"I spent most of my third transfer on construction of a new house to replace the tiny and temporary one that I had before. Besides that, I paid my own dowry on behalf of my late spouse. Despite being the late, customary law required him to settle the dowry issue for me to continue staying in the home where I was married. It was therefore my responsibility on behalf of the spouse to ensure that the dowry is paid. I thank Give Directly for helping me accomplish the project."

"I spent my third transfer on buying two cows for milking, and I am glad they have since reproduced, and I am enjoying the milk. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for my child in secondary."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on a set of sofa to furnish my house which had previously been furnished by 3 plastic chairs that were borrowed from my neighbor. Secondly, I purchased a bag of maize and other food stuffs for my children. Despite being a widow, I can brag that Give Directly has greatly improved my living standard. My children too are comfortably living and able to access all the basic needs as they wish."

"From the time I received my first transfer, I purchased drugs for high blood pressure and ulcers and I have never had any attack on it. The two illnesses used to attacj me frequently which is not now the case."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to build a new house in my own compound as required of me by traditions. I have moved out of my father-in-law's compound. The remaining I spent on a cow for rearing and a television set for my children."

"I used my last transfer to pay school fees for my child who is in high school and I also built a kitchen that would also act us a bedroom for the children for the main house I bought a steel door because the door was made of iron sheet and because it was old and worn and it almost cut one of the GD staff when they came to visit."

"I have saved a larger portion of my third transfer for future use and used 4000 KES to pay school fee for my child who is in primary school. I'm happy I cleared her fee and now she has enough time for her studies."

"This last transfer helped me alot am a window my husband died and left me to care for my children alone one of them had finished high school and was to join the university but because she did not pass well I asked her to wait and let her siblings finish high school in good luck my son passed and got a direct entry to the university so this last transfer I used to help in the admission to the school and paid some arrears from his high school to be able to get his certificate. We are still waiting for admission for my girl but now she is doing casual jobs to help her pay school fees if she gets a reply to her admission"

"I spent my third transfer on relocating to our own land as required by Luo traditions and building a better house there. It had come a time when we were supposed to do this but educational costs for our children has been consuming all our finances and we were not going to manage to relocate for years , as such, GD support provided an opportunity for us, thank you very much."

"I used my last transfer to buy new sofa sets the ones I had before were old and worn out and I also thought of continuing with my horticulture farming mainly in tomatoes which when I harvested I sold and the returns I used in paying school fees for children one who is in primary in a private school and another one in high school and lastly I bought two cows."