"I had bought two windows with y previous transfer but they were not enough so I had to add some with this last transfer I also bought 16 iron sheets to build a kitchen and partitioned it to serve as a place I would rear my chicken since I started my chicken business."

"I bought a small parcel of land behind my homestead to farm on it and then fenced the homestead this is because I had started a small poultry farming so the fencing was to help to keep the chicken inside the compound. I then paid school fees for my son who had joined the university."

"I spent the larger part of my transfers to build for my son a sleep room and cemented my floor.Finally my son has his own house and has shifted from sleeping in the kitchen with chicken."

"I used my last transfer to dig a borehole it was tiring going to fetch water in the nearby river I also bought some chicken for poultry farming I did this because it is a lucrative business and the demand for eggs and chicken is high in our area and the hotels around finally I paid fees for my two children who are in high school."

"Receiving this money is going to help me to buy cow, goat and chicken. Then the balance will be used for taking care of my self in case I fall sick .I will use for treatment. "

"I spent part of my third transfer on cementing and painted my permanent house which I had constructing earlier with my savings and now the house is beautifully aligned and appealing to the eyes.I also started a small commercials chicken vending business of which from the profit I get ,I am saving for my child's education .Thanks to GiveDirectly."

"I spent my first cash transfer to buy 4 bags of Millet, and I also bought two mattresses, and 1 wooden bed, and I also spent part of the money to repair my bicycle. I also bought 2 chickens , and I also used part of the cash transfer to treat myself, and I have kept the balance of the cash transfer to cater for other family basic needs."

"I had bought some building materials using my second transfer so when I received my third transfer, I bought the remaining materials and used them to build a new house. I used to stay in a single roomed house that I portioned with curtain. It could not fit my family comfortably. Now I have a three roomed house. Very spacious. The remaining I spent on buying goats and some chicken for rearing. I am grateful for the money I received from GiveDirectly."

"I spent my third transfer on repairing and plastering my existing house because it had become very weak and it also looked ugly. I also build a big kitchen which also serves as a chicken house(47,000 KES)."

"I used a portion of my third transfer to buy solar because I had one tin lamp which was not enough for the whole house , I bought sand and cement which I have used to plaster my house which I built with the second transfer. I bought window shutters to help close my windows and the remaining amount, I spent on timber, nails and trusses which I have used to build a kitchen where I cook and also store my chicken."