"I spent part of my first transfer on paying school fees for my two children who are in college and secondary school. I then bought some goats as my potential assets that I can depend on in case of any emergency. I bought some new clothes for my family to replace the old ones which were old. We are now like the rest, we could not even afford to visit our friends because of the conditions of the clothes. I bought some iron sheets and building poles to build a small house to keep our chicken. Previously we used to share the same house which was so unhygienic. I am using the remaining amount of money in buying some enough foodstuffs since we have been starving due to the long droughts."

"i now have a dairy cow. Also, I now live comfortably in my newly built house. we were living old Previously I lived in an old house whose walls had started cracking. When I received my transfer, I purchased enough building materials that include iron sheets, building poles and paid for the labor cost. I settled on this since the cost of renovating our old house was almost the same as that of building a new one. I am happy that I have a new house to live in with my family through this money. Also, the transfer enabled me to purchase some chicken, sheep and a dairy cow. These are assets to me that I did not have before and I can lean on in case I am in dire need of cash."

"I spent the whole amount which I received as my second transfer on farming. I used part of it to buy a barbed wire and poles to use in fencing my compound. I settled on this so that my livestock and chicken will not be moving to the farm to destroy our crops. Also, I spent the other portion to buy a dairy cow for milk production."

"In the next four months, my target is to expand my poultry house. This I am planning to do since I have set a target of keeping up to 100 chicken going forward. With this number of chicken, I am sure that we will be having enough income to meet all our family's expenses with much ease and invest in other meaningful development projects for the general welfare of the family."

"I used KES 35000 of my first transfer to buy a dairy cow and used KES 5000 to buy improved kienyeji chicken for keeping. These two assets were so much important to me in seeing me have better living standards for my family by empowering me to even meet some of the most basic financial obligations. I have already felt the results of the cash transfer since the cow that I bought with the money has increased its productivity in milk. Initially it was producing one litre of milk per day but now the production has gone up to two litres per day. I also remained with some little amount of money that saw me complete our house with tiles. I feel so much indebted to GiveDirectly for this support."

"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have a poultry project which is a very important investment in my life. Before the transfers, I did not have any form of income to rely on. I used to rely on an income from casual work which was not stable and not paying much. This is why I had started plans of investing through an income-generating activity so as to better my life. I was not able to accomplish the plan before because I did not have the resources to start any income-generating activity. Since I received the transfers, I have been able to buy building materials such as iron sheets, timber and nails which I used in constructing a chicken shed. The most important part is that I have been able to buy chicken which has used in starting a poultry project. By the end of the year, I know they will have matured and will have started the sales."

"I am planning to spent part of my first transfer on buying a second-hand tuk-tuk. I am planning to purchase it because My spouse has been employed for years from neighbors and he was being paid on commission. The little he could get, he had to give a certain percentage to the owner. This made our lives to be poor because we have some basic needs to meet for our children. We could sometimes even starve because my spouse and I could not afford it. Our children were also being sent home every now and then for fees and due to the low financial status, they could stay even for weeks. In addition to that I am planning to buy some chicken and will start a business selling the young once ones they mature. This will boost our living standards because at least I will be having something to depend on. The little amount of money that remained, I bought some foodstuffs for my family."

"I spent the money I received on the first transfer to by livestock. I bought two heifers, 2 goats, and chicken. I also bought some clothes for myself. Animals grow faster and increase their worth. Multiplication will also give more in terms of economic investment. With time, they will grow and fetch me a lot of money when I sell them in the future."

"When I received my second transfer, I spent a good amount for my home improvement purposes. First, I bought some beddings for my family. I bought some beds, mattresses and blankets to replace the old ones that we were using. Also, I bought some food to last us for some time and decent clothes. I spent the remaining amount to start poultry keeping project by buying some chicken and chicken feeds. "

"I spent part of my second transfer to start poultry keeping farming. I bought some chicks, chicken feeds and also built a chicken pen. I settled on this so that I can be using the income from this project to support my family. I spent the remaining amount to buy food for my family and nets to use in decorating our house."