"I spent my third transfer on bedding, utensils, food for my family.I also bought furniture and paid school fees for my 2 children for in a secondary school."

"I spent most of my third transfer on renovating my house which had become so old and ugly. I had desire for a good house but being a widow, I had no means of acquiring any good one. I thank Give Directly for housing me and bringing back the lost hopes that arose when my spouse passed on."

"I had a small house that couldn't fit us well as a family so when I received my third transfer I used it to build a new bigger house."

"I used the whole of my third transfer to buy both a cow and a goat. I did this so that in future after it has given birth I can use the calves to help one of my son's in paying dowry."

"I had constructed a house using my second transfer, but had not completed it. So, when I received my third transfer, I bought the remaining materials and completed my house. I also paid school fees for my child in secondary school and a cupboard for my utensils that I used to keep in a basin under bed."

"This last transfer helped me pay school fees for my son who is finishing high school this year I also bought two sheep to help me remember the help of Give Directly."

"I bought two dairy cows with my last transfer to help me in milking and rear just in case their an emergency I would sell and help out in the emergency and the rest of the money I used to buy food for the children."

"I spent most of my third transfer on paying school fees for my daughter who had just joined form one. I am glad she was able to join secondary as I did not have any idea how I was going to make this possible were it not for this transfer. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for the other children in primary school. I bought them school uniforms too. The remaining I spent on food for my family consumes."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on paying my dowry on behalf of my spouse. Being poor and unable to accomplish such a project, I saw it worth to direct a portion of the transfer towards it in order to legalize the marriage. Besides that, I extended my house which could previously not fit the whole of my family, forcing some of my children to seek accommodation at the neighborhood."

"I spent my third transfer on doing electrical wiring in my house. I want to do away with the tin lamp. This will help avoid too much strain and also the frequent illnesses caused by the smoke. I also paid school fees for my three children in secondary school. They are in school now."