"My wife and my self we are not employed and also old age is catching up with us,we still have children to educate and because we want then to have a better education we struggle to get them all that is necessary for them to be in school. I no longer go to look for casual work because no one will hire because I am less productive compared to younger people .so we struggle here at our Small farm, we have planted bananas, maize and rear chicken to have a source of income thue it is not enough"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now comfortably do farming due to lack of water. Before, I used to plant onions which used to take longer time to ripen than required due to lack of water because our place is a dry terrain.The chicken layers have acted as a quick of source of income as compared to before when I could hardly get."

"The biggest difference that this first transfer will bring to our lives is that we will be able to have some income from poultry farming. This income will enable us to buy our daily needs like food and hence life will be better for us. I had always wanted to start the project of rearing chicken but due to financial constraints, I was not able to. I like poultry farming because it does not require so much labor and the maintenance is less. The market too for the poultry products, that is the eggs and the poultry itself is readily available."

"The money from GiveDirectly has helped me in several ways. I have been able to buy some sand and cement that I want to use in completing a house that I had not finished building. The project of building the house had stopped for a while because I no longer had money, the money that I had at first was not enough for me to finish building the house. With this transfer that I got, I believe that I will be able to complete it. My family will hence have a bigger place to stay and the house will too be enough to accommodate guests. This transfer from GiveDirectly has also helped me in buying a few bags of maize for my family. The bags of maize will sustain us for quite some time and hence I will not be having worries about what my family is going to eat. I also bought some furniture for the house and a few chickens that I am going to keep with some of the money. I also bought some clothes for my children."

"I have a kid who is still schooling in tertiary level. She has been depending on higher loans board to lend her some money for school fees. The money is hardly enough to cover for her school fees, accomodation and personal use. With no regular source of income from my side, I intend to use part of this money to offset her school fees since she is in the final academic year. I also intend to start poultry farming with 40 chicken for a start and construct a poultry unit. With these chicken, I will be earning a regular income from the sale of their products."

"I have lagged behind in terms of developing my family. The reason for this is that I do not get any assistance from my husband since he is an alcoholic addict. The little he gets from his casual jobs all ends up in buying alcohol. Because of this, my family of six all live in a single grass thatched house that is hardly enough to accommodate all of us. Additionally, my kids lack the simple basic needs of food, shelter and clothing that all kids of this generation ought to have. As result, receiving this money means that I will be able to realize all these. I intend to build a semi permanent house for 30,000 shillings, buy one dairy cattle, a sheep and ten chicken for a combined sum of 35,000 shillings. I will then use 5,000 shillings to buy clothing for my kids and the remaining balance to save for other eventualities."

"My chicken used to stay in the kitchen and every morning when my children were preparing for school, the chicken would go out too early and they could be eaten by stray dogs. My children also can now dress decently unlike before."

"I have been aspiring to start a poultry farming where I will be able to sell eggs and earn income.I am planning to use 25000 shillings of my transfer to buy building materials and buy 20 chickens at the cost of shillings 400 each.Since I am a father of 2 young children who needs a lot of support and I depend only on motorbike taxi business to earn a living.Therefore, this poultry keeping will be the best way to earn money to sustain my family."

"Poultry keeping has been one of the things that I have always wanted but lack of finances has been a major hindrance. I love it because it is easy to maintain and assures you income by the end of the day. It does not require a lot of space and it is one of the things old people like myself can do. I plan to put up a nice structure that can accommodate 20 chicken. This will cost me approximately 8000 shillings. I will spend another 4000 shillings on the feeds. Out of this investment, I am sure to collect not less than 15 eggs every day. I will sell the same at 15 shillings each which will all go to my savings. This will earn me the financial independence that I currently lack."

"I have always wished to start livestock and chicken farming. Receiving this money will provide me with that opportunity. Domestic animals will provide cash for emergencies that might arise here at home since I can sell one or two immediately. I will start with 3 goats (90 USD) ,2 cows( 300 USD) and 2 chicken. As a farmer,I will use part of the money to boost my farm productivity by buying fertilizer."