"I spent my third transfer on 5 goats and 2 cows, then constructed a pit latrine with the balance."

"I have been getting low yields due to late cultivating which was necessitated by mainly depending on labor exchange hence I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying two oxen to assist me in cultivating my farm on time and now farming has seized to be a challenge. I bought three goats but unfortunately one died . I bought seeds to plant on my farm but after being attacked by maize worms I got low yields from them.I also bought sofa set seats."

"I spent my third transfer buying cement and other building materials that I used to expand my current house,from a two squeezed two roomed house to a more spacious one. I also plastered the new house as previously it was made of mud and being that my area is also so rocky and getting the clay is also difficult,I thought it wise to plaster it. Some part of the money I spent on buying furniture and bedding as the ones I had had broken and were not in very good shape. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly for the money."

"I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing the internal walls of my house including the floor and now I no longer incur frequent cost of smearing my mud house. I bought sofa set seats which I didn't have. I also started a fish fingerling business hence I am making a daily income to sustain my family as opposed to before when I was just a house wife."

"I spent my third transfer on school fees and start selling cereal for my daily income."

"I spent my first transfer on a motorcycle, which I use more as a means of transportation to earn my daily income."

"I had school fees arrears so when I receive my third transfer, I paid school fees and plaster my house with the remaining transfer."

"Receiving this money means i will use for paying school fees for my daughter in Aligoi secondary school. My daughter will study and get a better apaying ajob in future and it shall be of great help to the family. "

"Onces i receive this transfers , shall first spend on building iron roofed house. This is because currently my grass thatched roof house leaks ,so i do not get comfort whenever it rains."

"The biggest hardship i face in life is stomach operations. I have some abdormalities that has made me to be operated twice and this is limiting me from doing work. There is now constant famine in my family due to lack of food to eat and sell for other basic needs like health care."