"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."

"Since I received the transfers from GiveDirectly to date, I have been launching and running different projects in our household to completion. I thank God that all have been successful, which gives me the heart of doing more and more.In the last four months, I have been able to construct a chicken coop in preparation to initiate a poultry farming. It is a large chicken house which is projected to be able to provide a sufficient space for 100 layers. This to me is the biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months since I have started foreseeing a prolific source of income."

"In the next six months hopefully, I will have established the chicken business and my kitchen will be upstanding. These are the few things that would bring me heaven on earth."

"My new goal in the next four months is to kick start the poultry project which I am currently working on. I have four chicken and some building materials which I will use in building the chicken shed. As soon as am done building the shed, I will buy more chicken to kick-start the projects."

"In the next six months, I will have already purchased a water tank. This will be a great step in my life. I will be fully accessible to clean water for drinking as well as for cooking. The money I would have spent will divet it to my poultry project since I plan to increase the number of chicken."

"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that I was able to start a small chicken project. Apart from that, I was also able to cultivate my land and still met my other pressing responsibilities. I was able to plant millet since maize hasn't been doing well for the past two seasons. I feel good because there is a high chance that I will make some good money after selling my produce which will help me start another business."

"Four months ago, I had just started my project of poultry keeping with a few chicken. For the last four months that I have been receiving transfers, I decided to set Ksh. 1000 purposely for increasing the number and this has enabled me to generate some income from the sale of eggs. I am now happier and determined about the future since I have successfully diversified my income sources"

"My house is new and it still needs a lot of finishing but I have not been able to do that due to lack of money.With the transfers from Give Directly I will cement the floor plus other finishing works.This will cost me around Ksh 45,000(450 USD).I also have a poultry project which I started a month ago and this money will help me boost it.I currently have 20 indigenous chicken and my target is 100 chicken.I believe poultry farming is a good income generating project since I get money on a daily basis.This will go a long way in satisfying the family's basic needs."