"I prioritized supporting the education of my children from the first transfer by paying school fees worth KES 1,000. I used the rest of the money to secure food and buying a chicken for rearing. All the cash was depleted from these expenditures, hence I could not save any amount."

"So far, I have received two transfers from give directly. The first one came in when my 3 children had school fee arrears of KES1000. So, I cleared it and I remained with KES200 that I used to purchase food. When the second transfer came in, at the time, I did not have any debt, all had been settled using the earnings I get as a charcoal manufacturer. Where I earn KES12000 monthly. I saw it best to use it to buy 5 chickens each selling at KES200 and a goat at KES2000."

"I am a single mother of six and I have been living in a house that I was given by my parents. I have been doing some casual work around the village so that I can get money to spend on food and to pay school fees for my children. I knew that there would come a time when my brothers would want me to vacate this house when they will be dividing the land and it had been my wish to own a place of my own but I had not been able to achieve this. When I received my transfer, I spent it to buy a piece of land at KES 30000 from my brother who was selling since he had relocated to Nakuru. In addition, I bought a three-seater seat at KES 5000 since I did not have any seats, spent KES 2000 on five chickens as an investment, and used the remaining amount on food and clothes."

"Now that I am old, I am disadvantaged in that I cannot work and fully depend on my relatives to take care of me. Because of the harsh economic times we are currently living in, my son has been struggling to take care of both his family and me. Immediately after I received my transfer, I spent KSH 500 to pay school fees for my grandchild who was away from school due to school fees arrears. His father could not pay the money because he dint have any money and I opted to help. In addition, I spent the remaining KSH 600 to buy three chickens. To avoid the boredom that comes along with staying at home doing nothing, the chicken will help. I will actively take care of them, hence making me engaged all the time."

"I have seven children who fully depend on both my husband and I to support them in their education and also basic needs. My husband and I have no jobs and for the longest time we have survived on casual jobs such as burning trees and selling charcoal. We earn very little from the job and this has made us struggle to pay school fees for our children and even provide food for them. Amid the struggles, they sent home my children, hence interrupting their progress in their education. Upon receiving my transfer, I spent KSH 1000 to clear part of the school fee debt so that my children would go back to school and continue learning. I then spent KSH 1000 to buy 5 chicken. The primary aim of buying the chicken was to kick start a new venture of earning an income from poultry farming. Besides buying chicken and paying school fees, I also bought food for the family to avoid starvation."

"We are made of an extended family due to the polygamous nature of our grandparents and our parents. As such we are many and the land we have is small in size, we only got a small space to put up the houses. It is against this background that we cannot engage in any meaningful agricultural economic activities. We are also experiencing a lot of squabbles because of scrambling for the little resources, at times chickens trespass to our neighbor's garden and feed on vegetables because we are so close, this has many times invited the wrath of our neighbors.We simply tolerate each other, it has bred animosity amongst ourselves and I feel bad about it. Receiving this money, therefore, will boost us a great deal, we intend to buy a 0.4-acre piece of land for KES 90000. We are so excited about the idea as we will have the peace we need and live in harmony."

"I always yearned to actively participate in a self-help group and have a stable source of funds. So I prioritized contributing KES 1000 towards the group to become an active member. I spent the remaining amount on purchasing maize floor worth KES 1000, two chickens for KES 500, and bought two pieces of clothes at KES 500"

"I spent KES 20000 to buy goats and KES 10000 to buy chicken. This is because I'm in to buying and selling livestock business and I just wanted to add stock to my business because it has gone down since COVID-19. I believe my business is going to grow and I will be able to support my family and pay school fees for my five children. I spent the balance to buy clothes for my children and cater for other basic needs."

"Upon receiving my second transfer, I spent Kshs.6,000 building a chicken coop and also bought chicken worth Kshs.4,000.I chose to start poultry farming so that I can sell eggs hence more income. I also paid a down payment of Kshs.15,000 for a motorcycle which I took at hire purchase hence paying monthly since I have someone running the business. With Kshs.16,000 I used to purchase iron sheets to complete a house I had started with my first transfer and also did the entire finishing. With Kshs.9,000 I tilled my land and maize seedlings which in a few months ahead we will harvest and can sustain my family for the remaining part of the year. With the remaining amount, I used to buy food for my household members."

"I cannot see a significant difference because I have so far received one transfer of KES 1200 which I spent on chicken and medicine. However, I am hopeful that the future transfers will record a greater impact. I intend to build a decent house made of bricks and iron sheet roofing using the next cash that Give Directly will send."