"Our new goal is to buy one more cow to add to the one that we managed to buy with part of the transfer. Buying the cow would mean more milk than we can sell and get income. We also have a plan to expand our salon business so that we can attract more customers and in return get more income. The salon plus the casual jobs that I usually engage in is what we usually depend on to buy food, clothes for our children, the small essential household items, and pay school fees for my niece who lives with us."

"My new goal is to plant boma Rhodes on the piece of land that I have already tilled. I plan to plant and sell them so that I can get more income. I just do not have the money for buying the boma Rhodes seeds and for paying for the labor costs of planting. I also have a plan to buy one more cow to add to the ones that I have. I usually sell some of the milk from my cows, and hence buying the cow will mean more milk for sale and more income."

"I sold my only cow to repay a loan that I had taken from microfinance. I have close to two years of buying mill every day for my family which is costly. Receiving this money will be a relief to me since I will be able to buy a dairy cow that will give us milk and cut the cost of buying milk, that is, KES 40 every day. I plan to build a small one-roomed house for my son with KES 40,000 since he does not have a place to sleep."

"Upon withdrawing the money, I paid school fees for my six children. One is in secondary school whom I spent KES 11000.00 for his fees and KES 4000.00 for the primary school children. I also bought six goats for KES 21000.00. The reason for choosing goats over cows is that, goats are drought resistant compared to cows. Thereafter I used the remaining amount in buying some food for the family."

"When I withdrew the money, I bought a cow for KES 16000.00. The reason for buying the cow is for milk proposes. For a while I have been buying milk for my children but I am sure when the cow gives birth, I will get milk for my family. I also bought nine pieces of iron sheets for KES 10000.00. The aim of buying these iron sheets is to build a house for my children. Thereafter I bought some construction materials such as poles, rafters and nails. After doing that, I saved the remaining amount for the family upkeep."

"After withdrawing and utilizing the second transfer, I developed another goal that I desire to accomplish once I get some money. My dream of becoming a livestock farmer will be complete if I buy some cows. Since I already purchased some goats using the first transfer, I aim to buy cows if I get some money."

"Cow 15 maize 3400. kitchen 8...cooking from House.. heard 3.. saving for school I have been cooking from my main house for the longest time because I didn't have a kitchen and I afraid that one day, a fire accident may occur because the house was so tiny and squeezed. All I wanted was to build a kitchen and avoid the danger but since I didn't have a reliable job that could earn me income, I couldn't achieve my goal. I also wanted to buy some livestock because I lost all my livestock to severe drought that had striked us last year. I spend 15000 to buy cow, 8000 KES to build a semi permanent kitchen and saved the balance towards my son's school fees. My son is set to join high school and I'm hopeful that adding part of my next transfer to the amount that I saved, I will be able to pay all his first years school fees. I'm so grateful to GiveDirectly for the support."

"The small business I was so much dependent on when paying school fees and buying household goods crumpled when we delved into it and consume all the stock. Since then life has never been easy as I had to sell out all the livestock I had to meet the school fees demands for my four children. This has also led to a consistent buying of milk from the neighborhood that has been expensive for my family of six. On receiving the second transfer, I spend KES 30000 on buying a lactating dairy cow that brought quite a relief from the high cost of milk. In addition, I saw it as a viable idea to invest in two sheep worth KES 10000 that will serve my future financial obligations as my children further their studies. I hope they will soon produce offsprings that will be sold out at their maturity. I spent the remaining KES 12000 on clothing for my family of six and also foodstuff that we are still using to date. I am grateful for the huge steps I have taken within a very short time after receiving the transfer and hopeful that our living standards will keep improving."

"On receiving the second transfer, I felt relieved to buy a lactating dairy cow at KES 30000 which brought an instant halt to the daily cost of buying milk for my family of three. The daily KES 50 that I used to spend has now been redirected to serve other household goods. This second transfer also allowed me to pay part of the dowry to my inlaws - who had been pushing that I should start paying after getting married to their daughter. I visited their home, and after a long talk that I was glad to agree and made a deposit of KES 20000, with a promise to keep paying the remaining amount every two months. I later spend the remaining amount on buying household foodstuff and some pairs of clothes for my wife and child."

"On receiving the second transfer, I had a lot lined up awaiting the receipt. I spent the first KES 20000 on paying tuition fees for my four children, - three in secondary school and one in the University. This was a clearance of the small arrears in individual schools, and I am glad that I have no debt at the moment. I also purchased a currently 2-month's in-calf heifer at KES 25000 to add to the lactating dairy cow that I had bought with the first transfer. Previously, I had lots of livestock but sell them out to pay the school fees for my children when I had nothing left to sell. The purchase of the two is heartwarming and a way to redeem the good times that we used to have when we had a bigger herd. I also purchased foodstuff for my family worth KES 5300 and spent the remaining on other small household goods that we needed then."