"When I received my third transfer, I plasted the walls and floor of my main house that I had constructed with the first and second transfer. I had been longing for a house since I was really unhappy with the nature of my former one; I needed a house that would enable me accommodate guests-relatives and church members and Give Directly has enalbed me achieve it."

"The moment i recieved my money, I felt so happy to extent of losing sleep that night. This is after neighbourhood noise of people jubilating woke me up from sleep."

"The moment i recieved my money, i felt so happy and thanked God for bringing givedirectly to our village."

"Initially, I lived in a very dust house-the walls and floor of the house was made of mud and due to my old age, I couldn't managed to maintain it by smearing and reducing dust so when I recieved my third transfer, I cemented the house. since then, dust in it has reduced and I am no longer worried."

"My third transfer is the reason why my daugher sat for the examination. She is in a secondary school and educating her has not been easy since I don't have a stable source of income that could enable me pay for her school fees and as a result, most of the time, she could be sent home but thank God this time round, things were different-I got the money and clear for her the whole year school fees."

"When I received my third I spent on livestock. I bought 2 cows that are soon giving birth and I anticipate to achieve my dream of being a farmer, which I had been longing for-almost everyone in my village is a livestock farmer except me and I always feel odd one out."

"I have been saving my transfers, the first, second and when I received my third one, I put them together and spent on a motorcycle that currently generates for me daily income. I have realized that through it, I am able to put food on the table and cater for other needs of my household members that I could not be able to afford when I never had a stable source of income/ job."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now easily get my medicine, intially I had a medical condition (kidney problems) that costed a lot of money."

"I invested my third transfer on a Welding Workshop involving putting up a simple shed , buying a welding machine and materials. We make steel doors , windows, beds and other steel items.I spent a total of 100,000 KES, having saved the second transfer for this purpose. Before then my husband used to be employed by someone as a Welder for about 22 years.We have employed 2 people , and we just began but we believe we will do well."

"I spent my third transfer on starting a sardines business for 10,000 KES which is picking , cleared school fee arrears for my child who is in fourth form for 7,000 KES, saved 20,000 KES towards his Training charges in case he passes well and also spent 10,000 KES on dry corn and assorted food items."