"I spent my third transfer on buying iron sheets which I used for the renovation of my house which used to leak. The remaining part of the money I used for paying schools fees for my child who was joining form one."

"I spent my last transfer to finish up my house which I had begun with the second transfer, and I also bought seats to add to the ones I had."

"I had a small house which couldn't accommodate us with my growing family, so I build a new house with all my third transfer."

"I used my last transfer in finishing up my house the previous one was in a bad state and was not fit for someone to stay in , I also bought two goats for rearing to sell during emergency ."

"Received my third transfer when my mother had just passed on, so most of it, I spent on her funeral expenses. Honestly, were it not for this transfer, my mother could have never had a decent send off. This has made me proud to date. It has earned me respect in my community being that I am the first born and nobody could have done this as my other siblings are not well off either. Thanks to GiveDirectly. I remained with some little amount that I used to weed my farm. I am always excited to speak to Give Directly staff all the time when I remember how much they done for me. Thanks once more GiveDirectly **laughs**"

"I spent part of my third transfer on buying a sofa set seat. I bought a she -cow and an ox .I also built a traditional house ( simba) for my son as a gift and now sleeping with him in the same homestead gives me a peace of mind,before the transfer he used to borrow my neighbors' houses to sleep since grown up sons are not required to sleep at their parent's houses this is what the traditional customs states and this jeopardize his safety while walking at night as the risk of being attacked by wild animals or joining malicious groups was highly evident."

"I spent my third transfer on buying kitchen ware. The ones I had been old and could not serve me well. I also spent some money to buy clothes for my family members. I am now happy we are able dress well. The remaining amount I spent on buying corm for my family consumption. I am grateful for the money."

"I spent my third transfer on buying cement, sand and paint for the renovation of my house which was in a bad state. The rest of the money I use d to buy a solar because I did not have any source of electricity and it was difficult for my children to do homework at night."

"I spent my third transfer on treatment for what was diagnosed as stomach cancer and continued receiving treatment up to date. I had unpaid Hospital bill debt totaling 32,000 KES and spent the balance (16,000 KES) on drugs.I believe that my health is paramount and feel this is the best I could have done with the money at the time."

"I spent my last transfer to buy seats for my house this is because I had old one that were also torn , I also bought a cupboard to keep my utensils . With the remainder of the money I bought some goats for rearing and food for the family ."