"My new goal is to plaster the house and the shop that I managed to build with the transfers. I would also like to buy two more calves and more chairs for my house. I was not able to finish the construction because the money was not enough. Plastering needs a lot of bags of cement which is expensive and the money was no longer enough. I decided to build the shop because I have a plan to start a posho mill business. I usually do casual work of farming and selling goods for people at the market to earn a living. The money that I get paid is little and it is only enough to buy food for my three children and pay for merry-go-round contributions in the self-help group that I am in. I hence would like to start a sustainable business of my own and hence I will no longer have to work for others. I would like to buy more calves to add to the cow that I bought with the transfer. I didn't have a cow before. If I manage to add more, then they are going to be of great help to me in the future, most especially with the children's school fees."

"Our new goal is to buy two more sheep and a cow. We have one cow and two sheep and we would like to add more so that they can help us in the future most especially with the children's school fees. We have two children and one of them is about to complete his primary school education. With the two cows, we will be able to get more milk and we can sell some. The sheep usually reproduce and multiply in number very fast. We can sell some of the offsprings in the future whenever we lack money and we have an emergency."

"Before GiveDirectly, I used to rely on dairy farming and farming sukuma wiki, and indigenous vegetable farming to pay school fees and feed my family as well. When I received my second transfer I saw this as an opportunity to start my own business. I, therefore, used KES 25,000 as capital to stock my shop with a variety of food items and other commodities on demand. And now from the daily sales, I get up to KES 500 on profits. Secondly, I used KES 15,000 on adding my posho mill stock. This is because earlier I didn't have the capital to stock it hence low returns. But with increased maize stock I now get up to KES 200 as profits each day. Thirdly, I also spent KES 10,000 on planting three points of sugar cane. This is because sugar cane is a rich source of livestock feeds and boosts milk production. I only have one dairy cow and I normally sell about five liters each day. Lastly, I spent KES 1800 on six egg layers in addition to the four I had. This has helped in small household expenses because I sell about 35 eggs each week."

"The biggest challenge is having enough farm inputs because of the ever-rising costs and the adverse weather conditions that continue to make water, and cattle feeds very difficultly to find. It bothers me when I cannot properly feed my cows leading to a reduction in my only source of income. Without sufficient water, my agribusiness always starts making losses. It is my main focus to do away with water shortages by constructing a huge water tank that can hold upto 6,000 liters of water."

"Upon being enrolled in GD program and being assured of the transfers, I developed a goal of buying a lactating cow. I had previously sold the only cow I had together with its calf due to the accumulation of my two children's school fee arears. This enabled me to offset their fee arrears then since I had no alternative source of income. As soon as this goal was accomplished, I came up with an additional plan of using part of my recent transfer to make an upfront school fee payment for the next two terms. This would give them an ample time to concentrate on their study."

"I am planning to focus on tomato farming once the rainy season is over. After harvest, from the returns, I intend to purchase an additional dairy cow to increase milk production hence increased income."

"I spent 30000 KES on a deposit of a motorcycle that I bought on credit with the plans of 2500 KES weekly for a year to clear the balance. Previously, I was employed to operate someone's motorcycle but I did not earn much from it because I paid on commission. Currently, I make 1500 KES daily from the motorcycle which is enough to pay for the debts and have some to meet my household needs. The remaining 25000 KES I invested in buying and selling cows for profit. Our household income has improved which has led to improved living standards."

"We don't have a cow to supply our family with milk. Given that we have a small child who constantly needs enough milk daily. We spent KES 100 to buy milk daily. This is expensive to us and It could be better if we had a cow."

"Out of the 55000 KES that I received first from Give Directly, I sent 54000 KES of it to my spouse, and when I received the second one I also sent him 48000 KES which he was to spend on cows and some of our household items. He is in town and these items are cheaper in town as compared to the rural. Unfortunately, immediately after sending him the second transfer he changed and never kept our promise. He told me never to call him again. I am disappointed in him because the money was meant to improve our family but all in vain. The remaining 4000 KES I spent on foodstuffs for my family."

"I have a challenge of buying milk for my young family. It cost me KES 100 in day which is very expressive because I don't have a stable job. Give Directly money will be a blessing to me because I'll buy a cow that will sustain my family needs. I'm also planning to buy a tank that would help me harvest rain water to safe us the hustle of looking for water far away. I'm impressed that Give Directly money will help me solve the problem."