"My immediate neighbor usually plants different kinds of crops and my chickens have been destroying her crops. Because of this, she requested that I should not be leaving them to walk freely and I had to always feed them while inside. Due to this, they stopped laying eggs and this affected me financially since I depend on poultry keeping and subsistence farming. I am happy that the transfers enabled me to fence my farm and compound and I no longer have to worry about them not laying eggs anymore. After spending KES 29000 on fencing my farm and compound, I spent KES 14000 to buy a heifer as an investment that I can rely on in case of an emergency. I still have KES 7000 that I am planning to use in expanding our current chicken coop after spending KES 2500 on food."

"When I received my second transfer, I spent KES 9000 to buy a dairy goat. I will be using the milk that I will be getting from it for our consumption while I sell the milk from my dairy cow to earn an income. In addition, I spent KES 3200 on clothes and a pair of shoes, KES 2200 on four chickens, and KES 11500 on two goats as an investment that I can rely on in case of a financial crisis. Apart from this, I used KES 2100 to purchase three pieces of iron sheets that I will use in building a sheep pen and I still have KES 23000. I depend on casual work mainly breaking large stones into gravel that can be used during the construction of houses. This work is tiresome and needs a lot of energy and I am happy that with the investments that I have made using the transfer, I am guaranteed of a meal even without working since I can easily sell eggs and use the money in buying them."

"I am a motorcyclist (boda-boda operator) and my daily earnings are KES 600. Even though I do not have a family of my own, I find it challenging to meet my needs. It is my desire to complete the construction of the iron sheet house that I live in. Where the incomplete part is covered with polythene. I have been unable to do so due to limited finances. To fulfill this, I plan on starting poultry farming. So, using the funds I got from give directly, I bought one chicken at KES 350 the remaining amount I plan on buying two more and some poultry food. This will bring the total number to 5. I will rear them up until I have 50 chickens, which I sell, then use the profits to purchase some iron sheets that will facilitate the completion of the house construction as I invest the rest of the money in another project."

"I am married with one child. My husband works as a carpenter and I am a kindergarten teacher. My monthly pay is KES 4000. Even when combined with my husband's inconsistent salary, the amount is barely enough to cater to our needs. So, whenever we run out of money, it normally results in buying food on credit. The house we live in also has an old metal sheet roof. During the rainy seasons, we are forced to send our child to my mother-in-law's house because of the leakage. Therefore, when I received these funds, I first opted to pay the KES 300 debt I had, then used KES 500 to buy some nourishments for my family. With plans of improving my life, I used the amount that remained to start a poultry farming business. Thereby, I bought two chickens which I will rear and when they increase in number, I will sell some. From the profits, I will buy some Iron sheets for the repair of my house's roof."

"I used to be a father of one, unfortunately, my baby developed some heart problems. It became worse last year and he succumbed. This left my wife and I devastated. Even so, I never gave up. I kept working to provide for her plus improve our lives with the faith that my family will grow. Presently, I work as a boda-boda driver using someone else's motorcycle. From the profit I make in a day, I only get to keep 25% of it, the remaining amount then goes to the fuel money and the owner's share. So, when I received the funds from give directly, my plan was to start poultry farming in order to improve my earnings. To realize this, I need 10 chickens. Since I can't buy all of them at once, I started by purchasing 1 at KES 350 and the rest I will keep buying using my next transfers. I also had run out of food in my household. Thus, the decision to purchase maize flour with the remaining amount."

"When I received my transfer, I felt so good and extremely happy. I had never had such an excitement before in my life. Despite the fact that the transfer was sent when I was almost going to look after my cattle in the field, I opted to assign someone to look after them. As a result, I was able to go and look for an additional livestock, (a goat and a chicken). Thanks to GiveDirectly for its financial aid."

"For several years, I have been having a dream of running a poultry project. However, I have not been able to execute this project because I did not have adequate funds. Despite the fact that I have not yet spent my recent transfer, I am hopeful that once I stabilize after child bearing, I shall be able to implement this project with the transfer I received. From the sale of my chicken, I shall be able to raise additional money to support my family."

"For the past 10 years, I have been raising livestock to earn a living. Before the drought, I would get more than 10 liters of milk from the cows, sell and earn some money from it. The situation has since changed due to the prolonged effects of the drought and I no longer harvest any milk from the cows. Because of this, I have struggled a lot in providing essential basic needs for myself such as food and buying clothes. The situation has worsened to a point where I go more than 2 days without eating food. It is for this reason that I spent KES 1300 to buy some stock of food that would last me for two weeks. Besides buying food, I spent the rest of the money on buying 3 chickens for rearing. As a start towards creating wealth, the chicken will serve the purpose right. Once they multiply in numbers, I will use the money after selling some in solving problems that I will have in the future."

"After I was married 10 years ago, I used to be a full-time housewife but later my husband advised me to start broiler farming in the village. I saw it as a good idea and immediately I invested in it. The new business was performing well until when I took my child to secondary school. The cash demand was high and It reached a point the business collapsed. I have desired to restart it again because it is a source of income. I am planning to spend KES 60,000 to purchase 300 chickens and feedings. In 6 weeks I can sell them and make approximately KES 6000. Other than that, I will spend the remaining amount to pay for school fees for my son who is in high school."

"Being a dairy and chicken farmer, I have a new goal of adding more stock to my livestock. Although, I still have one project ongoing I am happy that it is almost complete. After its completion, I will be able to save all the earnings from my farm outputs towards adding more livestock."