"I spent most of my recent transfer on a dairy cow as a source of milk for my family.This is because initially I didn't have one and used to rely on casual labor in order to buy a cup of milk.The rest was spent on food, Ironsheets and clothing."

"I spent most of my transfer on a heifer, a young bull, two young goats, as tokens for my wife's dowry payment.The rest will be used on dowry day celebration."

"I am a business man and I sell second hand clothes in the markets around. This is what enables my family of three to afford food and buy other basic needs. On an ideal day my profit goes upto KES. 1000, and this happens only two times in a week. I would like to upgrade this business buy increasing the stock as this will also widen my income. I am glad that Givedirectly transfers will enable me realise my ambitions which I have been thinking to pursue. I plan to spend the second transfers which is KES. 50,000 for this business. The second transfers will also allow me to buy two dairy cattle at a cost of KES. 40,000."

"I have been a goat farmer for a long time and I now feel that it's time to diversify to other livestock. Receiving this money will enable me achieve that. I therefore plan to buy 2 heifers each at a cost of KES 10,000. The next plan is starting poultry farming with another KES 20,000. Since my jobs revolve around my compound. This kind of farming will be a good fit for me and my income will automatically increase."

"I am a tailor within the village and the profit I get in a month is approximately KES 2,000 in a month. My spouse on the other hand is a casual labourer in town and sends me KES 500 in a week. This income compared to the needs of my 5 children makes it difficult to keep up with the tough economic times. Food, clothing and shelter as well as their education is very expensive."

"With a family of 8 children, I have been struggling a lot to meet their needs mainly because of the limited income. I occasionally sell charcoal while my spouse is a driver who is not employed permanently. At an average, the income we get as a family is around KES 5,000 in a month. This is very little compared to the many needs. The biggest burden of all is getting the basic needs as well as paying for their education."