"We used to sleep in the same room with my chickens since the house we had was one room and I did not have a chicken coop. Due to this, we always had to wake up very early in the morning to avoid chickens from walking on our beddings. I am happy that I was able to build a chicken coop worth KES 10000 upon receiving my transfer, spent KES 30000 to buy a dairy cow and KES 9000 on three goats. I will be using money from the sale of milk when it calves to pay school fees for my three children in school. The goats are the live assets that I will sell when faced with financial constraints. I spent the rest of the amount on foodstuffs."

"This came as a warm welcome as I received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I was able to split up the amount in purchasing a milking cow worth KES 40000 and a further KES 5000 on getting chicken thereby enhancing my poultry and dairy farming skills. I was also able to get some new furniture for the house improving the look at KES 8000. The remaining balance of KES 2000 was spent on purchasing clothes for my children in addition to what they have."

"I used KES 38000 to buy all the materials we needed to build our new home, we decided to do this because our family is growing and the single roomed thatched house is too small and od and uncomfortable for us. Secondly, I used KES 10000 to buy enough food for the family and got new clothes for six of us in the family and I also managed to buy two chickens."

"Ten years ago, my late mother-in-law got severely sick from a strange growth in her stomach. We were then forced to sell our only source of livelihood, a dairy cow and her calf to cater for her medication but she later succumbed. Since then, it has been a struggle fending for my five kids. But when GiveDirectly transfers came, I spent KES 30,000 on a dairy cow which is now due. This will not only act as a source of milk but also as an income source for my family. Maize farming has been a major source of food and income in our locality for a long time. But for the past five years, this has proved otherwise because since the outbreak of the maize disease and long dry spells there has been low or no product at all in severe cases. This led to food insecurity and as a result, I resorted to chicken keeping to pay school fees and feed my family as well. But when GiveDirectly transfers came, I spent KES 15,000 on payment of my daughter's school fees and the remainder on the purchase of food and clothing for my family."

"I spent my recent transfer by paying KES 200 for each of my 6 children as part of their schoolfees. I also needed to buy food and so I took KES 1300 which I bought food that can last for 1week and 3days for my family.The remaining KES 500 I bought 2 chicken because I want to start chicken rearing business."

"I have an additional goal to expand my current eggs business. I rear layers chicken and supply the eggs to the local shops. This is such a lucrative business and if done on a large scale then one can achieve a lot. I am, therefore, planning to expand the layers of chicken rearing in order to get more eggs. My aim is to expand the business so that I will not only be supplying eggs to the local shops but to cover all the shops and institutions within our sub-county. With this I will be assured of financial stability from the more profits which I shall be making."

"Our new goal is to do farming, that is, to till and grow grass for the cows. We plan to grow boma Rhodes and nappier grass. We want to grow the grass because in our area we usually experience a prolonged dry season which makes the maize crops not to do well. The grass will be able to sustain the harsh climate and it will act as feeds for the cows. We also have a plan to start rearing chickens again. We use to rear a few of them before but we had to sell them because there was an outbreak of a poultry disease. The chickens used to help us in getting money that we use in paying school fees for our children in primary school and buying household necessities like sugar, soap, etc. That is hence the reason why we want to go to rearing them."

"My new goal is to buy more land to add to the one that I have. I want to do so because the one that I currently have is small and there is not enough space for making other developments. I have a plan to rear a big number of chickens, that is, 200 to 300 chickens. The space that I have is squeezed and the chickens will need a bigger one so that they can be cared for hygienically. I had bought 50 chickens with the transfer money. I would like to rear more because I have seen their benefit. A few of them that I bought have started laying eggs which I have been selling and getting money for buying their feeds and some household goods. I plan to sell some of the chickens when they will have become many and borrow a loan to add to the amount to achieve my goal."

"My goal is to increase the number of chickens that I am rearing. I want to do so because I have seen their benefit. I had bought a few chickens with the first transfer and they have been helping me in getting money for buying food and other household necessities such as sugar, soap, etc. Increasing the number of chickens will enable me to get more income that I can use in farming or invest in my taxi business."

"We're still a young family and I know that there will be a time when family responsibilities will overwhelm us. I have a passion for poultry-keeping because it is easier to manage and one can easily convert to cash. I have already started this project and I aim to expand it to a point where I will have more than 100 egg-laying chickens and I currently have 24. At this point, I will start selling the chicks when they're two months old and use part of the money to support my spouse in paying for our bills while I save the other amount."