"I bought a cow at 15000 KES from my second transfer. I then paid school fees of 10000 KES for my child in secondary school. Besides, I also pumped 8000 KES from the transfer into my small fish ("omena") and tomato selling business. Sinced there was drought and we did not have enough food in the house, I also bought a sack of dry maize for my family's food. The balance was spent on buying maize seeds for planting, fertilizer, clothes and foodstuffs for my family."

"I spent my second transfer on paying my son's secondary school fees of 20000 Kes, bought seats @14000 Kes, bought a sack of maize @5200 Kes and clothes worth 2000 Kes. I also bought a mattress @1500 Kes, I still have 5000 Kes saved in my M-pesa account for an emergency and spent some little amount on food and other little household items."

"I spent my second transfer on purchasing 30 iron-sheets, building timber and nails @25000 Kes, bought seats @11500 Kes, and paid my children's school fees of 6000 Kes. I also bought a sack of maize @5200 Kes and spent the remaining amount on daily food."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer have to borrow utensils from my neighbours whenever I have important visitors and my son can today study peacefully after I cleared his school fees."

"I spent my second transfer on purchasing a dairy cow @35000 Kes, paid my child's secondary school fees of 5000 Kes, bought a sack of maize @6000 Kes and the remaining amount I spent on buying food and other little household items."

"I spent my first transfer to pay school fees for my children and bought food for my family."

"I spent my second transfer to buy furniture which I did not have, I bought a sheep for rearing, I spent some amount to pay school fees. I bought a sack of maize for my family's consumption, paid my tithe as a thank you to GOd for the blessings and also bought other household goods."

"I spent my second transfer on buying two bags of maize, schools uniforms, paying school fees for my for my children, I also bought cement and bricks that I used in building a latrine"

"I spent my second transfer to pay school fees for my son in secondary school and the other in primary school. Using the remaining amount,I used to buy food for my family. Thanks to GiveDirectly. "

"I spent my second transfer to pay school fees for my children and bought food for my family."