"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."

"My new goal is to construct a poultry unit. I would like to start rearing the chickens so that they can help me in getting more income that I can use in paying school fees for my two children who are in secondary school."

"I spent part of the second transfer money on building another house for my family. I spent KES 17000 on doing so. I had bought iron sheets with the first transfer. I decided to construct another house because we use to live in only one house that was small and grass-thatched. There was not enough space for us three and there was nowhere to welcome the guests who come to visit. I also decided to do so because I wanted a house that is roofed with iron sheets so that I could clean rainwater for our household use. We usually go to fetch water from the river which is not that clean. Apart from the house, I also bought a piece of land at KES 40000. I bought a point of an acre. I decided to buy more land because the one that we live in is small and there is nowhere for us to cultivate. I plan to plant maize on the land for our consumption. This will hence result in reduced costs on the purchase of food and I can save money that I make from my business of selling sour milk. I also bought a few chickens with the remaining amount of money and they have been of great help to me since I am to sell the eggs and get money for buying some household necessities such as sugar, salt, soap, etc. I was able to achieve all these because I still had some money that I had saved from the first transfer. I am happy and so much grateful to GiveDirectly because my life changed for the better. I didn't have anything before but now I feel that I am somewhere."

"We spent the second transfer on buying a water tank and gutters for collecting the rainwater. We bought the tank at KES 20000 and the gutters cost us approximately KES 15000. We also used KES 4000 to pay for two monthly check-ups for our child who usually goes for them and her transport cost. With the remaining amount, we used in buying food. We decided to buy the tank and the gutters so that we can collect clean rainwater for our household use. We usually go to the river to fetch water but the water from the river is not clean, one can get sick by consuming it. We were not able to buy the water tank before because we didn't have the money. We usually depend on the sale of eggs and milk from our cow and chickens to get money for buying food and other household items. I am also casually employed to baby sit a child and the money that I get paid I usually save some of it in the self-help groups through the merry-go-round contributions. The lump sum amount that I receive from the merry-go-round contributions is what we usually use in paying school fees for our child who is in his final year of secondary school. We are hence grateful to GiveDirectly because we were able to collect rainwater and hence we now have clean water for our use."

"We spent the second transfer on buying a cow and paying school fees. We spent KES 30000 on buying the cow and KES 10000 on paying school fees for our three children. The remaining amount of money we used in buying iron sheets for constructing the chicken house and food. We decided to buy the cow because we wanted to save some of the money through it so that we do not finish it up. The cow that we bought is about to calve and when it does so, we will get milk for sale. We have other cows and we usually depend on the milk sales to earn a living. The money from the sales we usually use most of it in paying merry-go-round contributions for the self-help groups that we are in. The lump-sum amount that we usually get from the groups when it gets to our turn to receive is what we usually use in paying school fees for our children. We want to construct the chicken house because we have a plan to increase the number of chickens that we are rearing. The chickens usually help us in getting money through the sale of eggs. The money that we get usually helps us in buying some essential household goods such as sugar, tea leaves, soap, etc. We were also able to clear school fees for the children. We are thus happy because we no longer owe anyone any debt. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for the support."

"I spent most of the transfer money on two important things. I took out KES 30000 and I used it in settling the balance that I still owed the shop that I bought the posho mill from. I then took out another KES 10000 that I used in buying chickens. With the remaining amount of money, I used it in buying food for the consumption of my family of seven. I want to start the posho mill business because there is none in my village and also because it is going to help me earn more income. I use to rear chickens but I had not constructed a house for them to stay. So, when I got the first transfer, I decided to construct one. The chickens are of great benefit to us since with the sale of eggs, we get money for buying small household items such as soap, sugar, etc, and paying school fees for the children. We also decided to buy some food with some of the money because in our area we usually experience a dry season and hence maize does not usually do well. We are so much grateful to GiveDirectly for the help because there is a very big change, our living standards have improved for the better."

"I currently I do not have a job and depend fully on my sons and daughters who work in different jobs in a nearby town. Since my husband died, I am all alone at home and I feel lonely with nobody to talk to. While sitting outside my house, I thought of owning and rearing livestock so that I can something constructive to work on. When I received the money, I decide to buy some three chicken at KSH 300 each for a start. The chicken has kept me engaged as I have to look after them, therefore the boredom I used to experience before is no longer there. With the chicken, I will accrue some wealth when they multiply in numbers and I will not have to depend on my children to send me money. In addition, I spent the remaining amount of KSH 300 to buy food because my children had not sent me money to buy food."

"Last week my dream of poultry farming come true. I was able to sell 3 sacks of charcoal at cost of KES 2800 this was my first to receive this amount at once. This made me happy because I used the money to buy 5 indigenous chickens for rearing."

"We celebrated Christmas .we ate chicken with rice. This is a special food which is eaten in festival occasions. It brought joy and happiness because we had eaten this meal in a year's time."