"I received the money when my husband had just passed on so most of my third transfer I spent on the funeral expenses. Were it not for this transfer, my husband could have not gotten the best send off I wished for him. I got a lot of relief. I remained with some little money that I used to buy furniture. I pray to God everyday to bless GiveDirectly."

"I spent my last transfer to buy some household items like mattress and a bed before I used to sleep on mat it was very uncomfortable nowadays I sleep and sometimes find it hard to wake up that is how comfortable I have got, I also bought a table and a sofa set, borrowing from my neighbors for seats and table when I had visitors was embarrassing and was really bothering me, then because there is water shortage in our area I bought a super drum to store water. Lastly for lighting I bought a solar panel this has helped my children while studying they dont have to study in the evening before darkness, I also bought three goats to rear and as a form of investment to help me during emergency. I would love to pass my gratitude to the organisation of Give Directly, my life has changed a great deal because of the help they extended to me I used to live a miserable life of sleeping in mats and not having enough to fend for my family but now I have those things I thought I could never own."

"Living in a mud house has always been challenging since I used to spend a lot of time on and resources in maintaining it. I spent the larger of my third transfer on cementing my house.I also started a hotel business an now I am getting daily income to assist my family member's needs like paying school and food provision as well."

"I spent my third transfer on completion of land purchase and other related processes (47,000 KES). Earlier on I worked as a domestic servant in this village and had no home to call my own, but I thank God for GD support, now I have land even though my house is incomplete since I ran out of money."

"I used my third transfer to buy building materials such as 40 pieces of irons sheets which I will use to build a house and bought food for my family. I also start a small business of selling doughnuts to retail shops for my daily upkeep."

"When I received my third transfer, I renovated and furnished my main house which has reduced dusts and improved its appearance. It had turned old and had dents and crevices all over hence it was not suitable for our lives. Constant cleaning was the order of the day to reduce dusts."

"I never had any livestock, so when I received my third transfer,I spent some buying livestock for rearing. I also spent some on paying school fees for my children in school and the remaining on ploughing my farm and buying corn for my family consumes. How I wish GiveDirectly could come back and help more people or even us again."

"My husband started constructing a house unfortunately he passe on before completing it, so when I received my third transfer, I bought iron sheets that I used to complete the house. I am glad I completed it and I have since occupied it. I had lost hope in completing the house given that I do not have any source of income. The remaining I spent paying school fees for my son who had just joined secondary, I did not have to sell my land like I did when he was being admitted. Thank you GiveDirectly."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying two oxen for cultivating my farm since practicing labor exchange was key before I received my transfer which was time consuming and now it has ease my farm work activities as I have my own oxen with my ox phough to facilitate this activities. I also built a kitchen for cooking purposes and a shelter for my chicken since I am rearing chicken for sale to get income for my family."

"When I received my third transfer, I finished the construction of my main house that I had started with the second transfer. I am pleased with it since my former one was too tiny to accommodate us well-it was made of 3 rooms which was not enough for all my household members-they could hardly get a room to sleep more comfortably but since I constructed the new one of 6 rooms, we have been enjoying the adequate space and privacy that we really craved for."