raising school fees for my school-going brother, Kazungu, will not be a serious matter to my widowed mother. She solely relies on selling cooked food to raise money for her upkeep. As a result, my mother shall have a sigh of relief from the burden of raising fees since her business generates very little profit."

"I previously had a chicken-rearing project, but unfortunately, the project ceased as a result of an outbreak that claimed all my chicken. So my goal is to start another chicken-rearing project, I have learnt a lot from a friend who does the same and manages to bank some good income, I too believe that it will help to alleviate me from my current poverty status. I plan to save KES.1500 every month from the transfers in order to see my dreams come true."

"I happen to have two children who are in secondary school at the moment and their fees are often quite costly. Therefore, my top most priority is to ensure with each transfer I try and pay off the debt so that they can keep on pursuing their education. At the moment I also happen to own eight hens which I acquired using the money I get from the organization. Hence I plan on using a part of the money that I will keep receiving to buy chicken feed for the hens I own and the eggs that are soon hatching. I am also hopeful that in the future I will be able to buy livestock so that they could help me in farming and also with milk."

"To supplement the chickens I already had for raising, I bought three more for $10 using the transfers from the previous three months. They are profitable since they don't cost a lot to raise, especially since I raise mine in a free-range environment. With the remaining $84 I bought food for my family members. I rely on temporary jobs, but they are hard to come by. Sometimes I wait three weeks before finding one. In addition, my current health prevents me from participating in the majority of the accessible economic activities. The transfers have made it easier for me to pay for my family's bills, which makes me happy."

"When I receive this money, I will build a house with iron sheets and buy livestock. I completely have none so some chickens and goats will be bought. I will use the remaining money to buy food."

"When we get this money, i will buy food and more livestock. I only have a goat so I want to invest more in that and have goats and chickens. I will also build a house so that when you come again, you should see a change."

"I spent $150 to pay school fees for my children and used another $100 to buy food for my family. I saved the remaining amount of $250 where I am planning to buy goats for keeping and start a new business that will help me sustain the needs of my family. I am a mother of seven children and I normally rely on quarying to earn income that helps me sustain the needs of my family. My husband does small scale farming which provides him with very little to help meet the needs of the family. It is for this reason that we invested the money that we had in livestock and some saved with an aim of starting my own business. These investments shall make our lives much easier than it is right nowmaining amount of 10000 to buy food for family. I plan to buy goats and chicken and also start a small business. I am a mother of seven children and I normally rely on quarying to make"

"October 2022 was my children's birthday. The first one was turning 6 years and the second was turning 2 years. Despite the food challenges, I celebrated with my family. I slaughter two chickens for the family. We enjoyed ourselves as a family and reminded me of the days my husband was working with Komaza."

"For a long time, I have yearned to own a poultry farm but financial constraints have always been a barrier. My passion for this course was born while I worked at my uncle's poultry farm. I gained enough knowledge and experience about the practice, which motivated me to start my own whenever a chance presented itself. The recent cash transfer from Give Directly climaxed that ideal moment I had been waiting for. I topped up the entire amount of money to the savings I had accumulated from my vegetable-selling business as initial capital. I am glad that I procured 102 one-day-old chicks alongside their starter feeds. There are no words to describe how grateful I am to Give Directly for making this happen for me. Am certain these chickens will have matured for sale in a month. I cannot wait to make my first profits from this endeavor."

"The list of things I did with the transfers from GiveDirectly were quite diverse. I paid school fees, bought 2 female goats, extended my chicken coup and bought food for stocking up in the house. My husband works in clearing and forwarding, all the way in Canada. He comes every 7 years and while I keep layers and sell a crate of eggs for $4.5 and also till the land and harvest maize, beans and other cereals. The 60 chicken on the 3 acre farm I till, were the only source of income to cater for my bills such as the tuition fees for my second child in Timbilahai Secondary, which is $230. Thank God my eldest is a casual laborer in Vipingo and has a family of his own. With only one dependent, the funds were a welcome blessing to helping us achieve our goals."