"I had a small house which couldn't accommodate us well with my family and being a widow I couldn't afford to build a new house, so when I received my third transfer I build a furnished semi-permanent house for my family."

"I spent my third transfer on buying livestock for ploughing and rearing too. Given that I am a farmer,I know these livestock will help me in ploughing. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for my child in a private primary school."

"By the time I received my third transfer I didn't have any seat in my house except for some old seats that I bought some years back so I bought two sets of chairs and a table. I also used to store my utensils in a carton box because I didn't have anywhere to store them so I bought a cupboard where I'm currently storing my utensils. I bought a three bulb solar panel that helps in lighting. I bought it because I had a tin a lamp which was risky because at times it could explode and it was expensive too in term of paraffin consumption."

"I spent my third transfer on building a three room house for 35,000 KES since my previous house was too small and always an embarrassment since I have grow children. I also deposited 3,000 KES for Delight solar for lighting and charging phone, I also bought a wall unit for 8,000 KES for storage of utensils."

"Using my first transfer, I cleared my high school fees arrears that allowed me have my certificate to allow me join college. I could not join college without the certificate and when I received my second transfer, I paid my college fees and joined at last. Were it not for this money, I could not have joined college. When I received my third transfer, I cleared the arrears, and I am glad I managed to clear the arrears and I will be clearing soon. I am taking a course in food and beverage. I can only be grateful."

"I used my last transfer to buy cement and sand to plaster the walls and floor of my house because i had purposed to do so it was a dream come true, i also paid the builders."

"I had a daughter who was not doing well in school and therefore when I received my third transfer, I enrolled her in a private school-a better one and paid for her the whole of 2 years fees. I am glad that her perfomance has improved since then and I expect her to pass her primary school certificate exams with flying colors in the near future."

"I spent my third transfer on plastering the internal walls of my house and putting up floor tiles .I extended the veranda of my house and fixed a steel door with three steel windows .I also paid school fees for my two children who are in primary school since at that time they were sent home for school fees and now I am happy since they were able to seat for their final examinations as I had settled the school fees arrears from GiveDirectly's assistance."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on building my own homestead by putting up a decent semi -permanent house as the traditional customs state since before the transfer I was staying in parent's in -laws homestead due to lack of money and the possibility of having my own homestead never sound as really as it is at the moment. I am thankful to GiveDirectly for the assistance as it has brought a big difference in my household."

"I am so happy standing in front of my new beautiful three roomed iron sheet house that I never visualized of having ,as a widow my husband died living my three children and I in a small one roomed leaky grassed thatched house of which privacy wasn't maintained at all and its of a great achievement that I have accomplished my dream house .I added stock onto my small retail business .I also paid school fees for my three children who are in primary school. Thanks to GiveDirectly"