"I live with my 5 children and all of them are below the age of 15. I feel that for them to grow healthy and strong they need to have a proper diet. Milk being one of the staple food, I am forced to buy 3-liters for KES 45 for every liter. I am a poultry farmer and I collect 10eggs per day and eventually sell them for KES 12 for every egg. The money I get from this venture is all spent on buying food leaving me with nothing to save at the end of the day. My dream is to buy a lactating cow for KES 40000 to save me the cost of buying milk every day. I also plan to expand my poultry business by adding 10 chickens to the 12 that I already have. Receiving this money will enable me to buy a cow that will produce milk which is a good source of protein for my children."

"The money has brought a big difference to my life. I now own livestock, which I never had. I am happy that soon I will have lots of them once they multiply. It gives me a sense of joy when I know I will one day become financially stable through the chicken I bought using the transfer.  "

"The challenge that I am currently facing Is financial challenge. I struggle to provide basic needs for my family. I used to sell chickens but I stopped last year in November because I had losses."

"I spent the recent transfer to start poultry farming by purchasing 7 chickens. Previously, I had some poultry but they all died due to chronic illness. I had wished to restart it but I lacked the financial capacity. This is my future investment which will help me whenever I encounter any financial challenge as I will be able to sell them to assist me in such a time. In addition, I spent the remaining amount to purchase enough foodstuffs for myself. I am also planning to spend my next transfer to purchase a goat."

"Last month an organization (mother to mother) from Germany came to our village with a program of rearing goats and chickens to sell. I was given the privilege of being the assistant chair lady of this program, which gave me the joy of being honored for such a post in my village. Upon every meeting, the member gives us a seating allowance which enables me to buy new clothes."

"Lacking a stable source of income makes it tough to provide food for my family on a daily basis. Therefore, Give Directly funds always save the day. Over the last three months, I spent approximately KES 1,600 from both transfers to procure food for the household. I also spent KES 2000 paying school fees for my child and am hopeful he peacefully studies without being sent out of school. Lastly, I utilized the balance to acquire two chickens that can multiply and produce earnings upon selling them."

"I spent most of the money on medical expenses, poultry, food, and school. When the transfers came in, my leg was in severe pain following an earlier accident; so my first transaction, KES 450, took care of the hospital bill and medication. I allocated the remaining cash to settle my children’s school fees amounting to KES 500 and secure food worth KES 690 since we had taken no meal the previous night. Additionally, I purchased 5 chickens at KES 660, with intentions of rearing and letting them reproduce to eventually obtain an income from selling them."

"Poultry farming has been one of my desires ever since I got married in the year 2012. I had a flock of 100 chicken but last year, they all died of infectious disease because I never followed the vaccination schedule to the later. Losing the entire flock was a painful experience and given another chance I will not repeat the mistake I made. I intend to spend KES 10000 to buy 100 chicks each costing KES 100. I also plan to use another KES 10000 to put up a modern spacious structure for the same. Receiving this money will give me another opportunity to start a poultry farming business once again."

"I am Planning to buy 5 bags of 25kg rice and buy one bag on onions, chicken soup and other food stuffs materials to start selling in this village. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support. Givedirectly cash support to me is still unbelievable . Since birth, this is my very first time to benefit such huge money from from NGO as free gift. I believe that with my transfer, My dreamed to become a successful business woman will soon come to pass."

"I do not have any new goals at the moment. I plan to continue struggling to get money for educating my children so that they can have a better life in the future. I am a single mother and I still have two children who are in secondary school. I have been practicing mixed farming where I usually grow maize, keep some cows and some poultry. I usually sell milk and when the cow is dry, I usually sell the calf and some chickens to get money for paying school fees for the children. I plan to continue with the same way of getting money and that is why I bought another calf with part of the second transfer so that it can help me in the future when it calves."