"I spent my third transfer on building material such as 20 bags of cement, sand, and bricks that I used to plaster my house.I also paid school fees for children and bought food with the rest."

"I have two children in secondary so I used part of my third transfer on paying school fees for them. I used to pay the fees in bits and sometime they could be sent out for arrears. This time they managed to go to school without being out. The school they attend is so far away from home so, I spent some of the money to them a bicycle this has saved them from walking the long distance. It was also unfortunate that where my wife runs a food kiosk, was razed down by fire so we had to revive the business as it is one of our main sources of income. I am happy the business is running again. The remaining amount I spent on buying goats for rearing. Thank you."

"My son has become of age so when I received my last transfer I used it to build a small house for him then the remainder I bought a sheep to rear because they give birth fast I thought I could rear and later sell and maybe buy a cow or use the money for emergency."

"I spent my third transfer on plastering my 2 room house , which I had constructed using my second transfer (47,000 KES) since I needed a better and bigger house urgently."

"If I would not have received the money, I would not have built a three roomed house which has always been like a dream to me and also I would not have bought the two goats which I have right now."

"I had a small house which was almost falling down so when I received my third transfer, I build a new house and pay school fees for my 2 children in secondary sechool."

"I used to stay in a neighbors house after I was evicted from a rental house because I could not raise the rent. I was hosted in an old house that the iron sheets had a lot of rust and was leaking. So, I used my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to build a new house after using the second to purchase a piece of land. The remaining amount on I used to take my son to secondary school. Honestly, were it not for this transfer, my son could have opted to do odd jobs as I was not able to raise the fees needed. Thank you GiveDirectly for the money. My children are happier."

"I spent my last transfer in building a house because my house was made of mud before and when it rained the mud would fall off giving us hard time in always renovating after the rains which is always often , so for this reason I bought cement, sand and paid the builder to permanently deal with this problem for the floor and the walls"

"I had bought some building materials using my second transfer so when I received my third transfer, I bought the remaining materials and used them to build a new house. I used to stay in a single roomed house that I portioned with curtain. It could not fit my family comfortably. Now I have a three roomed house. Very spacious. The remaining I spent on buying goats and some chicken for rearing. I am grateful for the money I received from GiveDirectly."

"I spent my last transfer on 7 sheep( 24,500 KES) and 2 young bulls (20,000 KES). The reason is to multiply the sheep , and raise the bulls for sale because I am a widow and my children are currently young but I need to begin early are create a source from which I can raise money to manage their Secondary Education in the near future."