"I had a 15000 Kes loan in our local table banking group,so when I received my third transfer,I repaid the loan and the remaining I spent on buying corn for my family consumption and the some furniture given that I only had plastic chairs in my house."

"I spent my third on buying two bulls for ploughing and the remaining on food for my family consumption. My wife also started a business of selling second hand clothes that enables us feed our family with more ease."

"I spent my third transfer on ploughing my four acre piece of land but unfortunately it did not do well. In my house,I never had any nice furniture,so some part of the transfer on buying some seats . I am glad I now have seats in my house, I am not embarrassed when I get visitors and the remaining on food for my consumption."

"I spent my third transfer on buying livestock. I never had any and when I received the money,I felt that it might help me in the near future when it starts producing milk as I will be able to sell and get income."

"I spent my third transfer on paying for wife's dowry. I am now legally married,thanks to GiveDirectly."

"Receiving this money means building an iron roof house within my compound."

"Receiving this money means that i will be able to cater for my children's education needs like buying books, pens and school uniform."

"Receiving this money means buying livestock and renovating my iron roof house."

"Receiving this money means investing in agricultural production.I intend to buy oxen and agricultural seeds so as to increase on my household's agricultural yields"

"The biggest hardship i am faced with is lack of money to cater for the education needs of my children."