"Upon withdrawing the money, I bought 10 goats for different prices so I can not exactly say how much I spent on the goats, the reason for buying a high number of goats is the desire I had for raring goats. I also bought a solar panel and some florescent tubes for KES 20000.00. this is after seeing the cost of buying paraffin for lighting was high and sometimes we stayed in darkness because of lack of money to buy the paraffin. As at now we have good lights at night and we are happy for that. I also paid KES 10000.00 school fees for my four grandchildren so that they can have a smooth learning flow in school. Thereafter I saved the rest of the money for family upkeep."

"My new goal I have set before receiving this transfer is to start making business in this village . I want to start buying palm oil tins in huge quantities and sell them at good prices in the future.Prior to being a recipient of Givedirectly, I have been undergoing hard struggle all along. Seeing myself beneficiary of such help from Givedirectly is unbelievable to me. I really appreciate Givedirectly for the cash support. I believe that when I start to make business in this village, I will be able to generate more money in the future to take care of my family."

"The new goals I have set before receiving this transfer are to purchase few bags of cements to plaster my house and start to sell foodstuff business. I want to start buying plantains ,Fufu and palm Oil in a huge quantities and sell them in Monrovia at higher prices. I want to invest in to business so that I can stop crediting money from people in this village. I am grateful to Givedirectly for the cash support . Recieving this transfer is like a dream to me. I believe that through selling, I will be able to generate more money to take care of the family in the future."

"I spent a whopping KES 40000 from my second transfer on a currently 6-months in-calf dairy cow that I am very excited to see it deliver in three months. Even though the prices were inflated at the time I bought it, I still feel I got the right breed that together with the preexisting dairy cow will produce enough milk both for my household use and also surplus for sale. The plan was to alternate their breeding seasons so that we can enjoy a continuous supply of milk in our household and cut the huge spending that I normally experience whenever they dry up. I spent KES 10000 out of the remaining amount on obtaining fencing poles, barbed wire, nails, and also paid the labor charged after the subdivision of my land to separate the grazing area and the crop farms. Feeding my livestock at the moment in a well-fenced area is easier and can at least give me ample time to do other farming activities while they peacefully graze in their paddocks. I later spent the remaining amount on obtaining foodstuff for my family of four."

"I depend on subsistence farming to support my family of four and to pay school fees for my two children who are in college. I thank God for leading GiveDirectly into our village at the time when I needed help the most. With my second transfer, I was able to spend KES 20000 to pay school fees for my son who was joining college. Also, I spent KES 15000 on the purchase of a solar panel, wet battery and paid labor for fixing it for lighting purposes in my homestead. I settled on this since I did not want to continue worrying about the prices of paraffin that keeps on increasing every day. I Spent the remaining amount on food, utensils, clothes, and a big water pot that we are using to store clean water for drinking and domestic use."

"The jobs I am currently doing do not earn me enough money to cater for all my family's needs. I burn down woods to make charcoal for sale. When I enrolled in the program, I promised myself to use the money on something tangible that will help in the future. After receiving my first transfer, I spent KSH 2000 on buying a goat. I am aiming at creating wealth through buying and rearing of livestock. Once the goats multiply, I will sell some and buy dairy cows and through this I will accumulate wealth that will better my life. Besides buying the goat, I spent the remaining KSH 1000 to buy food. Because of the drought, I could not harvest maize from the farm and I now have to buy the flour at high prices from the shop to avoid starvation."

"With the numerous household needs including food and school levies for my four children, the charcoal business I am undertaking cannot sustain us. I make around 5 sacks of charcoal weekly which translates to 2500 per week. This amount is little owing to the high standard of living brought about by the high prices of domestic goods."

"I am planning to purchase few bags of rice along with few bags of onion and other food stuffs materials like peppers, salts and fish to start selling in this village. I can't estimate the exact quantities of foodstuffs I am planning to buy to sell due to increased in things prices in the market. Thanks to Givedirectly for the cash support, I believe that with my transfer from Givedirectly, I am going to own big business in this village."

"Because of drought in the area, it's very difficult to get clean water and we are forced to drink standing water which also our domestic animals, rely on when grassing and this puts us at risk of cholera diseases. It's also difficult to get meals at home, because we don't have any source of income, we rely on charcoal burning but we hardly sell our goods, and if sold they go at throw away prices."

"Financial instability is my main challenge. I have a family of seven members which is a huge number to take care of with no formal job. I primarily rely on farming for a living. This is adversely affected by low rainfall, poor and fluctuations in market prices for our farm produce. This lowers our income."