"When I got the cash, I used it to build a new toilet. I never had a toilet before and that is why I opted to use the money in building the new structure. The few cash that remained after that I used to buy food for my family."

"I used my third transfer to buy cement and sand that I used to plaster my house .I also bought sofa set because I did not have presentable seats in my house."

"My third transfer was used to buy items that were used in the preparation of my traditional marriage ceremony. We bought 2 cows,1 goat and other foodstuff."

"I had started a project of building my family house with the previous transfers that I had received but was not able to complete it. Hence I embarked on the same. I spent 8,400 KES to purchase 12 bags of cement, 4,000 KES to buy 3.5 tonnes of sand and 4,000 KES to facilitate payment of the masons. Beside that I spent 7,00 KES to buy a cow, 6,000 KES to buy a sofa and a table. I spent another 6,000 KES to buy 2 bags of maize and the remaining amount was spent in household expenses."

"I used the money to buy building materials such as sand and cement that I used to construct a new house. In addition to that, I also bought new steel doors and windows that I managed to fix on my house. I eventually plastered the entire house just like I had planned."

"My son in secondary school had a huge amount of school fee balance which I cleared using the last transfer I received from Give Directly and then payed the following year's fee with the rest of it."

"I spent my third transfer to build a house because the one I was staying was too small, the walls had started cracking and also the roof was seriously leaking.I also bought household items and food for my family"

"I used the money to buy some fifteen bags of cement that I used in building my house. I then used the rest to pay school fees for my children. I had fees arrears that I had not paid by that time and that is why I opted to clear the balance."

"I used the money to buy food and clothing for my family. Part of the money was used to buy one truck of sand and cement that I used to build a new house. The remaining amount of money I used to pay school fees for my child."

"I spent my transfer on paying school fees for my son in secondary school who had been sent home for the same. I also used the rest to pay deposit for land which I want to give my son as inheritance."