"Upon receipt of my second transfer, I purchased a dairy cow worth KES 35,000. I had sold all the livestock I had towards catering for school feed for my children. I am happy that now have a cow that produces milk for consumption and also it has saved us the expense of buying milk. With KES 10,000 I used to clear arrears for my children in high school. All my three children were able to study without being sent home.With the remaining amount, I spent buying maize and clothes for my six family members."

"After receiving my second transfer I prioritized the construction of three-bedroomed houses. I spent KES 26,000 on purchasing all construction materials inclusive of labor. I am planning to start a family hence they will find a conducive environment to stay in. With KES 18,000, I bought a heifer. I did have a cow before hence this will be of great help in the future since it will give me milk for consumption. With the remaining part of the transfer, I spent buying clothes."

"I intend to spend this money on buying a dairy cow that will give me an income. I will then spend it on farming to produce food for the household. Most of the good dairy cows costs about KES 20,000. From here, I will be able to grow crops mainly, maize, bananas , sugar cane and sweet potatoes. The produce will either be my food or I sell them to get money to spend on other daily needs. I will also build a more descent house because I currently live in an old mud hut. It has been difficult for me to maintain the house since I live alone. Building an iron sheet roofed will make it easy for me."

"Receiving this money means that I will improve my home by building a new house. As you can see, I live in only one house, sharing a sleeping place with my grown up children. If I manage to put it up, my children will no longer have to go to neighbours for accommodation. I will use about KES 30,000 to put up an iron roofed house that will be more spacious than this grass thatched hut. I will then buy a dairy cow at about KES 40,000. It will be an immediate source of income which will relief me from the daily suffering due to lack of food for the household. I earn a living by making and selling some sticks that people need for various reasons including herding thier animals. I make only about 300 per week , quite insufficient to provide food for the household."

"Receiving this money means that I will acquire a dairy cow unlike now when I keep a borrowed one. Selling the milk will give me a constant income that I will spend on food for the household. I hope to buy a cow at about KES 70,000 . I hope it will give me an average of KES 200 per day. From this, I will save about KES 100 a day and this will help in paying school fees for my child.When I get this regular income from selling milk, I will have achieved a milestone in my life. I will even reduce the amount of menial jobs that I do, therefore making me more comfortable."

"On receiving the second transfer, my daughter was planning her wedding, and I had to chip in and support her preparation. She needed to make a lot of purchases, and the visitors who visited needed adequate facilitation in terms of foodstuff and their general wellbeing. Out of the support I had received, I spent approximately KES 20000, and I am glad that the wedding was finally successful. I also obtained a heifer at KES 20000 to add to the lactating dairy cow that I had been rearing. This is a long-term investment that will help me in the future establishment of other income-generating projects. I also obtained clothing for my son, husband, and also mine at a total of KES 8000, and used the remaining on buying foodstuff for my current family of four."

"I use to have several cows that provided me with some income while providing my family with milk. But when my two children joined highschool in the year 2019, I had to sell them all to cater for their school fees. Since then I have been struggling to meet my family needs without any cow. I'm happy that Give Directly money will help me regain my financial control in the family. I will buy some cows and pay school fees balance."

"In February this year, my cow calved and that made me very happy since I do not have to buy milk for domestic use. My children can now take it to their satisfaction unlike before when I used to buy 2 liters per day."

"I desire to start poultry farming to boost my income but due to financial constraints, I have not actualized my dreams. The income from subsistence farming goes into meeting my family of 7 basic needs and school fees for my children. Receiving this money makes me delighted because my priority is to start poultry farming. I planning to use KES20,000 to purchase fencing wire and improve the current poultry house of 60 chickens. The rest of the transfer I will use to pay school fees for my children and a dairy cow."

"I am a farmer who practices both crop and animal farming. The past year has been unfavorable in planting crops because of the effects of drought. As a result, I lost my only source of income and embarked on raising the little livestock left after losing many of them to the effects of the drought. I have one dairy cow left which produces three litters of milk per day. The money I get after selling the milk is only enough to buy food for a day for both my son and I. After buying food I have no money left to cater to other needs such as paying school fees for my son, buying clothes, and buying animal feeds. I spent KES 1700 to buy a goat. Buying the goat means investing for the future once it multiplies. Another reason for buying the goat is because they can survive through the harsh weather we are currently in. Besides buying the goat, I bought a Jembe worth KES 700 to till my land to prepare for the planting season. The weather has recently changed. The sky is full of dark nimbus clouds, a sign that soon we will receive rain. This excites me and I am excited and looking forward to going back to the farm and working again."