"I spent part of my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to construct a kitchen where I could cook from. I used to cook outside. I also bought two cows but unfortunately they died from the drought."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to build a more nice decent house. Some of it I spent paying school fees for my child in primary school and corn for family consumes. I pray that GiveDirectly could continue helping the less fortunate like me in other places."

"I spent my third transfer on leasing lands that I have planted rice given it is the main economic activity in my area, before I used to work in people's farms as I did not have my very own. Now I have my own farm and I do not have to work in other people's. The remaining I spent on sinking and constructing a pit latrine. Previously I used to use open fields for nature calls, but now I have a latrine. My environment is now open defecation free."

"The hardship of living in a rust old iron sheet roof with holes in it that leaked when it rained and to make the matter worse it was hosting six of us in one roomed house was a situation that I never imagined getting out of due to my low income hence I spent my third transfer on building a decent spacious three roomed newly iron sheet house and now I am happy since I have gained the comfort of a home .I also bought a bag of maize and five plastic chairs.I am thankful to GiveDirectly for the financial empowerment."

"I spent my third transfer on school fees for my children and food for my family,I also bought 2 cows anf 5 goats with the remaing amount."

"I spent my third transfer on seats for 15,000 KES and a wall unit with utensils (14,000 KES) ,since I never had a proper house and build one with second , so the next thing was to furnish it. I also bought bag of dry corn and assorted food for my family 7,000 KES, and paid primary school fee for our child for 7,000 KES."

"We used our last transfer to buy two bulls to help us in ploughing during the farming season and also to hire to people who would want to use the bulls for ploughing, then the rest of the money we used to buy food in the house."

"I spent my third transfer paying school fees arrears for my son who had completed high school but did not manage to get his certificate for not clearing the arrears. Now he has his certificate. I also spent some on enrolling my other son for a mechanical training technical course. The remaining I spent on ploughing and planting sorghum which I have since harvested."

"My husband is pursing higher education so when I received my third transfer,I helped him settle his school fees arrears. Some of the money I spent on boosting my corn business and some of it on buying a solar battery."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi-permanent house from a mud one and now I am relieved from the burden of searching for cow-dung in the whole village on my neighbors homestead who owned cattle which was time consuming and that time I have saved for other developmental duties . I also bought two bags of maize for my family's consumption and paid school fees for my child who is in high school."