"Before I spent my transfer, I needed to take my time and budget for it to satisfy all of my needs. I intend to pay my daughter's overdue school fee balance of KES 500, as her teacher urged me to do so before her studies are disrupted. KES 500 will be spent on chicken feeds to last at least 15 days for my flock of 25 chickens. During an emergency, I normally sell these animals to get funds to meet immediate needs. Also, after our food runs out tomorrow, I plan to replenish it with KES 1,000 in order to provide meals for the next few days as I wait for money from my house construction job. Finally, I intend to utilize the remaining funds to prepay my solar system bill, which is due at the beginning of next month."

"We had been struggling to live each day with at least a meal that was hard to come by with my family of seven. The receipt of the first transfer was the best thing to have happened to my family. I could not wait further but spent KES 3000 on 14 kg of corn flour for my family. KES 1000 I paid for a debt I owed the shopkeeper who had lent us some foodstuffs. Later, I used KES 2000 to purchase the building materials for the construction of a kitchen house. When I received my first three months' transfers I spent them on the chicken rearing project and the number has since then increased from 5 to 29 chickens. They have been on the free-range but I fear they risk getting poultry infection. I, therefore plan to confine them and later vaccinate them. Being in a saving and loaning group within our community from three different families l was able to save KES 3000 which l will later use on other projects to improve my life."

"The current house we have is on the verge of falling. The better part of the wall has fallen off, and we are afraid it might fall and harm us. Besides, our security is not guaranteed with the fallen wall. We are planning to construct a single room since the income we earn from casual labor is not enough to facilitate the construction of a bigger one. I, therefore, spent KES 3700 on four pieces of iron sheets, timber, and nails which we are soon using to construct the house. We shall use the single house in the meantime as we raise money for extending it. KES 1000 I used to purchase 3 chickens for rearing so that I can sell some of them in the future to raise money for my children's school fees. I bought my family 10 kilograms of corn flour and other foodstuffs at KES 2600. We had nothing in the house and raising money for food has been a challenge because we do not have a reliable source of income. My spouse and I are casual laborers who earn us little money (KES 200 per day). Moreover, at times we take up to 2 weeks before we can get another job which translates to sleeping hungry or skipping meals. Besides that, I spent the remaining KES 700 to pay school fees for my children to clear the fee balance arrears."

"I recently gave birth and since then, I have not been able to resume my work selling charcoal. My spouse has since then been the sole breadwinner of the family. He does not earn enough money to meet all our household needs from the casual work he does. This left us with a huge school fees balance for our five children who are in primary school. I, therefore, paid KES 3500 to clear the school fee arrears. I am glad my children have enough time for their studies and hopefully, their performance will improve. Besides paying for the school fees, I spent KES 2500 on a new mattress for my children so that I could replace the old worn-out one they had. I used KES 500 to buy two chickens for rearing so that in the future I can sell some and raise money for our household needs. KES 2500 I spent on both foodstuffs and detergents for the family to ensure that my family have plenty to sustain us for some days."

"Because I do not have any formal job, I opted to engage in a motorcycle taxi business. Even though I am always able to earn a living through it, sometimes it is an unpredictable business. Therefore, as soon as I began receiving my transfers, I developed a goal of raising chickens and goats. I long to venture into livestock rearing because it is a profitable venture. Goats and domestic fowl grow faster and they tend to raise income faster than other livestock."

"As the sole breadwinner for the family, I have faced serious challenges in raising school fees for my children. It forced me to sell all the goats (2) and chicken (2) to raise money to pay school fees. I am happy that the unconditional transfer played a big difference in ensuring that my children stay in school and continue with their education."

"My son had just been admitted to a day secondary school for his grade nine after achieving good grades in his final primary school examinations. It was a glorious moment for all of us but again raising his school fees was a challenge. I am a single mother and I do not have a reliable source of income. I work on people's farms for pay but whatever I make out of it could not afford the KES 20000 that was needed for him to be enrolled. I am grateful for the timely receipt of the second transfer. I, therefore, spent KES 20000 on both his school fees and school materials that were required for his admission. KES 12500 I spent on a goat and five chickens. These will be of great help once they reproduce. My family will have enough milk for consumption once the goat gives while I earn some income from selling both eggs and the chicken in the future. KES 20000 we used to purchase enough foodstuffs to sustain my family for a good period."

"From my transfer, I spent KES 13,000 on building a kitchen structure that I am planning to use to raise chicken. In addition, I spent 18,000 on buying food and paying part of the school fees for my five children. As a result, one of my sons in college could not get the financial support he needed. Without the transfer, I am not sure how I would be of help to him because I was financially constrained then. I had reached the point of giving up because I was more often overwhelmed. Courtesy of the transfer, my family has a sigh of financial relief."

"The last transfers that I received I went ahead and set up the project that I was wanting to get involved in, so I built a shed and made sure I had chicken feed and then bought ten hens which cost me KES 30,000. Afterwards I decided to open up the barber shop and saloon business would cost me about KES 25,000."

"My desire was to start poultry faming as a reliable source of income for the family. This is because I had the experience in raising them. After receiving the transfer, I spent most of it to built a structure and purchased 25 chicken and their feeds. I am positive that would make so much profit from this venture since I already have ready market of them. Furthermore, I used the remaining amount to renovating my house by putting up a new iron roof. The one we had earlier was leaking due to the old and rusty iron sheets. I bought 46 iron sheets, timbers and nails and a construction costs of KES 9,000. Currently, I happy that I reside in decent house courtesy of the aid from GiveDirectly."