"Currently, I am less stressed up than I was four months ago. The transfers from GiveDirectly has contributed a lot towards relieving me from the financial burden I was always subjected to in the past. With the transfers, I have begun keeping local breed hens and cocks which at times we can sell to earn extra income. Sometimes when we do not have money to buy beef or fish, I can slaughter and cook a chicken for my family."

"The recent transfer which I received, I spent part of it to buy one high breed dairy cow. I have been yearning to buy a good cow which can help me feed my family. I also spent part of the money to buy materials for constructing a poultry house. I then spent part of it to build a poultry house and buy some chicken for rearing. I also bought some maize in bulk which would sustain us for some months till the next harvest season. I spared some amount to pay a debt and save some amount for future use."

"I plan to restart poultry keeping after the recent pandemic where all my chicken and those of my neighbors were killed by a disease. I will this time, use the money to build a poultry house. I will also use it to buy some chicken to rear"

"I spent my most recent transfer to buy some chicken. I settled on this because it has always been my prayer to start a poultry keeping project. I decided on poultry keeping since one can run it alongside other jobs as it does not require constant attention. This will act as my alternative source of income. I received this money when I did not have any money to use in settling my bills. Due to this, I spent the remaining amount to pay my house rent since I did not want my landlord to lock my house."

"I have always wished to do commercial poultry rearing business hence in the next four months my new goal is to save in the merry go round which I am currently in and with the savings to build a chicken cope for the start."

"In the next four months, I plan to buy chickens to keep in my farm. I will buy several of them just to make sure that I begin taking the eggs to the market."

"Had I not received the transfer from Givedirectly, I would not have thought of building another house since I do not have a source of income. I am also a proud owner of a cow, sheep and chicken that provides us with milk and other animal products for home use. Now I do not overwork myself as such looking for a daily wage in order to buy and provide all these for my family. I am able to take of my family's needs more comfortably and I am less worried on how to provide for them."

"The biggest difference since I started receiving these transfers is that I have achieved my dream of owning a poultry business. I had desired to have such business but due to my low-income from farming, I was not able to start the business. With this business, I will be able to sell the chicken and the eggs to raise money to handle my family financial needs so that I do not struggle again as I have done in the past. I would want to have abetter future."

"In the next six months, I expect to expand my poultry farm to be large so that It brings more income. I am planning to start buying more chicks and modern chicken feeds so that they grow and multiply faster to bring me more income. This will help me with paying fees as well as addressing most of my household's needs which are quite challenging at the moment."

"My second transfer which I received, I spent KES 5000 as deposit payment for a solar and a battery which I acquired on credit for lighting in our home. I also spent part of it to buy chicken for rearing and also to buy maize for consumption since we had none. The remaining amount I spent part of it to buy clothes for my self and my children and the rest KES 13000 to support my carpentry workshop through buying timber and tools."