"The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to upgrade my family's living standard. I have plans to buy a bed ,mattress and seats since most of us sleep uncomfortably and seat on the floor because we all can't fit in the current seats we have.My goal also remains to have my money invested in the chicken rearing business and eventually trading some of them for goats which are more profitable. I believe through my livestock keeping I will help my father support my younger siblings."

"My initial goal of starting chicken rearing business pushed me to spend KES 500 to buy two chicken and at the time the transfers came in ,my child was unwell and I used KES 200 for transport and her medication. The situation back home in terms of food forced me to spend the rest of KES 470 on food which would last atleast for a week for a family of four members."

"I believe that my disability is not my limitation to prosperity. I have always developed a desire to help my mother educate my siblings. I am planning to use the GiveDirectly transfers to start a chicken rearing business in the village. I will start by constructing a structure at a total cost of KES 20,000. I will later buy 20 chicken to start with. There is a ready market in the nearby town and I believe I will enjoy handsome profits immediately my business stabilizes. The profits will help my mother educate my siblings and at the same time attend to family's basic needs such as food and clothing."

"I am a business woman for over ten years now rearing chicken at home as well as operating a small kiosk where I sell fast moving commodities such as food and vegetables.My business has been heavily affected by the corona pandemic as I could not afford to buy more stock as the profit margin kept on dropping. Getting this transfer from GiveDirectly would mean I start a fresh my chicken business whereby I will spend 25,000 KES on renovating the structure and buying 15 more chicken. I will also spend 10,000 KES on buying stock for my kiosk. I believe through this businesses I will be able to have a reliable source of income to cater for my family of 8 basic needs. I will also spend 20,000 on school fees for my 3 children in college."

"Depending on my husband to provide for every need while I was seated did not please me, so I looked for a job (burning charcoal). Every one residing in this village depends on burning charcoal for livelihood. Since the production is high, demand is low making a 90kg sack of charcoal go at a through price of 350 KES. Besides the income being low, I was faced by another challenge of lacking someone to take care of my children (mainly cooking and washing their clothes), so I quitted the job. Currently, my family often goes without food, the children walk naked for missing clothes and cannot spend an entire term in class without being sent home to collect school fees. If I could I get enough capital ( about 10 000KES) I could have started keeping chicken as an alternative source of income."

"I fish, chicken and other item around the nearby villages, If i am successful, i will build my one room apartment with a shop attached to enable me rest from selling around."

"The transfer made my dream of poultry farming come a reality. Before, I could not afford to buy chicken due to lack of necessary funds. I took the financial aid as a perfect opportunity to progress in rearing chickens and expanding the flock. I now, more than ever, remain hopeful that this venture will grow to cattle keeping someday."

"Chicken rearing has always worked for me. They do not require much capital at the same time, managing them is easy. I have been doing it but not on a large scale because in most cases, I would sell some of them to raise money for settling my household bills and school fees for my children. At the time when I received the second transfer I only had two of them left. I, therefore, spent KES 2000 on 10 more for rearing with a projection of selling some of them by the end of the year to raise money for purchasing a goat. KES 1000 I spent on some of the foodstuffs for my family that can take them for quite some time. Food prices have gone up due to the current drought hence I had to take advantage of the transfers."

"I usually depend on charcoal burning to generate income. However, the money I make, which is around KES 1000 per month, scarcely settles the household bills. The main challenge is food provision, we have suffered from hunger to an extent of starving at least five times a month. When I received the transfer, my priority was securing foodstuffs since the same had depleted the previous night. So I directed KES 570 towards buying maize flour. Additionally, I spent KES 600 to buy two hens. Once the chicken multiply, they will help me source funds for goats and later cattle. Investing in livestock keeping is the surest means of sourcing funds, especially during a financial crisis. Additionally, I can confidently rely on it to produce school fees for my son who is set to commence his high school education next term."

"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means I will be a proud owner of a retail shop in the village. I will save the transfers in my MPESA account till it gets to KES 50,000 and start the business in the village. I am planning to open a retail shop because the nearest shop is about 10km away. I will use the surplus to start rearing chicken. When the chicken get to a certain number, I will sell them and buy goats. I will later exchange the goats with indigenous dairy cows for milk production; something very common in my village."