"I spent my third transfer on cementing my kitchen into a semi-permanent one .I dung a toilet in my homestead and now practicing open defecation in the nearby bushes which was more of environmental pollution has seized .I also bought 10 goats."

"I invested most of my third transfer on crop farming. I have always been a crop farmer though under small scale, therefore when I received this transfer, I enlarged the farming. As we speak, I am expecting very good returns from the crops. Besides that, I purchased 34 pieces of iron sheets which I planned to use in construction of a new house to replace the old and tiny one that I had occupied for the last 10 years. I am so glad today that GD has really raised my life to a higher level."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials which I will use in building a new house. My current house is made up of iron sheets and very hot during the day and also extremely cold at night. I am just waiting for my husband to come back to the village so that we can start up the construction."

"I have a grandson who in secondary school and the mother is not able to pay his school fees being that she is unemployed, so most of the third transfer I spent paying his school fees. The little remaining out of it, I spent on feeding my household members. I bought corn as at that time there was hunger and the prices of flour had escalated so much. My family could now comfortably feed on the corn. I would only encourage Give Directly to continue helping others like me, I am so grateful."

"I spent my third transfer on buying a set of seats. I never used to have seats or rather chairs in my house. The remaining part of the money I used in paying school fees for my children who used to be sent home each and every time because of fee arrears."

"I spent my third transfer on the acquisition of a solar panel which comes which comes with three bulbs,a radio and a torch. I now save the money that I used to buy paraffin with. I am also able to listen to news and other programs via the radio that came with the solar panel. Formerly I used to buy paraffin on a daily basis which was expensive. I also built a kitchen with the remaining part of the money. I used to cook in the main house which does not have a kitchen."

"I spent all of my third transfer on building a house. Since I had a small house that couldn't accommodate us well with my family."

"When I received the money, I was very happy because I was struggling to buy grains to mill for my family and also I was now going to be able to buy new clothes for my family to look in order for them to be decent like other families."

"My parents passed on, and we were left orphans and being the firstborn, I was left with the responsibility of taking care of my siblings who are in secondary school. , so I paid their school fees using part of the third transfer. Previously I had to do odd jobs to ensure their fees is paid. I am happy I was relieved of this hustle. I also bought a cow and sheep that I am keeping. This God willing will multiply and will act as my source of income when I sell them."

"I spent my third transfer on plastering our 4 room house(30,000 KES) to make it stronger, presentable and hygienic for the children. I also paid Secondary school fee and nursery school fee for our children (15,000 KES) to help keep them in class."