"Receiveing KES 53150 came as a big relief of joy as the goals I had set were actualized. I spent KES 20000 by buying 5 sheep for raring. I was also able to spend a further KES 20000 to purchase second hand clothes which I started selling them to atleast enhance the income received. Having that farmer mentality, I spent KES 2000 to buy 4 chicken, KES 3000 to get a bag of maize for commercial and personal purpose. The remaining KES 6000, I got a chain link fence to build around the silo and the chicken house."

"After completing my secondary education in the year 2008, my dream has been to further my education to college level so that I can get academic certificates that can help me seek employment. My husband is a milk vendor and he earns KES 4000 profit every month and all of it is spent on buying food as well as paying our son's school fees. In May last year, I got a letter from Kisii University to pursue a course in Business Information Technology. By that time I had managed to save KES 12000 from my chicken business out of KES 57000 that was required for me to be accepted in school. Thank God my father came through for me as he offered to pay the balance. As we speak, I am supposed to be in school but I do not have KES 43000 that is meant for this term and this is making me sad. Receiving this money will give me ample time in school as it will help me clear this term's school fees."

"In the month of January, I realize my dream of poultry farming. This is because, I was able to sell 6 sacks of charcoal at KES 3000 and it was my first time to earn this amount of money at once. I used this money to buy 2 chicken at a cost of KES 500 each. I am now a happy lady owning chicken."

"When I graduated from primary school, I wanted to join a vocational collage to take driving course because my parents were not capable of taking me to high school. Because of poverty, they couldn't not even afford KES 20000 to pay for my driving course. I resulted to stay in the village where I used to do casual jobs which were which were not reliable because they were seasonal. When I was enrolled in the program, one of my goal was to go to college and which I have already enrolled. I spent KES 20000 of my recent transfer to pay my school fees, KES 30000 to to buy 7 goats and KES 2700 to buy 15 chickens. I'm hopeful that after I'm done with school, I will get a job to provide for my family while my wife will be looking after livestock at home."

"Give directly has done well by offering cash donations which will help in improving my life. From it, I will buy goats and chickens which I know will reproduce and multiply in number thus improving my financial status. In my opinion, there is nowhere they are not doing well."

"I spent most of my second transfer money on buying a calf. I bought the calf at KES 20000. I then bought two goats at KES 9000 and a sheep at KES 4000. With the remaining amount of money, I used part of it in buying 15 more chickens which were being sold at an average cost of KES 350. The rest I used in constructing a poultry unit. I had bought two goats and another calf with the first transfer. I decided to buy more so that they can help me in the future when they reproduce and multiply. I have the goal of starting the business of selling second-hand clothes and an M-pesa. I hence plan to sell some of the goats and the sheep's offspring in the future and use the money to start the business that will help me in meeting the needs of my family. I decided to build the poultry unit and buy the chickens since the chickens were going to help me in getting money for buying food and other household goods such as soap, sugar, etc through the sale of eggs. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for the great help that you gave me."

"My new goal is that I wish to rear more chickens. I want to rear over 300 chickens. I used to rear a big number of chickens before but I had to sell most of them because I got sick and I needed money for treatment. I still have a few and they have been helping me a lot since I usually sell the eggs and the cocks. The money that I get has been helping me in renting land for farming, buying food, and other household goods such as sugar, soap, etc. I have poultry units but I, however, do not have the money to buy more chickens."

"Due to my health condition, I rely fully on my husband to provide all the basic needs from food, clothing, and school levies for our only child. I feel it is a burden to him and it bothers me a lot. Receiving this money means self-reliance and financial independence. I will start poultry farming because it does well due to favorable climatic conditions in this area. This will cost me KES 26,000 ( KES 10,000 to build a chicken house and KES 16,000 to buy 40 hens at KES 400 each). Since there is high demand for eggs, the earnings will be consistent and I will be able to support my husband in meeting the financial needs of our family."

"I heard about receiving this transfer and it brought a lot of relief to my mind and heart. I have a daughter who is in college pursuing a certificate in beauty therapy. My interest is that she furthers her education to the level she desires. A big chunk of this transfer will go towards her school fees. For the rest of the money, about 30000 KES I plan to start a poultry business where I can raise indigenous chicken. I have seen its potential and I feel it will be the right kind of business to embark on."

"I intend to buy another piece of land. This is because I live on a very small plot, just one-tenth of an acre. It does not accommodate livestock farming, where I need to keep a dairy cow and some chicken. If I can increase the size of my land, I will reduce daily household expenses as I will not have to buy milk for consumption anymore. I will spend about KES 30,000 on buying land and then the rest of the money on buying heifers and a dairy cow."