"I have a retail shop that is almost collapsing due to a lack of capital to add more stock. Aside from my current business, my dream has always been to raise chickens on a large scale. These transfers will enable me to achieve that because I plan to use KES 70,000 to expand my trade, KES 30,000 to start the chicken project and save the rest of the money for my child's education when she gets to secondary school. Receiving this money, therefore, means a boost in my business and good education for my children too."

"We spent most of the transfer money on buying a water tank and the gutters. We bought a 5000-litre water tank at KES 33000. This is what we had always desired to have for a long time but due to lack of money we haven't been able to buy one. This is because we usually make long trips to the river to fetch water. I work at a nearby secondary school and sometimes due to the nature of my job, I at times arrive home late and I do not get time to go to the river. I hence have to buy water which is enough for the day at KES 100. So when GiveDitectly gave us the promised transfer, we decided to use it in buying the tank that we had always wanted to have. This way we will be able to collect rain water and we will no longer have to go to the river all the days. Apart from the tank, we also bought gutters at KES 7000 and some materials such as four bags of cement and gravel for constructing the surface for placing the tank. With the remaining amount of money, we used it in buying six chickens at KES 300 per chicken. This was only possible due to the help from GiveDirectly and hence we are so much grateful to them."

"There's a big change in my daily life ever since I received my transfer. I used to own four chicken and I rarely had vegetables for consumption since they would feed on them. With the transfer, I was able to build a poutry house and this is where I feed them from. Because of this, I have seen a major change in my vegetable garden since my family now have enough vegetables for consumption and I sometimes sell and earn income that I use in buying some basic needs that we need for ourselves."

"I spent KES 800 of my recent transfer on buying two chickens that I am currently rearing in my homestead. I decided to buy them because they are easy to handle and reproduce fast. I am expecting them to increase in number and sell the offsprings in case of a financial need. I have also been saving money in our savings group thus I saved KES 300 after receiving the transfer. I am also grateful to GiveDirectly because I was also able to do a shopping on new clothes and foodstuffs on the remaining transfer. It has been a long time since buying new clothes because I could not afford on my own."

"GiveDirectly has literally been our knight and shining armor because it has played a huge role in reducing our financial burden especially since I am a retired teacher and I am yet to receive my pension which made the financial situation in my family difficult since I could barely provide but through this funds I have manage to revive my chicken business and my daughter even paid her own tuition fee. The only thing that I would seek that GiveDirectly look into would be the amount of allocation of funds we receive from like KES 3,000 to KES 5,000 since it would assist us in making substantial changes in our day to day lives and I would not have to ask my daughter to chip in and help like I did the previous time but either way I am most grateful."

"It has been a long-term plan for me to own several dairy cows. I completed my university education two months ago and I am yet to secure a job. For the last four years, I have been consistently paying school fees so I have not been able to purchase any property. This is therefore the best time for me to start my goal of having a dairy farm. I plan to use KES 30,000 to purchase a dairy cow. Receiving this money, therefore, means I will be able to fulfill my long-term dream. For the rest of the amount I plan to improve my poultry farm, fence it off well, and purchase chicken feeds."

"With my first transfer, I obtained a dairy cow at a cost of Ksh.25,000.For the longest time, my neighbor used to bring his cows to feed on my farm so that he could give me milk for family usage. Acquiring a cow of my own means a lot since I will have adequate milk for consumption. I also purchased sheep at Kshs.7,000 which I keep for both domestic and financial purposes. With Kshs.4,200 I used to till my land and also buy seedlings. I have already planted the seedlings and just waiting for harvest in a few months. I also bought chicken at a cost of Ksh.1,000 which can produce eggs and once sold it will cater for daily house bills. With the remaining amount, I used to buy clothes and food for my household members."

"GiveDirectly has brought significant change in my life and that of my family. Having fenced my compound has seen me be at peace with my neighbours. I was always at loggerheads with my neighbors due to my chicken invading their garden and resulting to losses. Right now I am at peace and I have been able to add more chicken in my farm. I am looking forward to collecting more than 25 eggs per day and bringing about change in living standards for my family. This investment will also see me be more self reliant and even support my husband in running other major family errands."

"During harvest seasons, life is never that hard as it has been for the last two years due to severe drought. I had to shift from being a farmer to a charcoal burner to save my family from drought that claimed all our livestock. Burning charcoal is a process which usually takes at least two weeks from cuttings down the trees to the final stage of selling. After all that work, the highest amount of sacks that I could harvest is four and one sack goes for Ksh 400. With this little amount, I had a family of 8 to feed, pay school fees and cater for other basic needs. It was really a burden to me. When I was enrolled into the program, I knew life would change, I knew I won't have to struggled as I used to because I will be expecting transfers monthly. With the recent transfers, I used Ksh 600 to buy food which has taken us for a better part of the month, Ksh 300 to buy chicken, and Ksh 250 to buy sugar and some other necessities. I am so grateful for the support."

"I spent KES20000 on heifer as an additional milk source to the one I had. I spent KES 10,000 on maize and beans farming because I had prepared land but did not have capital for purchase of seeds. I spent KES 7000 on food and household items and KES6000 on fifteen chicken layers. Initially, I used to rely on dairy farming and my kids who are working to buy farm inputs and food as well."