"I spent part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my children in secondary. I cleared the arrears and the year ended without them being sent out of school for school fees, some of it I spent on buying furniture. When I had visitors, I used to get embarrassed as I always had to borrow seats. I am glad I no longer have to borrow. The remaining I spent on buying corn for my family consumes, after a long time we had a feast without having to struggle so much."

"I spent my third transfer on windows and doors for 22,000 KES that were fixed on our house build earlier . I also bought 2 goats for 6,000 KES that I want to rear for wealth. I spent the balance on a bag of dry corn for family consumption since we did not have a harvest as a result of drought."

"I bought cement, door frame and door, primer, six liters of paint, and other building materials now I have a big house and I will not worry about plastering with cow dung, my last transfer was used mostly in building."

"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my nephew and niece who are orphans in university and high school respectively and now I am happy seeing them go to school without being sent home for school fees. Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I was staying in a house that was almost collapsing so I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to build a new house. I also bought some livestock."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi-permanent house from a mud one,I am now at peace since I am not worried of searching for cow dung as I used to .I bought seven cushions for my chairs and household utensils . I also paid school fees for my child who is in high school and bought food for my family's consumption."

"I spent my third transfer on giving my husband 20,000 KES to fulfill a Luo community tradition of paying dowry to my parents, bought 3 bags of dry corn for family consumption since we are a large family for 15,000 KES. I also repaid a Table Banking group loan for 13,000 KES"

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer transfer on starting a cereal business by buying 38 bags of maize . Now I am more empowered financial since I have my own business that I make double profits since I keep all the profits for myself from the business as opposed to before the transfer when I relied on working for my wealthier neighbors farms as a peasant worker getting pay a little that couldn't sustain my family's need and saving was just a hear say to me by then .I also bought decent clothes for my children too.I am thankful to GiveDirectly for embracing women empowerment too."

"I spent my third transfer on completing a 2 roomed housing project that I had started using my second transfer. I also bought a heifer for 19,000 KES , which I have faith will deliver and I can sell to pay school fee for my children."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials such as bags of cement which I am planning to use on cementing my house into a semi- permanent one from mud house. I smeared my mud house and now its nicely aligned .I also bought food for my family's consumption ."