"I have never paid my wife's dowry as required of me by our traditions, so I bought some cows that I used for this purpose, we are now happily married and staying as a peaceful family. I also ploughed my two acre piece of land where I grow corn being that I had retired, and I am now fully on subsistence farming to sustain my family, have enough corn in my house now. The other part of my transfer I spent taking my wife out for a retreat to relax away from the daily household duties and with our daily household use."

"If I would not have received the transfer, I would not have restocked my business which was almost collapsing and also I would not have cemented my house which was very dusty but all this were possible because of the transfer."

"I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my children who used to be sent home each and every time because of fee arrears. The remaining part of the money I bought with sacks of maize and sorghum because it was a period of drought and I wanted my family to have something that could sustain them."

"I spent my third transfer on buying sofa set seat , a cupboard and a table.I bought two goats 5000 KES. I paid school fees for my two children who are in primary school and high school respectively , I believe in a saying that says education is the key to success and it used to pain me seeing my children staying home for a period of one month or so while school was in session in search of money from my casual jobs which was never enough and this situation was stressful to. I am thankful to GiveDirectly for giving my children and opportunity to study."

"I spent my third transfer on plastering my 3-roomed house to make it more presentable though the Project is not yet completed (47,000 KES)."

"I spent my third transfer on buying, building materials that I used to build a more spacious house being that I am a people's person and I could get visitors most of the time and the house could not comfortably fit them. My household items were too many to fit too. I am happy as we speak, all my visitors and household items can fit. The remaining amount I spent on corn for my family consumes and cleared a debt of rice plantation I had leased from someone. I am happy I do not have any debts now. Thanks to Give Directly."

"When I received the money, I was very happy because I could now afford to buy food for my family since we were almost sleeping hungry that night. It was the happiest moment of my life."

"I spent my third transfer on buying land. I decided to buy land because I live in rental houses and I spend a lot of money on paying rent. My plan is to build my own house in the future in the land I have bought with the GiveDirectly money."

"I spent my third transfer on food for my family and plaster my house,I also fixed my winow and door with the remaining cash."

"I have always been struggling to pay school fees for my children and I did not have the money to build my family a new descent spacious house, so when I received my third transfer I thought it was wise to build a new house. The one I had before was only two rooms and now I have a more spacious house. I also bought a cow that I am currently rearing being that I did not have any. The rest I spent on food."