"Starting a poultry project has been my hope for a long time but never considered when I received the transfer since I had to address other pressing issues that needed more attention. Having completed all that I had enlisted, I now have this new goal that I am looking forward to raising some finances that will facilitate the purchase of construction materials to put up a nice chickens coop and later introduce chicken. I once had a small-scale one that would address almost all the household bills but the one in mind at the moment will be bigger and its proceeds will be in handy even in the payment of the school fees for my children."

"I manufacture charcoal for a living. This has helped in raising my two children who are in class 6 and class 7. So, when I received the first transfer, I had a school fee arrears of KES850 so from the amount I paid KES550 to reduce it. The remaining KES600 I used to buy two chickens. As for the second transfer, I used KES2600 to buy a goat, and the 400 that remained, I saved so I may buy more chickens. This is because I want to start livestock farming which will help in boosting my finances."

"I am a charcoal burner with six children and lately my challenge has been educating my children and providing food for them, when I received my cash transfer I spent KES 1000 on school fees for one of my children.I bought four chicken for KES 1450 and spent the remaining cash on food.I am grateful because have started chicken rearing with this particular transfer."

"Having a loan without any plan to clear it can be very frustrating, receiving calls every time of the day with threats to pay is so stressful, so when I received the transfer, clearing the loan was the first thing I did to save myself from the frustration. Besides the loan, I wasn't sure how I was going to pay for my school fees so that I can go back to school but here I am now in school with zero arrears and I am also running a small chicken business, that I try to grow it so that my family and I can rely on it going forward."

"I have been keeping chickens and they've always come in handy when my children were sent back home. Unfortunately, I have sold all of them and spent the money on paying school fees for my children and I do not regret it since, with the help from GiveDirectly, they were able to resume their studies after staying at home for a long time. My daughter will be through with her secondary school education in a month's time and it is my wish to start poultry keeping project. This will enable me to continue supporting my son in his education by paying for his school fees on time."

"When I received my first transfer, I bought three chicken at a total cost of KSH 900. I bought the chicken because I view this to accumulate wealth through livestock farming. I have depended on crop farming for the better part of my life, but because of the harsh weather that we have been experiencing, I plan on venturing into other avenues of making money. For a start, I will rear them and once they multiply in numbers, I will sell some and buy goats and even cows. This will be a wonderful investment for me such that in case I need cash, sometimes in the future I can sell part of the livestock and sort out my needs. I then spent the remaining KSH 300 to buy some airtime and paying charging fees for the new phone that I received from GiveDirectly. I am happy that I can now talk to my relatives who live very far away unlike before when we had to meet physically to talk."

"I have plans of starting agribusiness specifically raring chicken and and growing vegetables. Because the area is too dry, I plan to do this through irrigation either using pipe water or rain water. Considering the cost on other side, I think I'll settle for rain water where I'll add water gutters around the roof of my house to be collecting the water during rainy seasons. I'll then store this water in either an underground concrete tank or plastic tanks again depending on which one is cheaper. This means reliable source of income for me and my family."

"The second transfer was so transforming that I managed to obtain construction materials and initiated the construction of a large chicken coop with the plan of introducing more birds to the brood. I had to bring it to an abrupt stop when my husband purchased two large water tanks that we had to construct a proper base that needed some sand, cement, and also gravel. I could not resist diverting the little amount that I was left with since I equally needed the water storage facilities installed. At the moment, I am still working on the completion of the coop thus no new goal that I could have thought of."

"I spent my recent transfer on an egg incubator worth KES 45000. I recently started rearing chicken for laying eggs. So far I have 160 chicks but my target is 400 by mid this year. The egg incubator will come in handy and once they get to 400 then I will start selling them. By then I believe I will be earning a good income from the sales. I am hopeful that with the additional income I will be able to set aside some savings for my children's school fees once they get to secondary school. KES 20000 I spent on building materials (iron sheets, nails, and timber) which I used to construct a business premise. I currently own a retail shop in one of the local markets but since I want to monitor the poultry project, I will open another retail shop near home so that I can get time to closely monitor the progress of the poultry. I am hopeful that my household's living standards will improve with the additional income."

"My goal was to buy chicken and start poutry farming and since this was achieved, my new goal is to look for market whereby I can start selling eggs."