"Being a stay at home mother, I have always wished to be independent and assist my husband in raising my family of 7. The poultry farming I began in 2015 has made me execute my parental duties successfully through the sale of eggs and chicken. However, the output has reduced significantly due to the fowlpox disease that killed 20 hens. When I receive these transfers, I intend to use KES 30000 to purchase 20 chickens as well as erect a poultry house. Upon successful completion of this project, I will be glad that I will be able to earn income and hence support my husband in bringing up the family."

"I plan to buy livestock, this includes 3 goats which will cost 15,000 KSH. We plan to buy chicken for rearing which will cost 5,000 KSH. For the remaining amount of 35,000 KSH we plan to add an extra room for my sons and also build a kitchen at the moment we are cooking outside and it's very windy and as rains are approaching, we might be forced to cook inside our house."

"The tough economic times have seen me struggle financially as I do menial jobs and have a family (one wife and two children). I still live at our family homestead with the family though my dad is the breadwinner and the wife is just a housewife. The amount received of KES 1200 has helped complete a couple of projects. I spent KES 500 for chicken feed as I am a poultry farmer and a further KES 500 for food supplements in the house thus no sleeping hungry. KES 170, I saved it for any future use."

"After spending both transfers as we had planned with my family members, I now have a new goal of building a chicken coop where I can keep chicken so that I can sell eggs and spend the income on buying foodstuff. When I received my first transfer, I started a grocery store and am saving earnings towards opening it."

"After an appropriate spending of the first and the second transfer on the impressive projects that are currently running, I still have other new goals that I feel should initiate once I raise enough savings. At the moment, I am looking forward to venturing into the business world through the purchase and rearing of chicken for eggs and meat production to the immediate community, and also opening up a retail shop that will serve the immediate needs of my neighbors. These two will keep my family finances growing as I will be making savings from the daily profits that I will be getting from both sides."

"My new goal is to fence my kitchen garden. It is not fenced and I have a plan to plant vegetables in it. I want to do so so that I can restrain the chickens and the cows from going to the farm and destroying crops. My vegetables will thus be protected and I can earn some income from selling them."

"I am a mother of eight children. My husband works in a different town as a casual laborer. He normally supplies bread to shops. On the day when I received these funds, my children were very hungry and I did not know where I would get food. My poultry-keeping business was also not performing well and I needed to buy more chicken to boost it. The profit I get from it helps me when it comes to paying my children's school fees. So, there is a great difference after I started receiving this money. I was able to buy some nourishments for my children. Even though I was unable to buy chicken, I believe with my next transfer, I will be able to add my stock and improve my business."

"My parents were supportive of my education, unfortunately, they passed away. So, when I finished my form 4 in 2009, I never got the means to continue with my studies. It was my plan to take up a course in electricals. Since this never got to work out, I started working as a handyman at a construction site to support myself. When I was introduced to the give directly program, all I saw was an opportunity. I, therefore, came up with the idea of starting a poultry farming business. From its profits, I will be able to continue with my studies. With that in mind, I used the funds to buy 4 chickens. The amount that remained I used to buy some maize flour now that there is a scarcity of food due to the droughts in my area."

"I recently started a small business where I sell fish(omena) by the roadside. I used a capital of KES 200. This I did after I had put my poultry farming business plan on hold. I had intended to use the money I received from give directly to buy 4 chickens. With the objective of supporting my husband with some of the bills. Especially, our five children's school fees. Unfortunately, the following day, my celebratory mood changed to a somber one. I had lost my brother-in-law. So, with visitors streaming in to bid him goodbye, there was a need to purchase some food. I, therefore, decided to make my contributions using the funds I got."

"I am a housewife who has been relying on burning charcoal for sale as a way to supplement my household income. Early last year, I had some pregnancy related complication that subjected me to undergo surgical operations. As a result, I am nowadays unable to engage in vigorous activity. When I received my transfer, I spent KES 670 on buying maize flour and vegetables for my family of three. I am planning to spend the remaining KES 500 on buying a chicken which I shall raise and use later."