"I have been working as a motorcycle rider since I got married. My children are now grown up and some of them are already in school. I only earn an average of KES.250 take home after paying the owner of the motorbike. This goes into purchasing food and other basic needs for my children. I am super excited today that my ambitions of doing poultry farming will be realized through GiveDirectly transfers. I plan to spend KES. 40,000 to build a chicken coop, use KES. 30, 000 to buy 200 one-day-old chicks, start-up vaccines, and feeds. I also plan to use the remaining amount to buy stock of food for my family."

"We had planted beans sometimes in April and we got a bumper harvest. We harvested 4 bags and sold about 2.5 bags and got KES 12000, where we bought more chicken which has since laid eggs. It brought us a lot of joy."

"I migrated an year ago to this land. I married a second wife at the age of 60years for company and support. With her I have four children with the first born in class four. I depend on farming for a living.Due to prolonged drought which we have led to poor harvests, I would like to venture into poultry keeping. I will use the first transfers to build a small structure. For a start, I will subsequently buy ten chicken, this will cost me approximately KES 2000 a month. I am looking forward to be the great supplier of chicken within and without my area."

"I have always wanted to have my own business, have a stable income, and be able to cater to my family's needs without failing. The income I get from tapping palm wine has not been enough. I plan to start breeding chicken for commercial purposes. It is more lucrative to breed layers than broilers. I will buy about two or three of them every month. This investment will come in handy when my baby girl starts school."

"Yes initially I had the intention to start my own poultry business and rear chicken until they are ready for sale so as to have something that would bring in income for my family and I. Also my husband and I have always anticipated to purchase a piece of land and build a house for our small family since we still reside at my husband's village, and having our own place to call home has always been our life long dream."

"Receiving this money means a source of wealth to my family. This I plan to achieve through livestock rearing. I will spend KES 30000 to buy 10 goats that will act as a long-term investment project for my household. I will further spend KES 5000 to buy ingenious chicks. As the chicken and goats multiply I will sell them at profit. I will also use KES 30000 to renovate my house and extend it because the one I am currently living in is small and is almost falling. The remaining amount will cater for other household expenses like food."

"I spent the money I received from GiveDirectly on buying a dairy cow at the cost of KES 32500 to buy a dairy cow and KES 3000 to buy six chickens and I am happy that I have been able to achieve this. Apart from being able to save the money that I would otherwise use in buying milk, it is an investment that I can rely on in educating my children. Also, I spent KES 15000 on different varieties of food for my family and KES 4000 to pay school fees for my daughter to avoid her being sent back home."

"I want to be a medium-scale poultry farmer so that I supply eggs to the nearest town because there is a big demand for eggs. Receiving this money will mean starting poultry farming in this village. I plan to build a chicken house with KES 20,000 then buy 100 chicks for KES 200 each with the first transfer. The rest of the money I will spend on chicken feeds and vaccines. In about 1 year I can get an average of 80 eggs per day which will earn KES 800. I will be very happy to see that Give directly is going to boost me to achieve this desire."

"Tough economic times have seen me struggle a lot financially. Receiving this money means diversification of income for my family. My retail shop business is not doing well because I lack adequate cash to buy more stock. T.he prolonged drought has made things worse because farming is no longer reliable. I plan to spend KES 50,000 of the first transfer for restocking.I will also use KES 16,000 to purchase five indigenous goats as well as ten chickens of local breed.This will enable me to have assets that I can use when a financial need arises."

"I aspire to change my nature of job and do something less strenuous. I buy and sell cattle in the nearby markets on most days and it involves trekking long distances in order to deliver them to the buyers and earn my commission. Receiving this money, I will use KES 10,000 to fence my farm so that I can rear sheep for sale. I intend to use KES 20,000 to buy 4 sheep. I want also to start poultry farming with KES 15,000 from the transfer and rear chicks for sale, sell eggs and even the chicken. I want to commit fully to this."