"I spent part of my second transfer on buying eight goats worthy of KES 20000. I choose to purchase them purposely for my children by the time they will be transitioning to high school, they will have increased in number. Therefore, I will sell some so that I can tell them to school. Apart from that, I bought two dairy cows at KES 30000. In a few months to come, I will start a business supplying milk in town and earn a living. Also, my children will be healthier because they will be drinking milk daily which will be a surplus in their meals. Additionally, I paid fees for my two children in primary school and I am so glad that they are continuing with their studies without any hitches. With the remaining amount, I bought food for my family and decent clothes for the children."

"The new goal that emerged recently is to own livestock more so goats. I purposely desire to have them on my homestead for my children's education journey. Paying their fees has been the biggest challenge and I trust that by having them, I will not have to struggle much to pay the fees because I will be in a position to sell some and clear the arrears."

"I spent part of my second transfer on buying two goats which cost KES 12000. As a farmer, I had yearned to have them for quite some time but because of financial hardship, I could not afford them. I opted for them because I am certain that in a few months to come, I will have many of them which will empower me enough to even achieve some other goals by selling some. Additionally, I cleared the arrears of KES 6000 for my two grandchildren who are both in grade five and six respectively. My dream has always been to see them get a better education and succeed in life. Finally, with the remaining portion of the money, I have been buying food for my family which is comprised of nine members. We are all grateful that since we started receiving the cash, we no longer skip meals like before."

"I have been living underneath a thatch roof house for a very long time. Due to poverty, I have not been able to change the thatch roof over my house and place a better roof. When I started to receive the transfers from GiveDirectly, I was so much happy because I could not afford to earn such amount of money to do anything better for myself. Through the transfer, I have been able to renovate my house and place a better roof over it which is iron sheets. I also spend some of the money to buy two goats, a nani and a billy. Through these goats, I will be able to earn more money to sustain me and my family in the future if they reproduce."

"My new goal is to invest more in the livestock more so the goats. Once they increase in number, I will start a business of buying and selling them in our local market and earn a living. I am currently old and jobless therefore I feel this business is perfect for me."

"Since I had some challenges concerning my house, I opted to build a new house because the one I had was very old and unstable, especially during windy and rainy seasons. On one side it was collapsing thus I opted for a new one instead of renovating it. I bought 16 pieces of iron sheets for KES 17600.00, poles and rafters for KES 10000.00, and a labor charge of KES 7000.00. The house however did not come to completion since I ran short of money after paying KES 9000.00 school fees for my six children and buying three goats for KES 9000.00."

"I spent part of my second transfer on paying school fees of KES 15000 for my three children who are in grade three. They have been staying home for a while because of the arrears and I was so worried about their return to school since I did not have even a single coin. Therefore upon receiving the cash this had to be a priority and I am so happy that they resumed their studies. I also bought two goats worthy of KES 10000. These will serve as reliable assets that will even empower me to pay fees for my children once they transition to secondary schools. With the remaining amount of money, I have been buying foodstuffs for my family and other household needs like utensils, and furniture among others."

"If I am to get this money, I will buy a goat and food for my family. I believe the goat will reproduce and that will help me in future."

"When I receive the money I will buy a goat, fertilizer and food. I will also use the money to fence my house because I easily get robbed because my house is unfenced."

"When I receive the money, I will buy clothes for my children. Some of the money will be used to boost my husband's business of selling irish potatoes. He buys and resells in Salima. Another amount will be used to buy fertilizer and a goat."