"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my nephew and niece who are orphans in university and high school respectively and now I am happy seeing them go to school without being sent home for school fees. Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I was staying in a house that was almost collapsing so I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to build a new house. I also bought some livestock."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi-permanent house from a mud one,I am now at peace since I am not worried of searching for cow dung as I used to .I bought seven cushions for my chairs and household utensils . I also paid school fees for my child who is in high school and bought food for my family's consumption."

"I spent my third transfer on giving my husband 20,000 KES to fulfill a Luo community tradition of paying dowry to my parents, bought 3 bags of dry corn for family consumption since we are a large family for 15,000 KES. I also repaid a Table Banking group loan for 13,000 KES"

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer transfer on starting a cereal business by buying 38 bags of maize . Now I am more empowered financial since I have my own business that I make double profits since I keep all the profits for myself from the business as opposed to before the transfer when I relied on working for my wealthier neighbors farms as a peasant worker getting pay a little that couldn't sustain my family's need and saving was just a hear say to me by then .I also bought decent clothes for my children too.I am thankful to GiveDirectly for embracing women empowerment too."

"I spent my third transfer on completing a 2 roomed housing project that I had started using my second transfer. I also bought a heifer for 19,000 KES , which I have faith will deliver and I can sell to pay school fee for my children."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials such as bags of cement which I am planning to use on cementing my house into a semi- permanent one from mud house. I smeared my mud house and now its nicely aligned .I also bought food for my family's consumption ."

"I used my last transfer to lease a rice farm, buy fertilizer, pay workers to plant, weed and ploughing the farm and also bought other materials for farming so this was like an investment I made with mos of the last transfer. rice is the cash crop in our area and it has a high return I know it will bring back my investment."

"I used this last transfer to buy things I dint have in the house like mattress and bed, cup board, table, and seats this are things I dint have either they were old and worn out or dint have at all the rest of the money I paid the builder to build me my house because I had bought all the materials needed with my second transfer."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on building a traditional house '' simba'' for my son where he could share with his other siblings at night when sleep since before the transfer they all sleeping in the my main house and it was uncomfortable as the house was small and squeezed. I also paid school fees for my child who is in high school and now I am relieved a little although I have some schools arrears not yet paid.I am thankful to GiveDirectly"