"My new goal is to stock a poultry house I had constructed but I had not stocked for lack of money." (Country: Kenya)

"I combined my third transfer with my son's and we partnered in buying a brand new motor cycle for transportation business. We hired it out and we are paid 900 KES each per week. On my part this has made a big difference since I get to pay Secondary school fee for our son, which was previously a problem. I also managed to borrow 50,000 KES from The Women Enterprises Fund for the first time because I have a share in an asset-Previously I could only borrow 5,000 KES at any one given time.In addition,I plan to enroll my daughter in a Teachers' Training College come this September since I will continue to save for the purpose." (Country: Kenya)

"I have a new goal of buying a dairy cow because I have been buying milk from my neighbors and its very costly, I have started saving culture so that in the next few months I will be able to buy a dairy cow and start saving the amount that I have been using to buy milk to meet other household basic needs." (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third transfer in purchasing a second hand motor cycle for transportation business.I hired it out to a young man who pays me 1,500 KES weekly when the business is good, and 1,000 KES weekly when business is low." (Country: Kenya)

"My new goal is to shift my son from a day to school to a boarding school. At least this is going to be a reality in my life." (Country: Kenya)

"I am longing to own a cow because i dont have my own,i have all along been taking care of other peoples cows to get milk in return." (Country: Kenya)

"The achievement I am proudest of is when I organized the then my school's Kenya Certificate of Primary Education candidates prayer day event. In the end this event became colourful and a success to my fellow candidates. " (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest hardship I have ever experienced is when I was bitten by a dog and I contracted rabbies. There was delay in getting medication and it took time for me to be cured." (Country: Kenya)

"Emerging top in class when l sat for my KCPE ( kenya certificate of primary education), is an achievement am proudest of in life. Through that, I was able to secure a vacancy in one of the best secondary school in Bomet County." (Country: Kenya)

"When Givedirectly staff came to my village, I had an opportunity to be a guide and at the end of the day, I was given three hundred shillings. I used the money to buy some shoes which I wear only on special occassions. This is the achievement that I am proudest of because when I wear the shoes, I feel very proud since it was my first time to buy shoes for myself." (Country: Kenya)