"I spent my third transfer on buying solar. I used to spend a lot of money in buying paraffin everyday which expensive on my part. I also injected the remaining part of the money in my business. I have a small scale business of selling vegetables in our local market. I increased stock and now my level of income has increased."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on paying school fee for my child in a private school. Since childhood, the child had always been under my sister's care due to the extreme poverty that could not allow me cater for his needs. So when I received this transfer, I felt that I needed to support him too. I also furnished my house with a set of sofa, a table and a cupboard. Lastly, I purchased clothes for my family members who were almost waking half naked with torn clothes throughout. I am so happy for the far the organisation has brought me."

"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my sister who is in high school. I am the first born in our family and we are orphans. So when I got the transfer I had to take up the responsibility of paying fees for my sister. The remaining part of the money I used in the acquisition of a motorbike which has really increased the level of income in our household."

"There were a lot of walk ins in my compound being that I had a weak gate. I decided to spend part of the transfer building a new strong gate and currently, one has to knock for the gate to be opened. The other part I spent installing electricity in my house. I have some home appliances that could not be run using the solar I had been using earlier. The remaining amount I spent buying chicken and sheep that I am keeping and can be slaughtered when we have visitors. I am so happy as GiveDirectly has moved me from class “B” to class “A”. I have moved a step a forward in life. Thank you GiveDirectly!!!"

"I spent my third transfer on building a house."

"If I would not have received the transfer, I would have built a brick house which am currently building. I never thought I could build such a house in my life and this makes me very happy. Thank you GD for the transfer."

"I spent my third transfer on cementing my house into semi-permanent house from mud one and now I no longer incur cost of smearing my previous mud house due to maintenance purposes .I also used a larger part of this transfer on paying school for my child who is in college."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on purchasing a cow, mature enough that would reproduce immediately and provide me with milk. I previously survived on purchased milk which was very expensive on my side. Other than that, I purchased an ox to add to the one I had purchased earlier using my second transfer which I currently use for ploughing. I no longer rely on other people's oxen for the same. Finally, I purchased a sofa set to furnish my house."

"According to our traditional belief, we were not allowed to share a house with our elderly children so I use all my third transfer to build for them a house."

"I spent my third transfer on 18 plastic seats (16,000 KES) to furnish a hotel business that I started in July 2017, and which is picking and providing our daily meals. I also bought 40 pieces of steel pipes (5,000 KES) for the purpose of irrigating my commercial Vegetables. I harvest and sell the vegetables in the nearby market."