"I used KES 4000 to pay school fees for my four children and used another KES 26000 to buy a dairy cow. Another KES 10000 was used to start poultry keeping project The remaining amount was used to buy food and other basic household needs for my family. The decision to start a poultry keeping project was because this is a much more affordable project that will help me and my family in meeting costs of basic household needs. It is also a project that is very easy to manage. livestock keeping too is one of the main economic activities that people do engage in here and having one extra dairy will see us as a family have more milk produced and help us at the end of the day to ease the cost of living."

"Once I received my second transfer, I gave KES 10000 to my wife who runs a tailoring form of business and sent another KES 40000 to my son at the University to pay school fees while the remaining amount of money was used to buy food and other needs for my family. The money came at a time when I was so much pressed with payment of school fees and had it not been for these funds, then inwoukd have been forced to sell some of my dairy cows to raise the fee. I feel so much indebted that GiveDirectly came to my rescue. My child's dream of completing his university studies successfully is now more alive and a dream almost fulfilled. My wife too feels so much happy to have he'd her business boosted courtesy of these transfers."

"I felt so happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. It is actually my children who informed me that the message I had heard and received was from GiveDirectly. The following day we were able to withdraw the money and implemented our first plan of buying a dairy cow. I owned just one dairy cow and had planned to have additional livestock so as to make sure we have milk supply all year round."

"I used part of the money to buy a dairy cow that I now keep in my herd and used most of the remaining amount to buy food and medication for myself. I donated some to my children who had huge school fees arears to clear and I felt I needed to help out. I feel very much indebted to GiveDirectly for the support that I got and bless whoever donated the money to us. It really helped us a lot in here."

"I used KES 42000 to buy 2 cows for dowry payment and used the remaining amount to start a cereal selling business. Dowry payment is one of the most important and essential components of building strong relationships with in laws once children fall in love and get to marry. We had stayed for quite a long time without paying even just a small portion of it. It had gotten to an extent that I felt disturbed about it and completely lost peace of mind. Whenever I met my in laws, I was always reminded that there is a debt that needs to be settled with them. I could only hope against hope that we would be able to raise such huge amount of money to be able to commence the payment. I was engaging in small scale business of cereal selling that would only provide us with just enough to feed my family while my son too operated a motorcycle that would earn him very little to be able to save and pay such. GiveDirectly provided us with an open opportunity to fulfill this and we could not hesitate to do it. I am now a very happy person having fulfilled this culture norm. I now have peace of mind which I did not have before and my in laws and my son are all very happy about this new recent development. I now look forward to buying a piece of land once I get my second transfer."

"I love dairy farming and the transfer which I received enabled me to buy improved livestock breeds. I got a mature dairy cow and a heifer. To maximize production, I intend to put up a zero grazing unit so that I can manage the animals within a small confined area. I will then add some livestock fodder crops to ensure a continuous supply of feeds. I couldn't have these plans at the moment without the support I received from GiveDirectly."

"During enrollment, I had mentioned that I would like to start up a retail business so that I can have a reliable source of income but that never happened after I got the money. My priorities changed, I saw that it was good for me to buy a dairy cow, food for the family, and pay for my school fees arrears. I would say that basic needs became a priority for me at that time. As of now, I still have my dream of owning a business shortly. The business would enable me to earn profits which shall enable me to pay my bills."

"Yes. I do have a new goal which I got after I received a transfer from GiveDirectly. I do depend on mixed farming as my main source of income and to ensure that I produce more, I would like to acquire a piece of land so that I can plant some feeds for livestock. I believe that when there is plenty of feed, my cows would produce milk for sale. I will have a continuous supply of milk which would guarantee a regular income."

"I have a new goal which I never thought of before receiving the cash transfers. I have an idea of owning dairy cows which I believe will be of great support especially when they start to produce milk, I will start a business selling the milk and generating an income. I believe the money that I will be earning will be enough to pay fees for my children without struggling like before."

"According to me, GiveDirectly has been doing so great ever since they started visiting my village. This is because the majority of us now have a good number of cows, goats, and sheep. This has been the dream of most of us but because of the high levels of poverty, none of us could afford it. I do not see any part that deserves a change from the organisation."