"I used a portion of my transfer to buy sand, cement and paid laborers who cemented the house which I had built with the second transfer because this would relieve me the burden of smearing my house with cowdung, I bought a sheep hoping that it will reproduce young ones which I can sell to pay school fees for my children and the remaining amount, I spent to buy a sack of maize for consumption and food for my family."

"I spent my third transfer on buying two oxen to assist on cultivating my farm and now I no longer practicing labor exchange which was mainly time consuming .I paid school fees for my child who is in high school 4,000 KES. I also bought a bag of maize and household expenditures."

"I spent my third transfer on completion plastering my room house which was made of mud and I needed to improve it( 13,000 KES). I also bought a heifer (10,000 KES) to provide milk for my family in future, and spent the rest on dry corn (1,500 KES). I am still holding some money that I spend to buy food from time to time."

"I built a kitchen with my last transfer before building the kitchen I used to cook out in the field so when it rained this duty of cooking would be difficult since I also wouldn't want to fill the main house with smoke, I also bought super drum for storing water and a suite case to store my clothes and my husbands too."

"I spent my third transfer on my sugarcane farm. I decided to plant sugarcane because we have a sugar factory near our home and when they mature up I will sell to factory and get money for income. The remaining portion of the money I took to school for my children in order for them not to be sent back home for fee arrears."

"I spent my third transfer on building a 3 room house since our current house is made of grass and leaks."

"I spent my third transfer on cement and sand which I have to renovate my house from mud to plastered this would enhance the beauty of my house. I bought steel door to enhance the security of of my house and that of my family, I bought iron sheets to use in building a kitchen which would act as a sleeping space for my children. The remaining amount, I used to pay school fees for my child who is in high school."

"I spent my third transfer on the construction of a new house . My former house was very old and it used to leak during rainy days. The remaining part of the money I used in paying school fees for my child who used to be sent home each and every time for fee arrears."

"I had school fees arrears so when I received my third transfer I paid scholl feees and bought food for my family."

"I paid fees arrears for my two children who are in high school and bought fertilizer and seedlings for farming this was all made possible by the last transfer from Give Directly."