"I have a new goal of starting a business of selling cereals but it is very unfortunate that I am not able to start it because of lack of capital being that I have spent all the money that I received from give directly. Although I can sell some of my chicken to start the business."

"My life is different from how it was in that, I have managed to buy a few chicken and cows. These were some of the dreams that sounded impossible before I started receiving transfers from Give Directly. I feel proud of owning them because almost everyone in our village has them, therefore, I will cease being the odd one out. I also feel good because cows are always considered to be very important assets"

"My life is currently different in that I was able to keep my daughter in school by paying both school fees and extra fees for her remedial classes. I feel good because she won't be sent home due to school fee arrears. This will give her ample time to study and concentrate on her studies. Apart from that, I also boosted my poultry farm by adding more chicken."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that l started poultry keeping which is currently doing very well. I am able to sell them when I need to attend to any emergency, as compared to before when l had only one source of income that could not carter for my family needs being that I have a lot of responsibilities and I have a large family. The chicken are also a source of food to us especially when things are tough and my family have nothing to eat."

"I am a dairy farmer and as I expand I always try to minimize costs.I therefore have a plan of buying a chaff cutter machine which will save me time and money while feeding the cows.I incur costs especially because I have to employ someone to do the work.The machine will cost me Ksh 30,000(300 USD).My second plan when I receive this money is cementing the kitchen floor.My long term plan has been to see all the floors of my house cemented.The kitchen is the only room remaining so far.I also want to fence a part of my compound so that I can confine my chicken within the compound.Sometimes they lay eggs and are eaten by stray dogs because the compound is open to all kinds of animals."

"When I received my first transfer, I used part of it to buy three sacks of maize flour so that it would relieve me of the cost of buying maize flour daily. Apart from that, I also bought six plastic chairs and two three-seater seats. I decided to buy these seats because I had very few that were not enough for my whole family. I have been using a kerosene lamp for a while and it is very costly and not bright enough to light my house. This prompted me to buy a solar panel and battery for lighting purposes in my house and also paid the cost of installing it. I am now glad since we have security lights on throughout the night. As a way of investing this money, I bought five goats for rearing and some chicken. This will help me in case of a financial crisis since I can easily sell them. I used the remaining amount to buy some farm inputs and hired a tractor to till my farm in preparation for the planting season."

"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that I have been able to start a poultry keeping project. This has enabled me to live a stress-free life because I can easily meet our daily needs without much struggle. Chicken is a staple food for the people in this region. I rarely miss customers which means I am never broke. Starting another poultry farm like this one means I will be empowering myself more."

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is financial constraints.The money I get from my farm is barely enough to satisfy all the needs.Sometimes there are needs that arise and we are forced to either borrow money or sell property.For example I fell sick few years ago and was admitted to hospital for two weeks.I had to sell the goats and chicken I had inorder to settle the bill.I also had to seek the good will of friends and relatives.This makes me feel desperate.I just wish I had enough money especially at this age when there are many diseases associated with old age."

"I live in our ancestral land and recently every child was given his share.I now have to shift my house and this will definitely come with expenses.I have to build another house(one bedroom and more spacious) and a kitchen.This will cost me approximately Ksh 35,000(350 USD).Next,I will buy a dairy cow(250 USD).This will boost my income since I have only one cow and sometimes when I am not selling milk I am forced to strain a lot in getting the basic needs.I am also a business man.I buy chicken from the village at a lower price then sell during market days at a profit.I will use part of the money to boost this business."

"The biggest hardship I face is lack of money for implementing some of my dream plans. I have cattle and chicken projects but it's difficult to manage and expand because of financial constrains."