"I spent my third transfer on plastering my 3 room house (40,000 KES) which I had constructed using my second transfer. I also restocked my clothes /shoes and utensils business which had collapsed (6,000 KES)"

"I have always longed to do agriculture, but given that I did not have the capital to do so, it has never come to reality and when I received my third transfer, I leased a piece of land for agricultural purposes. I am currently growing corn. So, when I get enough I will embark on sugar cane farming. I am so happy for realizing my dream through GiveDirectly."

"I spent my third transfer on relocating to my land and building a new house(50,000 KES) because it is a move that was in my plans before and GD transfers made it possible to do it sooner."

"I bought materials for the construction of a new house . I have big family and my house is small and not a permanent one. My life desire is to have a permanent house which is made up of permanent materials, so when I got the money I bought high quality iron sheets, steel doors and steel windows. Though the house is not yet built , I am happy for the fact that the third transfer has helped me acquire some of the materials that I will use eventually in the construction of a bigger and better house that I have always desired to have."

"I spent my third transfer on plastering my 3-room house to make it more permanent(30,000 KES) since frequent mudding was not sustainable for me . I also bought a heifer (16,000 KES) that will provide milk for my family in future."

"My village has one stream which is our source of water the problem is the stream is far away so when one wants to build or do something that requires alot of water this task is tiring and time wasting so when I received my last transfer I used it to dig a borehole and the rest of the cash i used it to plaster the floors of my house."

"I spent my third transfer on the acquisition of cows. I used to spend a lot of money on hiring out cows during farming seasons. I am now able to save the money that I used to hire out cows with. The other large portion of the money I used to buy cereals with which I stocked up because it was a period of drought and I did not have enough food in my house."

"I spent my third transfer on building material such as 34 pieces of iron sheets, roofing timber, 30 bags of cement, steel windows and door that I will use to build a new house."

"I spent my third transfer on the acquisition of cows which I used for dowry payment for my wife. According to our culture and traditions one should pay dowry for his wife once they have children so that the children do not get 'lost' in the future. The remaining part of the money I bought sacks of maize with because it was a period of drought and we did not have enough food in stock for subsistence."

"I spent all my third transfer on a motorcycle which my husband uses as a mode of transportation to generate for us daily income."