"Being unskilled, the only project that I have desired to start once I get money is to venture into livestock keeping. This has been my wish for a long time but it has never been possible due to financial instability. I am now very optimistic to realize my dream using the monthly transfers. In the first 5 months, I will buy 5 goats and this will be a good start. These will act as my long-term investment plan to help me in the future. The remaining transfers will aid in meeting my very basic needs like food, clothing, and repairing my house."

"My well-being is my top priority at the moment. At 80 years old, I am unable to take part in any job that can bring an income to me. Old age comes with deteriorating health. To keep myself in shape, I will need money. Goat farming is my income plan. Goat keeping is lucrative because they multiply very fast. I want to buy 5 goats for 15,000 KES. With the livestock, I will be able to cater to my needs because the scheme is to sell the goats whenever I need money."

"I intend to invest in goat production for my children's education. I am a mother of 6 children. 5 of them are students. For them to have a meaningful future, I need a plan that will bring an income throughout their school life. Working as a charcoal burner does not bring me enough income to pay the school fees of 5 children. The 3,000 KES I make per month goes into buying food. I will use 15,000 KES to buy 5 goats. The goats will be more of a bank to me. I will then be selling some whenever I am required to clear the tuition fees."

"Livestock farming has always been my thing unfortunately I have not been able to start the project due to lack of money. Keeping domestic animals comes with a lot of benefits because when they multiply they can be sold at a profit hence reducing the burden of having to toil the whole day just to make a little coin. I am going to come up with a plan on how to spend this money wisely so at least be able to buy a goat per month. The rest of the transfer will help me with school fees or food depending on which one will come first. Receiving this money means my dream of having a livestock farm will come true."

"Since I retired quite along time ago I do not work anywhere but just on my farm so that day I was home when I received the message. I was happy in all honesty because as a retiree making ends meet at times proves to quite straining so I was glad that for the mean time I would not have to worry about financial Providence for the family and I could also acquire some things I had in mind but had no money to allow me to like the goat."

"I spent KES 18,000 to purchase 6 goats this was to restart livestock rearing a reliable source of income for my family. This is because I had been rearing them but they were affected by chronic illness which made me lost all of them. In addition, I used KES 6000 to educate my 3 children by clearing their school fees. Furthermore, I bought building materials such as building poles, I intended to construct a separate house for my grown up boys who have been sleeping in my house which is against the customs. With the remaining amount I bought sufficient food for the family."

"The first thing I did after withdrawing the money was to take myself to hospital since I had been booked severally for surgery due to kidney problem but lack of money saw me procrastinating the medication process. Thereafter, I bought a door for my house and fixed it since it has been without a door for the last one year. All this is due to poverty. I also bought a small solar panel for KES 2000.00, four goats for KES 16000.00, paid KES 10000.00 school fees for my 2 secondary school children and saved the remaining amount. The aim of saving this amount is to wait for the next transfer so that I do a bigger income generating activity which will be a pillar for my family."

"The biggest difference is that through the cash transfer, I was able to purchase goats. It has always been my dream to keep them but because of my financial status, I couldn't afford to purchase even one. I opted for goats because they mature very fast and reproduce twice a year. Also, as compared to other domestic animals they require minimal supervision. I plan that once they reproduce and increase in number, I will be selling the offspring and catering to all household needs, and save the remaining cash for my children's education. Currently, my children are still in primary schools and by the time they will be transitioning to secondary schools or even colleges I would have saved a lot to fund their schooling. My biggest challenge has been the issue of fees since my spouse is the breadwinner with a low income, it hasn't been easy even for our daily needs. I am now hopeful and happier that all my children will get a better education hence a brighter future and that of their generations courtesy of GiveDirectly. Also, I will no longer have to strain like before in making the ends meet."

"I dropped out of school in class four when I developed some conditions that could not allow me to continue. It just started with a mild neck pain which grew into stronger pains right from the neck down to my back. Finally my neck got stiff keeping my face sideways for about a year. The whole treatment took about seven years in Mombasa and when it was done I was too old to go back to primary four. Right now I'm just thinking about doing business to keep my life going. When I receive this money I want to start investing in livestock farming specially goats. I'm picking on them because they're affordable that I can just get a number using each transfer. We traditionally consider livestock a store of wealth and so instead of saving money elsewhere you can improve its value this way. Later on I would also like to inject more money into my current business that offers vegetables alongside other essentials to expand it for more profit."

"I have children who are still attending local schools; class three, five,seven and one in form one high school. For those in primary school their school fees per academic term is around 1000 KES while the one in highschool pays 16000 KES annually. We have been paying through bursaries and also topping up with what we can make from my husband's income. He is employed as a chef in Mombasa. Personally I am not employed but I rare goats which can also be turned into cash when need be. When I get this money I will use it to pay school fees for my children so that they can learn uninterruptedly."