"I spent my third transfer on bringing electricity to my home. I used to spend a lot of money on buying paraffin and taking my phone to the market for charging. I can now watch news in my home and also charge my phone at home. The money that I used to buy paraffin with I am now able to save. The remaining part of the money I used in my farm. I bought fertilizer which has increased my farm yields."

"I invested most of my third transfer on livestock farming. For many years, I survived on purchased milk on a daily basis, something that was very expensive for me. Similarly, I struggled a lot ploughing my farm manually as people with oxen ploughed theirs comfortably and very fast. I admired a lot such kind of a lifestyle but poverty could not allow me own any. I thank Give Directly a lot for enabling me rise a step higher to a level of comfort. Like other people, I am able to plough using oxen and in good time which has translated to an increased level of output."

"When I received my third transfer I spent most part of it to clear fees arrears I had accrued for my daughters who are in secondary school. I used to do odd jobs to keep my children in school and occasionally get support from my relatives, but this did not happen after I got the money from GiveDirectly and cleared the arrears. The remaining I spent on buying nice utensils that can be used when I have visitors and other home items. I am grateful for the transfers I received."

"If I would not have received the transfer, I would not have restocked my business which was almost collapsing and this makes me very happy. Thank you GD for the transfer."

"I had constructed a house, but I had not fixed the windows and for a long time they were covered with polythene, So I spent part of my third transfer on buying steel and glass windows that I have fixed in my windows. Imagine, were it not for this transfer, my windows could have still had the polythene covers. People admire my house from far now. Some amount I paid school fees for my son who had just joined secondary school. I used a loan to facilitate his joining school, and I am happy I did not have to take another loan to keep him in school after I paid some money I received from GiveDirectly. The remaining amount I spent on buying utensils for my kitchen."

"I spent my third transfer on plastering my 2 -room house (40,000 KES) which I had build using second transfer because I never had a house but lived at a market centre in a rental house.I also bought school uniform for my children and spent the balance on food for y family."

"I spent most of my third transfer on plastering my house which I constructed using my second transfer. I am so happy today that the house if fully constructed and we are comfortably enjoying life in it. Secondly, I paid school fee for my two children in secondary school who could hardly stay in school due to huge fee arrears."

"I was building a house so I bought sand worth 10000 Kes paid the constructor for 5000 Kes, and 7 bags of cement worth 3500 Kes. I also bought maize seedlings and fertilizers from the farmers organisation in our village, the remainder of the money I bought a cow for rearing."

"I spent part of my third transfer on buying a bull (16,000 KES) which I intend to train in ploughing soon. The balance I am still saving until we are ready."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on construction materials which I used to construct a more spacious house. The one I had before was very tiny to accommodate my family and whenever I had visitors, I had to request them to sit right outside the house, under a Cyprus tree. It was very embarrassing.....but had no otherwise. In fact, I had lost hopes of ever having a bigger house after all my attempts to acquire one had failed me. Were it not for Give Directly, I would not have been where I am today. Besides that, I purchased an additional sofa set to furnish the new house since the ones I owned previously had become so old and ugly."