"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am currently living a better life after starting goats rearing a reliable source of livelihood for the family. This is my future investment since I will be able to sell some to cater for any financial emergency that might arise. Previously, I was struggling to meet the needs of my family like food by doing temporary casual activities which earns me low income. I had nothing to depend on whenever I face any challenge like sickness something that make our lives miserable."

"My desire has been to construct a decent shelter for the family. This is because my house collapse 3 years ago and I was forced to move to the kitchen which was very small and leaks during the rains season. In addition, the smoke from the cooking point affecting my health since I was often receiving chest problem treatment. I spent KES 28,000 to purchase building materials including 22 iron sheets, 80 buildings poles, nails and timbers. I also set aside KES 6500 for payment of labor charges. I used spent KES 2000 to clear the fee arrears for my two children who are still in primary school. They had been sent home due to school fees balance the same day I withdraw the transfer. I invested the remaining amount goats rearing by purchasing one goat. Lastly, I bought enough food for the family."

"I am motorcyclist who dropped out of school at a tender age due to poverty.My parents work as casual workers at Olerai and Mara where they earn approximately KES 6000 a month.Being an adult now with 8 siblings , I had to establish a house of my own and be independent .Leaving in a grass thatched house is costly because the grass does not st long and hence it has to be replaced within a lifespan of three years. As you can see I replaced this roof in December and this cost me KES 3200 for the grass and KES1500 for labor cost. Receiving this money means I can build a house of 24 iron sheets at an approximate cost of KES 850 per iron sheet and KES 1000 for labor and nails.My plan is also to buy 2 dairy goats so that it can multiply and give me milk. Although am single I plan to get married in two years time because most of my age mates are already married.I shall use some of the money approximately KES 25000 to buy a cow that will be paid as dowry."

"We have a relatively vast land for grazing. Although it is not productive there are alot of pasture, we border the maasai community who also posses large tracts of land for grazing and we coexist harmoniously in sharing the resources. It is against this backdrop that we intend to purchase more indigenous goat to take advantage of the availability of pasture.This will boost our disposable income in future especially paying for school fees. We intend to spend approximately KES 40000 in purchasing the goats. The rest of the money will go towards purchase of indigenous cows ."

"When I get this money I will buy a dairy cow. At the moment I have 2 bulls and mostly I rely on milk vendors selling 1 litre at KES 40. But due to insufficient money it's also a challenge to buy milk daily. We normally depend on casual jobs to get money for our needs and the little money we get sometimes is not sufficient to sustain all our needs. We also have food shortage due to persistent drought and diseases that has affected maize. We used to grow maize for both commercial and household use but since the arrival of the diseases we stopped growing them. So getting this money will go a long way in buying a cow and other foods. I will buy goats too. They will be source of income in future when we sell them. A goat is sold in the market at KES 6000 and i need two of them. My children also need clothes. It has been a while since I bought them new clothes. Most of their clothes have become old and torn"

"Upon receiving my transfer, I spent KES 29000 to purchase a dairy cow and two goats. These are assets to me that I can rely on in case of a financial crisis. Also, when the cow calves, my family will have enough milk for consumption and it will also enable me to save the money I would otherwise use in buying milk. In addition to this, I bought some utensils at KES 2400 since the ones I had were not enough spent KES 10000 on clothes and used KES 8000 to clear the debts that I had. I used the remaining KES 5600 to buy one sack of maize, sugar, rice, and beans for our consumption."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have some investments that I can rely on in educating my children. I am a subsistence farmer and sometimes getting money to use in paying school fees is difficult. Due to this, owning some goats is advantageous since apart from increasing in number over a short period of time, they can easily be converted to cash. I will be selling one when faced with financial challenges after exhausting all possible means."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a 3,000 litres water tank. We used to walk for more than 4km to collect the clean water for drinking and for domestic used. This was so tiresome and time consuming. Because of our old age it was so stressful and very demoralizing. We were also being exposed to water related diseases since the water was not clean. When I received the transfer I felt so happy and we decided with my spouse to purchase a water tank. Current we have plenty water for all our work at home and we give our goats to drink and even spray our vegetables. We are no longer exposed to water related diseases. We have saved time to work on our farms. We are so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard to be much better than before."

"Receiving this money means a house for me. This is a very big opportunity for me to build a house. As the house is small, this money will be used to build a bigger house with ironsheets. I will also use the money to buy goats but not for business, I just want them for food."

"Receiving this money will mean water security for my family. We live in an arid area and it doesn't rain often. I have 5 children living with me while one has his own family. Because they are in Scholl it means my wife has to go fetch water to be used at home at a local stream. The stream is about 5km from our home and the terrain is hilly. She has to do this everyday and it's exhausting to her, that is why this money will help us in purchasing a big water tank worth KES 20,000. The water tank will be used to store rain water collected from our iron roofed house when it rains, the water can also be fetched just once in a week, stored to be used for a whole week. This will save us from walking for a distance everyday to collect it. The remaining amount of the transfer I'll use to pay school fees for my children and buy a dairy cow and 2 goats that will serve as future investments."