"I have always wanted to be a commercial poultry farmer but I have not realized the dream because of a lack of finances to start it off. My husband is a motorcycle rider, earning at most KES 500 a day, which is not enough to meet the needs of our family of three. With this money, I plan to construct a poultry house, fence it off, buy improved chicks and feeds. It will cost me approximately KES 20,000. Receiving this money means I'll be able to earn income through the sale of eggs and chicken, therefore, meeting my family's needs. I will be so happy to see this dream come true. For the rest of the amount, I plan to purchase a dairy cow as we do not own any at the moment."

"Receiving this money means a better livelihood for my family. My husband and I both work as casual laborers. The work is unstable, we earn about KES 4000 a month which cannot sustain our family's needs including food. We own a small farm which we do not harvest much, therefore we purchase most foodstuff for the most part in a year costing us KES 5000 a month. With this money, I plan to construct a poultry farm to rear chickens. This will not only earn me an income but it will be one of my biggest achievements. I will be able to sell the chicken and the eggs as well as feed my family. This will cost me about KES 20,000. For the rest of the amount, I will purchase a dairy cow."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now afford to buy food, especially during this drought. It has been difficult to provide three healthy meals a day as we have been living from hand to mouth. With this money coming in every month I know can plan to buy livestock and even start a business selling chicken."

"In the month of August 2021, I was given six layers by world vision organization for free. This is a project that is meant to boost agriculture in our village. I did not have any chicken before. That gave me happiness because I will sell eggs in the near future and earn a profit."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I can put food on the table with no struggle. Whether I get a good job or no pay, my family can get to have their meals with no interruption. I know I can also plan for my future. I was able to buy two chickens which were not possible earlier."

"When I received the money I decided to get food for myself so I got a sack of maize flour which contained twelve packets inside and this would take a while to even think of buying the next one and it totalled to KES 1200. My clothes were also torn and I did not own even a pair of a decent wrapper to tie, so I bought a single pair of the wrapper which cost me KES 600. Due to the fact that my health was not great at the time I also went ahead and got medical attention which amounted KES 500. Lastly I got a chicken that I planned on rearing which was KES 300 and accompanied with things I needed in my house like tea leaves, sugar, tomatoes and potatoes"

"The first thing I did was to buy two chickens worth KES.400. I plan to rear the chickens and also sell them this will start my business. I was also able to buy food worth KES.800.The food includes buying water and vegetables. This year has been a tough year due to the drought. I am thankful for this program that has helped to feed my family."

"Unfortunately, a day after receiving the transfer I lost my mother-in-law. I spend around KES 20000.00 in the whole process until we laid her to rest. Thereafter I decided to proceed with my plans which I planed even before receiving the transfer though the death was a big blow in the plan. My plan was to build a house since I was sleeping in a traditional kitchen. The place where I did my cooking, my chicken stays there and plus all the cooking utensils was also my bed where I slept on. With the remaining amount, I made some interlocking blocks, bought some cement and some building sand. Not forgetting to set aside some amount for food. The construction plan kicked off well and I am now eagerly waiting for the second transfer so that I complete my house."

"With the transfer that I received, I was able to buy 30 chickens and build a more decent chicken coop as a way of starting a poultry project. It is my wish now to expand this project as it is easy to run it alongside other projects and it requires less capital. I will be using money from this project to meet my family's basic needs on time and to pay school fees for my children. I am happy that GiveDirectly enabled me to start this project and I believe that with God's grace, I will expand it and it will remain a permanent mark of GiveDirectly in our lives."

"Having a source of income enables my family's basic needs to be met. This is because I have started owning livestock like chicken and plan to expand by buying more. This support will not be taken for granted."