"I used my transfer to pay my child's schools worth 20,000 KES a form two, and as well bought a sofa set worth 15,000 KES and the remaining balance I spent on household meals. My house did not have a sofa but now I have good seats."

"I used the last transfer to build a new house in addition to buying a new set of chairs and buying food."

"I spent the larger portion of my third transfer on paying fees for my son who was in college since this is the best way I could help him and I also knew that through his education, his life would change in future. The remaining amount went on buying a calf that will help in farm work or even resell it later on to get money for personal use."

"The best way for me to spend the cash was to plaster my mothers house in addition to paying fees for my children."

"I majorly depend on horticulture for livelihood.I decided to buy generator worth 42000 KES to help me pump water with ease into my vegetable and tomatoes farm.I also bought clothes for my children because they did not have presentable clothes."

"The cash transfer was used on buying new thirty iron sheets, timber and nails. I used these items to build a new house."

"I spent the cash transfer on starting a small scale business where I rare fish, harvest them and then sell to clients."

"I spent my third transfer on purchasing two oxen which I will use in farm work since I normally pay people to do the work but I am soon doing it on my own because the oxen will be ready to start working in four month's time. I also bought decent seats since I had the plastic ones, a second bag to keep my clothes and more clothes the family members."

"My life is different in that I have built my house and bought a cow which I couldn't have got without Give Directly's transfer."

"Since it is the first transfer, my life has not yet changed, with more transfers I will do better."