"I spent my third transfer on building a four room house . I stayed away from home for many years, and by the time I got back, I could not build a house at home due to some family issues so we rented one at the market centre. Thank God Grants enabled me to build and move from the rental house."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on building a decent four roomed house ,now my family and I enjoy living in our new house since the house I was staying in before the transfer was small squeezed and upon having visitors it couldn't fit hence at times some visitors could accidentally step on the others feet.I paid school fees for my three children who are in primary school and bought a bag of maize . I also started a small shop business which has doubled my household's income hence living a life of borrowing from my neighbor has come to pass."

"I used the whole of my third transfer to build a new house because my house was leaking which was so uncomfortable especially during rainy season."

"I spent part of my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to construct an iron roofed house kitchen. Previously I used to have a grass thatched house. I also bought a bull for ploughing and the remaining on buying food for my family consumes. I am grateful for the money I received from GiveDirectly as it has made me have the things I never had before."

"I used all of my third transfer to buy building materials such as 30 pieces of iron sheets, 40 pieces of round poles and 35 pieces of roofing timber which I used to build my new house."

"When I received my transfer I took ten percent for tithe in my local church, I did this to thank God for providence then I paid fee for my son who is in high school, at that moment he had finished primary school I saved the amount to help me during enrollment for high school. Then I started a business of selling shoes in the nearest town this has helped me a lot in fending for my family and improving my life the rest of the amount I bought maize for the family and food stuff."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on plastering my house from a mud one and now I am relieved from frequent smearing especially on raining seasons as rainfall could destroy the walls of my previous mud house.I bought decent clothes for my children from the shop known as (ready made) which I never knew I could afford for them.I also bought a mattress for my children hence they no longer sleep in a mat which could predisposed them to cold."

"I used my third transfer to pay school fees for my son and bought food for my family.I also bought building material which I use to build a new a house."

"I spent my third transfer on building a shop for 11,000 KES and stocked it with groceries such as rice , sugar,wheat flour , oil and others for 32,000 KES since we need money to sustain us and for my husband to enrol for a Professional Course a the Polytechnic."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on plastering my four roomed house from a mud one and now I am relieved from frequent smearing of my previous mud house which was time consuming and tiring most so on rainy seasons .I also bought a bag of maize and other foods for my family's consumption."