"My husband bought land in this village two years ago. The house he built is not yet complete which exposes us to dangers from wild animals. Recently, we killed a snake that was trying to get inside the house. This scared me a lot because where we live is near bushes that have different kinds of wild animals. I get worried mostly when my spouse is not at home and because I am expectant it is not good for my health. Receiving this money will therefore help me finish the house so that it can be safe for us. My plan for this money is to spend 50,000 KES to finish the structure and build a small shelter for poultry-keeping since that is my next project. The reason why I decided to venture into poultry farming is that this area is prone to drought and farming cannot be a good thing to do. The chicken can also be exchanged for money when they multiply or even food which makes it a good project to have. The remaining 60,000 KES will help me to do some clearing in my compound, fencing, and also taping piped water that I can use to irrigate my vegetables."

"I have been practicing paultry farming for about twelve years now. The business would be great but there's still some form of set back. I deal a lot with all sorts of predators that eat chicks. Still when I close my chicks in the house to protect them, they end up dying. Now I have realized I need to just expand my business so that I can reap enough from it. First off when I get that money I will buy the right wire to face an open place for them. This would give them space to feed and roost while keeping a way predators. Again I would like to buy my own incubator so that I can hatch the eggs faster and in quick succession than chicken would naturally."

"The challenges we have include lack of enough food and inadequate land size. We are forced to eat almost the same type of food always because we cannot afford variety. It affects our health so much and it could detororiate further in the future. The small land size also keeps inviting continuous quarrels with family members because when the chicken by mistake cross the fence it brings a conflict."

"The lack of enough capital for my business is a very big challenge. I build portable shelters for chicken for sale. Although there is high demand, I lack money for purchasing equipment and materials used in building. I feel bad whenever I disappoint my customers when they visit my shop ."

"When I get this money I would like to rare broiler chicken for sale. I have been planning to do this but haven't gotten enough for capital. From a feasibility study I conducted, this project needs about 70000 KES to start and operate. Currently I have been selling local brew by bridging between producers and retailers. This could earn me up to 300 KES daily on profit. Amount that is still very low for all my needs. I have a child who's in a boarding high school and another one who's waiting to join college. My eldest son has been helping me to raise that school fees but right now I would like to get my own money and take my responsibility."

"In December last year, a friend of mine visited me gave me a business idea that has begun to bore fruits. She introduced me to chicken farming and this has been an eye-opener to me and it is one thing that I am happy about."

"For the ten years, we have been married, we have not owned a cow of our own. We have been purchasing milk from neighbors, costing us KES 1680 per month considering my three children are still young, the eldest being eleven years, they still need a lot of care in terms balanced diet. We have been working hard to have one, but we have not achieved this goal due to insufficient finances. We are peasant farmers, solely depending on farm proceeds and proceeds from the chicken business my husband operates. We plan to use KES 40,000 to purchase a cow and the rest to buy food like maize flour which is also a challenge in our household."

"Traveling more than 30 kilometers to sell firewood inorder to provide for my family has been my daily hustle and this has not been a walk in the park. Someday, I usually spend two days for me to sell all the bundles. My long life goal was to rear chicken and supply them to the local hotel and markets nearby. This has not been achievable because I the KES 1000 that I earn weekly was not enough to provide for my family and save towards starting the business and I thought the transfer will be of much help towards achieving my goals. I spent KES 600 to buy to chicken and KES 500 to buy food for my family. I'm so hopefully that the chicken will grow and mutiplie as I plan to be adding more everytime I receive my monthly transfers."

"I am a Poultry farmer keeping hybrid birds. I have 90 chicks and my target was to have 300. Receiving this money means expanding my poultry farming business. I am planning to use the transfers to buy more chicks, chicken feed and construct a spacious chicken coop which will cost approximately KES 80,000. I will be able to sell eggs for KES 350 per tray. The produce will help me to have a regular income that is sustainable for my daily household needs. Hence live a decent life as a widower."

"I spent my transfer money on two things that were a priority to me. I bought a cow at KES 30000 and then with the remaining amount, I used it in buying land. I decided to buy the cow because I didn't have one before. I only have calves that have not yet matured. As a result of this, I hence usually incur the cost of buying milk where I usually buy a litre daily at KES 50. I also wanted to buy more land because the one I had was small and hence not enough for farming and rearing the cow. Buying the cow and the land was what I had always desired to do for a long time but due to financial constraints, I was not able to. I usually rear chickens, and I usually sell the eggs that I get from them to earn some income that I use in buying food and some household necessities such as sugar, soap, etc. The cow that I bought is about to calve and when it does, I will be able to get milk for my consumption. I will hence no longer incur the cost of buying it. Other than that, I have managed to plant maize and beans on the land that I recently acquired. I am hence so much grateful to GiveDirectly for the support that they gave me."