"Ever since my father passed away, I have grown up seeing my mother struggle to provide us through Charcoal burning a job that is not easy given the harsh climatic condition in our region. Having graduated from high school, I wanted to start poutry farming so that I can be able to raise my collage fees and support my mother with raising my four siblings. I wasn't able to raise capital to buy chicken for start up by myself because I didn't have a job but being enrolled into the program opened doors for me. I spend KES 1400 to buy 4 Chicken for start up and gave my mother KES 1600 to clear a debt that she had. I'm hopeful that with the business and monthly transfers, I will be able to join collage and also support my mother with paying school fees for my siblings."

"I was a livestock keeper and that's what I fully depended on to provide for my family ( wife and four children). All my livestock died during the severe drought last year and I was left with nothing to depend on. Since I had a family to provide for, I had to look for job and my uncle offered me a job as a herdsman. He has been paying me a monthly salary of KES 3000 per month and he also allowed me to be selling milk whereby I earn KES 100 per day. When I was enrolled into the program, my goal was to start a poultry farming business. I spend KES 1000 that I received as my first transfer to buy four small sized chicken and KES 2000 to buy food which can last us for a month. I'm looking forward to spend my second transfer to build a chicken house which can accommodate them as I plan to add some more others as the yes progress."

"My mother is a window and she's been burning and selling charcoal to earn living ever since our father left us six years ago. It hasn't been easy for her as she has to provide basic needs for the six of us and pay school fees for four of us who are in school. Most of the the times, she thrives in debts and the last one year has not been easy for her because the charcoal business has not been doing well. Although I'm still in school, I have always wanted to start poultry farming business so that I can help my mother with the family responsibilities but financial incapability was the major stumbling block. Being enrolled in the program was a great opportunity for me to achieve my dream. I spend KES 1150 of my first transfer to buy three chicken for start up, KES 750 to clear my mother's debt and the balance to buy food. I'm happy that the transfers are helping me achieve my dream and help my mother with family responsibilities."

"It was in the morning after doing my prayers as I was feeding my chicken,I decided to make a call which I didn't make because I was distracted by the mpesa message. I was overly excited and decided to share with my brother the good news. My brother had also received his share and he was equally happy for both of us."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is am able to support my husband with our plans for the future.Our main goal is in the next two years in the support program I will be able to start my construction project.I plan to have a bigger house now that I have four children and since we only have cattles and sheep.My plan is to buy chicken and as soon as the multiply I trade them for goats which are more profitable and easy to manage.Currently in my old one roomed house we sit on jerricans ,at the end of this program I will invest on good seats after moving in my new home."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that am able to have my basic needs.I plan to use the funds and divide them equally to my pressing needs which is food,school fees and my chicken business.I believe with discipline the funds will bring alot of difference in my daily life since my household will not run out of food and with the monthly investment on my chicken business,I just may start goat farming which will strengthen my fnancial capability."

"I'm newly married not yet decided what I would want to do economically in the village, but I have always wanted to try out chicken business. I'm not exactly sure where the all season chicken market is and whether the traders who collect from the village offer good prices. When I get the money it will help me start an income generating venture around selling chicken. I want to keep the local breed that is somehow rare, expensive and marketable so that I would be able to make sales in this flooded market. Also there are normally big market during festive season and I can still cash in from that. It will make me extremely happy if I manage to get this off the ground."

"I live with my daughter who gave birth to a premature son, we are always in hospitals, to help him, we spend so much on transport, medicine and we hardly have anything left for food in the family. I sold all my chicken and am livestock and am left with 2 goats, all this was channelled to his medications and am grateful that he has show such a big improvement."

"Getting the funds greatly impacted livelihoods as we combined efforts with other group ladies to buy food in bulk. I was also able to buy chicken and a goat to keep up with animal farming. I plan to add to the goats with future transfers."

"The KES 3000 received from GiveDirectly really played a huge role. I was in school pursuing my high school studies. Dad is blind and unable to work whilst mum is the breadwinner for our family and this has been quite a challenge for her to also pay up my school fees. The funds received enabled me to assist in offsetting some of the fee arrears of KES 2000 so that I can be able to get my KCSE results when they are announced once the total balance of KES 18000 has been paid. The remaining KES 1000, I bought five chicken which I hope will lay eggs that I will sell to keep clearing the school fees balance."