"It has been a year now when my husband lost a job from a security company in Nairobi. Since it was a source of income in our family, we were all left bankrupt. We embarked in doing farming at home which then disappointed us because of poor climatic conditions. This misfortunes have left us in poor living standards. I have a family of 7 and 2 of them are in secondary school. I am overwhelmed by this responsibilities of the family. Today I am full of excitement for Givedirectly transfers as it will unleash my ambitions of poultry farming. I plan to spend KES. 40,000 to build a chicken coop, KES. 30,000 to buy 300 one day old chicks each at a cost of KES.100 per chick. The remaining amount will cater for feeds and medications to keep the chicks growing."

"The money from Give directly has made a big difference in my life, especially with my chicken project. I can now confidently tell you that my chicken is increasing in numbers, and the project will become profitable thanks to the help and boost from Give Directly."

"My husband's health condition is what is currently challenging me as of now. I gave birth three months ago and I still do not have the necessary energy to work. Two weeks ago my husband got chickenpox and he has been in the bed because of his condition. He works as a motorbike rider in the nearby trading center but due to his current condition, no one wants to be carried by him. They say the disease is contagious and all his customers use other riders to be carried to their respective places. This worries him and he is sure when will the customers be ready to be carried by him."

"Being a farmer by passion, the first thing I considered was buying gala goats. I bought five of them for KES 30000.00 and some chicken for KES 5000.00. I have been doing the chicken business for a while and it has been assisting me in taking care of my family. But due to the dryness that has affected our area the business collapsed. I saved the remaining amount for family upkeep."

"After several years of buying milk and sometimes obtaining some from my parents, the transfer I received opened a way that saw us obtain a lactating cow worth KES35000. With the family of two, we are currently enjoying enough supply of milk and even able to sell some every morning to the neighbors who have no cow yet. My wife had also been having an idea of establishing a poultry project. Since we had factored in after receiving the transfer, I had to construct a chicken coop and funded her project with KES5000 that she used in purchasing 15 indigenous breeds of chicken. The project is doing so well at the moment that she had been able to sell some eggs that have boosted her saving plan. I also injected KES15000 into my clothing business. I had been sourcing second-hand clothes from the large vending stores around and selling them at a profit in the markets I had been visiting daily. The project has given me a renewed hope of widening the profit margin as I had been dependent on it for a long time now. I also spent the remaining amount on obtaining a sack of maize at KES2700. I am glad that everything went as we had planned, and we are looking forward to the second transfer that will help us in starting other new projects."

"The month of September saw me earn more from casual jobs. Someone within the village wanted building materials for the walls and the roof to his house. The job earned me money enough to buy food and the remaining helped me but 12 chicken. I recently had visitors and I cooked two for them. I now have nine and very soon they will multiply since they have chicks already. September was a good month. It gave me something to smile about."

"Receiving this money means improved living standards. My ambition has been to have a sustainable poultry keeping business. I had started this before from the savings that I had accumulated from our table banking group but due to various differences we disolved it and everyone went separate ways. I am happy because the transfers will see my dream come to pass. I will use KES 20,000 to construct a poultry house and add more chicken. This will help me save up school fees for my two daughters who are to join form one next year. The rest of the money I will use in improving my house and clear school fees in arrears for my son who has completed secondary school but due to lack of money he has not collected his secondary certificate."

"In January this year, I bought a hen for my first born daughter. This hen has been producing many chicks and to my disbelief, I was able to buy a goat from the sales of this chicks. Whenever a disease break out in this village, chicken of other people die but this one is so special to me. It survives against all odds. It has been a source of hope to me and my savings."

"Currently the main problem am facing is lack of money and food. For me to find money it means i have to sell one of my livestocks. I have goats and thats the only source of income i have. I had chickens too but they are all gone due to chitopa. Life is hard now because the goats i have now they are young and i cant sell them, am waiting for them to reach a certain stage."

"Receiving this money means better accommodation for my five children. I will build a two-roomed semi-permanent house which can accommodate my 5 children. Currently, the house we are in does not have enough space and it leaks during the rainy seasons. I rear poultry in my compound and sell them to the nearest shopping center. I will buy 20 chickens and their food to boost my business. With the remaining amount, I will clear school fees for my five children for this year."