"As the family's breadwinner, I rely on charcoal to make ends meet. Due to the low market demand, I only make KES 1200 per month, which barely covers the family's basic needs such as food. When things get tough, I'm forced to take maize flour on credit from the store, promising to repay later. So, when I received the transfer, I spent KES 500 on food and water. I spent the KES 2,500 on a goat. The plan is to let it multiply and then sell the offspring to fund my basic needs."

"Since the drought began, charcoal burning became my primary source of income. Over time, the physical demands and strenuous nature of the practice caused me to develop chest pains. Thankfully, the cash transfers from Give Directly provided a viable alternative to the charcoal-burning hustle. My plan is to invest the funds in a less strenuous venture, such as livestock keeping. When I sell these animals after they multiply, the proceeds will help me meet my household expenses. That is why I used the transfer to buy a goat worth KES 2,500. I used the remaining funds to purchase a solar lamp. This is due to the fact that I had been using a torch globe powered by cell batteries for lighting in my house, and it was not achieving my demands."

"My primary source of income is a boda-boda taxi. I have been running this business for two years and am always able to provide for my family. However, things have been difficult for the past week as a result of a recent accident I got involved in. Fortunately, I did not sustain any injuries as a result of colliding with and running over a herd of goats. Even though my motorcycle was damaged, the owner forced me to repay him for the two goats that died on the spot. Nonetheless, I am grateful that the transfer allowed me to cover some of the repayment costs. I am glad I am in good terms with the goat's owner now."

"I spent KES 20000 of my first cash transfers on settling a debt to a friend, after purchasing a motorbike on credit. I am now happier and grateful because at least I have a reliable source of income. Additionally, I bought two goats at KES 5000 which I am currently keeping on my homestead. Later on, I bought iron sheets and bags of cement which were purposely for the renovation of my house since it had old good and weak walls. With the remaining amount, I have been buying foodstuffs for my family."

"When I got the transfer, I spent KES 2,500 on buying a goat. I do not have any livestock, though I have always wanted to own some. That, in my opinion, is a very viable type of investment. In my community, anyone who owns livestock is considered to have a high social status. As my goat herd grows, I will be able to provide educational support to my children by selling some goats. When GD continues to support me, I see a progressive development in my family in the coming years."

"I just recently received the funds from the organization and unfortunately I had been quite occupied with some family matters so I did notchsve the time to withdraw and utilise the funds. Apart from that though, I plan to use the transfers to purchase a goat and when it eventually breeds and has a kid then my farm could grow and in case I get any financial emergency I could always sell. After that, if I happen to still have any funds left then I will use the rest on nutrition since drought has really taken a turn for the worst and having a meal is challenging."

"Two days prior to receiving the funds, three of my children has actually been kicked out of school because I had no money at the time to settle the debt in school fees. Luckily a couple of days later the organization came through for me and I received the transaction. I quickly went ahead and paid KES 1,000 for the three of them. After I decided to use KES 1,000 on nutrition since we hardly had any food left in the house and would have probably gone to bed hungry. Therefore I bought ninety kilograms of maize since it was less costly compared to maize flour. Lastly I used the remaining balance of KES 1,000 and bought a goat abd although the money was not complete, I promised the owner that I would eventually finish paying the debt since the goat was initially KES 2,700."

"After I got enrolled I decided that I should try and make an investment in the long run with the transfers I received so that by the time the program was ending I would be at a better place financially. My first thought was to grow my farm by purchasing farm animals and since livestock was quite costly I decided to buy goats instead. So far I have managed to purchase three goats and this time round I decided to do the same thing so I ended up using my entire payment of KES 3,000 and bought another goat."

"I felt a sigh of relief immediately after I confirmed receipt of my recent transfer. I have been living in abject poverty but with the transfer, I have a determination to break this poverty chain. As a result, I spent KES 2,500 buying a goat. I desire to develop in life. Prior, I just had two goats. I am glad that at the moment, the number has increased to three. I will keep female goats in order to have an increased size of my flock within a period. Alternatively, I will always be selling the male goal to raise some money that can help me support my family."

"I am a farmer and I take delight in keeping livestock. From the practice of raising livestock such as goats, I have always been able to comfortably buy food for my family. In addition, I least struggle in raising school fees for my children. So when I received the transfer, I opted to spend KES 2,000 on buying an additional goat. Previously I had 16 goats but I am so glad that the number has now increased by 1. Keeping goats not only helps me in meeting my family's needs but also makes me enjoy a high social status in my village. The remaining part of my transfer went into purchasing foodstuff for the family."