"I spent my third transfer on the construction of a new house because my I am a widow and my husband died while he had not yet built a house for me. I am now happy because my children and I have a decent place to live in."

"I spent my third transfer to buy sheep as I believe when they reproduce I will sell them, I might exchange them for cows in the future. I also thought it wise to plant cassava in my two acre piece of land. This is my main source of income, and I am hopeful my income will be steady. The remaining amount, I spent on buying furniture as the ones I had previously, had been old fashion, in addition, I bought bedding too. I am grateful for the money I received from GiveDirectly."

"I spent most of the last transfer to finish up my building since I had no house I was living in my relatives house who was dead , therefore I thought of building my own house .I bought a two lorries of special soil meant for plastering the house , also bought round poles , paid the constructors, and bought nails. during that time my son was also sent home for fees arrears so I took part of the money and paid part of the arrears"

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi-permanent house from a mud one and now I no longer incur frequent costs of smearing my previous mud house which was costly as the mud on the walls were majorly spoilt by heavy rainfall.I bought sofa set seats .I also paid school fees for my child who is in high school."

"I spent my third transfer on dowry and school fees,bought food and plaster my house with the remaining transfer."

"I spent my third transfer building a new house. This is because I used to live in a deserted compound . I am now happy because I have a nice house in a new compound."

"I spent my third transfer on growing sugar cane. I know this is a long term investment that will give me more income after harvesting. I also bought my children's school uniforms as the ones they were worn out. I also paid their school fees and now they do not have any arrears in school. My house did not have any windows so I also bought glass windows and doors that I have since fixed in my house. It now looks so nice. I am grateful for the money I received."

"I spent my third transfer on buying building materials which I used in the construction of my house. My former house was not in a good state it was very old. I am happy now that I am in a bigger and better house."

"When I received my third transfer, I had school fee arrears for my son in a polytechnic. I do struggle a lot to ensure that he stays in school but in most occasions, he would spend his at home. Secondly, I plastered my house which was previously made of mud and composed of a lot of dust which could frequently affect our health. Lastly, I cultivated all my farms which for years I have been leasing due to the heavy capital required to cultivate them. I am so happy that I will reap maximally like the others in the village."

"I spent my third transfer on expanding my house which was small. I have a fish business so I added some amount of the money to the business. I also paid school fees for my children."