"My husband had a surgery so he is not able to do hard jobs so for this reason when we received this last transfer we decided to get a second hand motorbike and because it was a second old one we took it for service and hired someone to operate it to help us in our daily income, so most of this last transfer was used to acquire the motorbike and the remaining cash we paid fees for our son who is in (baby class) kindergarten and another one in class 4."

"I spent most of my third transfer on plastering my house which had become so old and ugly and produced a lot of dust which frequently affected our health. I also purchased a cow to help me begin livestock farming which I had longed for for years."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on paying school fee for my son in a medical college. Were it not for the transfers, I would not have managed to enroll the son to such a college. Other than that, I constructed a new spacious house to replace the tiny and leaking house that I possessed before. I am so happy for the changes that I have realized in my life, courtesy of GiveDirectly."

"I had bought building materials using part of my second transfer to build a new house. Traditions had it that I had to build a new house given that my husband passed on in my old house. So, when I received my third transfer, I built the new house. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for my son in secondary school. He was not sent out of school for lack of school fees. He does not have any arrears either this whole year. Thank you."

"I spent my entire third transfer on completion of building our 3 roomed house, which we started building using my second transfer, though it is not yet completed."

"I spent a portion of my third transfer on transferring my son to a boarding school from the day school where she was before. I did this after realizing that in day school the boy could not dedicate his full attention to academics but rather got distracted by other external factors. I also paid school fee for another child in form one.I was so happy that the transfer relieved from the burden of paying all these fees."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to build my own compound as required of me by traditions. I have moved out of my grandfather's homestead. I also bought sheep that I am rearing. These are like assets. I am so happy when I hear of GiveDirectly. ***laughs.** as they have made me move a step forward. I never knew I could have my home given that I did not have the money to buy anything."

"I spent my third transfer on Secondary school fee for my daughter for 15,000 KES to enable her learn consistently, a Solar panel for 13,000 KES to enable my children study at night and get informed by watching television, and bought seats for 12, 000 KES since I owned only 1 fold-able and old-fashioned chair in my house. I spent the balance of 6,000 KES as Start -up Capital for a small scale business where I make and sell chips, and also charcoal since I am a widow and the sole bread winner for my six children. I used to do Odd Jobs for people and earned 200 KES per day, and occasionally 400 KES but then sometimes I would stay without work for more than 5 days, and it was difficult to care for my family. Since I started this small business, I make a profit of between 600 KES and 1,200 KES daily, averaging 800 KES from chips alone, and another 150 KES -250 KES after every 3 days from each bag of charcoal . From the profits I have earned since July 2017, my greatest achievement has been to buy a bicycle for 5,000 KES for my daughter who uses it as transport means for school in the morning. I figured out that my teenage girl who is a Form 2 student is delicate, and exposed to all manner of vices by men since she had to leave home at 5.00 am every morning for her to make it to the far off school by 7.00 am daily, and I used to be worried about her safety before GD supported me with the grant. I was conscious of her need for Protection, and with the bicycle , she does not have to leave home at dawn any more since the time spent to get to school has been lessened by far; she leaves at 6.00 am which is reasonable and is not in as much danger as before I received GD grants."

"I spent most of my third transfer on fencing my home which was located a long the road giving room for people to just pop in at any given time picking with them anything that they come across in the compound. That resulted me into too much losses that I could not even account for. I am happy that the problem is no more since everyone who seeks to come in must first of all knock at the gate. Other than fencing, I had shortage of kitchenware, I therefore purchased some bowls and mugs that I frequently borrowed from my neighbors whenever their needs arose. I am glad today that I own such items and doesn't have to bother the neighbor anymore."

"I spent my third transfer on buying steel windows and glass windows that I have fixed on my house. I used to have an iron sheets door that was not looking nice. The remaining I spent on buying furniture as the ones I had, had worn out and in were in very bad state. The remaining I spent on buying school uniforms and shoes for my children. I have moved a step from where I was to a grade higher. Thank you GiveDirectly."