"Receiving this money means enough water supply for my family and for business too. I'm planning to use 600 dollars to buy a water storage tank both for domestic consumption and for sale. I'll use the balance to start a chicken rearing business. I'm planning to start with 50 chicken. I have been in love with the chicken business due to the ready market within the locality. The profits from selling water and chicken will serve my family well. I'll use the money to open small businesses for my two boys so that they can be independent too."

"I spent KES 20000 to build a spacious kitchen for my family. We settled on this as a family so that whenever we have visitors, they would have a place to sleep. Also, I spent KES 8000 to buy a goat and some chicken as a way of investing this money. I saved around KES 20000 that I am planning to spend them on clothes and purchase a goat."

"I spent $150 on investing in my business of selling silver cyprinid commonly known as omena and coconuts by purchasing more stock for my business. In addition, I started rearing chicken for sale to have diversified my sources of income. I also spent $200 to pay for the education fees for my child who in her last year in college doing a teaching course. I spent part of the remaining amount to seek medical care since I had undergone an operation sometimes back but I still had complications. Lastly, I bought two goats with the remaining amount."

"The well-constructed chicken coop with a capacity of 100 chicken currently is a great difference I would not have realized without the transfer. I have also managed to put up a water storage facility after connecting piped water to my doorstep. Alongside these, I also bought a good breed of cow currently giving us enough milk. These have kept me working strictly on my farm unlike before when I would work all day in casual labor in other people's farms"

"My ambition is to be a self-employed poultry farmer. I am a casual labourer who lost his job last year due to the COVID pandemic. I had to come back to the village to start over. I have tried applying for jobs but it hasn't been an impressive search since I only managed to finish form four, yet other completitors for the same jobs have degrees. I believe being self employed will really help me in getting a stable income and growing financially. I will use my first transfer in starting a poultry farming business. This transfer will include building a chicken house to protect them, chicken feed and then 50 chicken. $200 will be for setting the chicken house, $100 for chicken feed and any medication the $250 for the chicken. If in a day 50 chicken all lay eggs and they get sold I will be able to have $50 which will be very helpful considering now that I get only $10 on days I get called to do casual jobs"

"My ambition is be able to get some skills in masonry and make a living out of it. But at the moment it is not easy because I had an accident while at work in Mombasa that rendered me not to do heavy duty work.My former employer was to cater for my medical bill since the accident brought about many health complications but he has been very reluctant. I was forced to go back to my village and started doing casual jobs and subsistence farming. The Give Directly transfer will aid me in purchasing some livestock and poultry. This will come in handy especially when emergency arises I can sell a cow or chicken and carter for those needs."

"My life is now different than how it would have been because I managed to construct a decent spacious house that can accommodate all my family members. The previous one had some weak walls with holes all over plus a leaky roof. During the winter seasons, it was worse because all we could do was to seek shelter from friends and a bit challenging because only a few individuals owned spacious houses. This means sometimes it was not easy for one to secure the shelter. All have changed now because I am even in a position to host someone in my new house. Also, the goats and chicken that I own have made me proud because I have assets that can easily depend on in case of anything. For these miracles, it was by God's grace."

"Quality food contributes to the welfare and education of the child. When there is little or no food in the family, children are demotivated when they leave for school hungry. I depend a lot on my 5 chicken and one cow to get money for food. With an egg going for as low as Kshs 10, the most I can get from them on a good day is 50 shillings. Adding to 30 shillings I get from my cow's milk, 80 shillings is not sufficient to buy enough food for my 3 children. I am often worried that my children will one day drop out of school with the push to look for their own sources of income, usually casual labour."

"My ambition is to be financially stable and take up more responsibility for my family. I work as a casual labour who works in house construction. My wife is a stay at home mother taking care of our four children. Being financially stable will mean I am able to be pay school fees for my children and even start up a business. The Give Directly transfer will be of help because I will use it to pay for school fees and start poultry farming by buying 20 chicken to start of, for eggs as well as selling them. This will add to my family's income."

"I am a small farmer relying on my five chicken to earn a source of income through the sale of eggs. For a long time, I have desired to build a second house to accommodate my husband and I, including 2 of our children separately. The income I get from my chicken only takes care of small household needs with nothing to save. Since I cannot sleep in the same roof with my husband and grown up daughter, she goes over to my neighbor's house to sleep. This is a big worry for me knowing the risks my girl is exposed to every night trekking the village, problems I would have solved if I had money to build another house."