"I have always desired to do livestock farming, especially goats because they are drought resistant but lack of money has inhibited me from realizing my dream. Receiving these transfers will, however, make this ambition come true. My first transfer will help me to purchase one female goat and take it to my neighbor who has male goats so that she can reproduce this way I can grow my wealth."

"To raise money for supporting my family, I had been running a salon business. However, it hardly generated a good profit since women in my village rarely seek salon services. As soon as I received my transfer, I spent KES 20,000 on starting up a general shop business. I had been longing for a business that is more profitable although I did not have the capital to start one. I also used KES 3,000 to buy a set of my household chairs. Previously, I did not have any chair and I was just sitting on the floor. Lastly, I bought two goats to begin raising livestock."

"We spent more than KES 30000 of our recent transfer on building another house. We spent a total of KES 20000 on buying the iron sheets and we paid KES 7000 for labor. We also spent some on buying the trees and cutting them down for construction. We decided to build another house because we only had one house. It has always been our wish to build another house but we didn't have the money needed to do so. I do not have a stable source of income and hence I usually depend on casual jobs to earn a living. The money that I get paid is not much, it is usually only enough to buy food and buy milk. Sometimes the casual jobs are not available and hence I am forced to take food on credit from the shop with a promise to pay later. We also spent KES 7000 on buying a goat. We bought the goat so that it could provide us with milk for our consumption when it reproduces. We do not have a source of milk and hence we usually incur the cost of buying some, where we usually buy half a liter every day at KES 30 which is only enough to prepare tea. My children are hence lacking milk for consumption which is good for their health. Other than that, we spent KES 3500 on tilling our piece of land and we planted maize. With the remaining transfer amount, we spent on buying clothes and food for our consumption."

"I am a widow living in a damaged house which is leaking during rain seasons. I had to secure a sleeping space from my extended family member's house after the death of my spouse ten years ago. Efforts to renovate the house were futile since I do not have any reliable source of income. Receiving this money would mean I build a semi permanent two bedroom house which will cost a total of 35000 KES. I will be saving 2000 KES monthly to make this project a reality. Once the house is complete I will save some money to buy a bed and a mattress since I have none at the moment. I believe I will have the desired respect and comfort in living in my own house. I plan to buy two goats at a total cost of 60000 KES and the rest of the money will be spent on buying food and clothes."

"My economic activity is burning charcoal which is tiresome and I am only earning peanuts from it. On a good day a bag of charcoal costs 400 KES which can not cater for my needs as a single parent. Upon receiving this money I will be saving 1500 KES monthly so that I can buy one goat at a time for a period of one year. This will be my new source of income because I will be able to sell them a profit in future. I also have plans to start a small business at the trading centre where by I will be selling vegetables, fruits and fast moving commodities. All these investments will go along way to cushion my family with the ever high price basic needs. The transfer will also mean that I have a reliable source of income to buy food monthly for my family which I believe their health will also improve."

"I am a motorcycle rider and at the same a livestock farmer. All my cattle died last year due to the drought we experienced in our region. Receiving this money would mean I start afresh my livestock farming where by I plan to buy 6 goats in three years time with a total cost of 16,000 KES. I am also planning to start a grocery at the trading centre where my wife will be operating as I do other casual jobs to fend for my family of three. Through all these investments I believe my family will have stable sources of income to cater for the daily needs such as food, health care and clothes. Some of the monthly transfer will be spent on the family's daily upkeep."

"I am a grade 8 leaver and since I got married two years ago I have been yearning to get a skill which would enable me to look for self employment but since my husband who is a motorcycle rider could not afford to take me to college. Upon receiving this money, I plan to enrol in a tailoring school where I will pursue a two year course. I will spend 48000 KES in this training. After completion, I will save some amount to buy a tailoring machine which I believe will go along way in being a source of income for my family of two. I will also spend 5000 KES to buy two goats and the rest of the money will be spent on food for the family."

"While grazing my goats in the field, a friend of mine came with the good news of the GiveDirectly transfers. She told me to check on my phone if I would have received the money because she had received hers. I was a bit reluctant to leave for the home where I had left my phone and I thanked her for the information but I stayed in the field looking at my goats. At around 11 am when I reached home, I checked and it was true, the transfer message from GiveDirectly was waiting for me. My heart was filled with joy and happiness for receiving the amount knowing that I would do some of the things that I could not due to lack of money."

"I am a widow living with my son and his family. My first two daughters were married and they have been helping me to source for my basic needs. I am living together with my siblings in the same compound who poses livestock. Keeping livestock is a prestigious activities and regarded as a source of wealthy in my society. Therefore receiving this transfers will mark the start of owning livestock in my family . I will buy indegenous cattle and goats since they work best in a drought areas. My home area is a semi arid land but indegenous livestock does best especially goats. I believe they will multiply in large numbers and render me to have wealthy hence change my life."

"It is the joy of evey mother to see her children flourishing both physically and academically. Although I was blessed with children with bright brains, they have not been performing well due to spending several days at home for lacking school fees. The elder son who is supposed to be in his final college year has not returned to school for missing transport money and the required fee arrears. GiveDirectly cash will ease this burden since with 3000KES every month, I will be able to save 2000KES for paying school fees and the remaining amount will be saved towards buying goats (we would like to venture back into the livestock keeping), a practice which we are sure is able to sort us out in the needful moments."