"I used my last transfer to buy a sofa set and paid fees for my son who is in high school and the remaining I used it to lease a rice farm and part of the money I used to pay labor and fertilizer for the farm."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to build a new house. My previous house was in a very bad state and almost collapsing, so I decided to build a new one. I also paid school for my daughter in secondary school. I am happy she is in school now."

"I spent my third transfer on a second hand motor cycle for 53,000 KES that my husband is using to ferry people and goods from one point to another for our daily sustenance."

"I have been staying in a rental house for over 20 years because I was not in a position to construct my house due to low income so when I received my third transfer I used it on building a house. I'm now happy and relieved of the stress of paying for a house rent. I also used part of the money to boost my business that I opened with the second transfer, the business has picked and I'm now financially stable."

"I spent most of my third transfer on paying school fee for my children in school. The first one is a university student who took a better portion of the transfer for his fee. The second one is a form one in a nearby secondary school. I have really struggled to raise school fee for this two sons whom I have a lot of hopes in considering the dedication they have placed towards their academics. I am happy that being poor, my children are fully settled in school, something that I least expected in life."

"I spent my third transfer on buying iron sheets and other building materials that I am planning to use to build a new house. My current house is leaking as the iron sheets have worn out. I also bought clothing for my spouse and invested some in my livestock business. My family is now able to feed more comfortably."

"I bought seats for my house because before I had none then I bought three sheep to rear so that when they give birth they help me in the near future and then the rest I used in buying food this last transfer came in a time when there was drought and finding food was difficult and expensive."

"I spent some of my third transfer on buying furniture as I had expanded my house using the second transfer and the furniture I had been few given that the house was big now. The furniture now fit my house so well. Previously when we wanted to watch news, we could go to watch from our neighbour's houses, so we thought of buying our own television. Nowadays we watch news at the comfort of our house. The remaining I spent on buying food and clothes for my children."

"I invested the whole of my third transfer on livestock farming. I come from a region where people own large trucks of land which could only be ploughed using tractors or ox-plough. It therefore meant that for one to participate in farming, the person had to own some oxen to help them plough. Personally, I owned none which forced me to rely on other's. This lagged me behind because I had to wait until everyone has ploughed their lands in order to borrow their oxen. I felt so good the day I purchased my own and said a very big bye to borrowing. I am happy that I can today plough my farms in good time that has resulted me into good harvests."

"I spent some of my third transfer on paying school fees for my son who, is taking a diploma course in electrical engineering. I used to hold fund-raising to ensure they are in school. I am glad I did not have to hold a fund-raising this time to keep them in school. Some money I spent on repairing my son's house I had constructed using some second transfer. The remaining I spent on starting a business of selling foodstuffs and cereals. My business had collapsed for lack of money and the burden of paying school fees for my children could not let me, but when I received my third transfer, I revived it. I am grateful to GiveDirectly as I am able to feed my family. At no day we can go to bed on empty stomachs like was the norm."