"I recently graduated from university in 2017 where I got certified in accounting. I haven't been able to get any formal job contrary to my wish. I do casual jobs at a near by farm and get paid 400 shillings daily when I work. I also have two donkeys that help in carrying water to residents from far distances and I get paid. I am passionate about poultry farming business, I had saved some cash and decided to buy 3 turkeys which are in demand and very profitable. My market target has been Chinese foreigners who live within the village working on road construction. Receiving this money will mean a lot to me because I will invest it in my wife's education, she is in school taking a course in library studies, I will also use the transfer to invest more into my poultry business by buying about 30 broiler chickens, I will be selling both the eggs and the chicken and get income from that."

"I intend to start doing some market research and analysis on livestock (specifically cattle, sheep and chicken) prices. My intention for doing this is to avoid exploitation from the businessmen for us who will have received the transfer. I will keep the transfer in my mobile money provider as I monitor the price dynamics. Once it comes to the normal rate, I will use part of the transfer to buy 3 dairy cattle at a cost of 60,000 shillings, 3 sheep at a cost of 12,000 and the remaining amount built a poultry unit. I will then prioritize on chicken since they multiply fast hence more income from the sale of their products."

"Receiving this money will mean a lot to me because I am a stay at home mum. My husband works as a driver at a near by game reserve but his salary is not enough to sustain all our basic needs. It will be my joy to at least help out on some bills in the house. Red cross Kenya had an irrigation project in my village and created awareness for self employment to the villagers, but unfortunately not everyone had that chance. I believe it is a profitable idea and so if I get the transfers I will first use 10,000 shillings to buy irrigation pipes and tap water from my neighbours. With irrigation I will be able to get more yields from my harvest and increase our household income by selling agricultural produce from the farm. I will also build a small shelter for my chickens because at the moment I use my kitchen and each day it is a struggle cleaning the kitchen area."

"Receiving this money means a lot to me. My household depends on my husband's teaching income which is not a lot. We only have one child of our own and my aunt's daughter who stays with me because she studies at a nearby school. Our house is very small and can not accommodate all of us especially once I get to have more children in future. So if I receive this money I will be able to extend my house, build more bedrooms as well as expand the sitting area for whenever we have guests. I will also use it to start poultry farming and buy one milk producing cow to sell because it has good profits. For poultry I will get broiler chickens and sell the eggs for additional income."

"Receiving this money means reduced worry level on how to clear school fees for my four children, two girls studying at Karatina University on their second year in campus and two boys in high school. I was planning to sell all my 50 chickens which are yet to mature enough for sale in 3 months to clear the $460 fee arrears but Give Directly has come in handy to relieve me of this bother. I will now proceed to sell my chicken after they are fully mature and channel the money to next year's school fees payment. I plan to also spend $250 of my transfer to build a more spacious modern Poultry unit that will enable me to add more chicken using the remaining part of my transfer since poultry keeping is my passion and my main source of income."

"Having the livestock that I am currently keeping in my homestead brings the biggest difference in my life. Through them, I am assured of acquiring and benefiting a lot becasue currently, I have started experiencing the goodies. With the dairy cow, my children are now enjoying the milk which is a surplus to their daily meals. Also very soon I will start selling the reming liters to my neighbors and generating an income. Also, for the chickens when they multiply I will be selling the mature chick and generate an income as well. I will be saving the money from both businesses and pay school fees for my children and this was the main reason why I settled in purchasing the livestock."

"Before, I was rearing local breeds of cows and when I received the transfers, I spent kes25000 on buying a crossbreed heifer to add to my stock. I chose these to help me increase in milk production once it starts lactating. I then spent another amount on buying a chain link wire for fencing around my compound so as to confine chicken from straying to my neighbor's farm. I also added some chicken to the clock which I had before. Lastly, I bought se food items for the family and some clothes for my family members."

"At the time when I was receiving my first transfers, I was struggling with buying milk for use at home and for my young children to drink. This was too costly for me as my daily wage wasn't enough to buy all what was enough. I opted to buy a lactating dairy cow at KES 38000, this was to save me from buying milk on daily basis. I then spent another amount on buying two sacks of maize for consumption since we had little food stock. Again, I bought some new clothes for my children, my wife and myself. The remaining amount, I invested in poultry farming by buying some chicken in order to rear for egg production."

"Being a farmer, I always put in efforts to bring the best of my farm. When I got my first transfer, I used KES19000 to invest in farming. I bought chickens, sheep, seeds, a chain link and spend some on land preparations. I feel good looking at the big things I have done courtesy of GiveDirectly since I am assured this give me better yields and more farm produce both from crop and livestock keeping. In addition, I used KES13000 on my children's school fees. Educating my children is the best gift I can give them thus it was my happiness paying their school fees to give them a good time in school to pursue their dreams. I took another amount of KES21000 to buy building materials. I have one house that is not enough for my growing family thus building one will be my happiness since we will have the comfort of a home. I spent the remaining amount on my household's daily basic needs."

"The transfer has brought a very big change in my life. I have been able to buy the cow that I had for a long time desired to have after the one that I had died. This cow is about to reproduce and when it reproduces, I will be able to get milk that I can consume and I can sell some. I will hence not be incurring any more expenses of buying milk. The money that I will get from the sales, will help me with other things such as buying food. The chickens too that I have started rearing will also be of great help to me. I will be able to get eggs that I can sell and use the money in buying things such as salt and insecticide for spraying against pests. The transfer also enabled me to buy a few clothes for myself. The clothes that I had, had become old and some had become torn out. I hence now look good. Thank you GiveDirectly for helping me, may God bless you so much."