"My life different if l could not have received the transfer is that l could still be sitting in a water container and sleep on a mart. My spouse also could not have manage to pay dowry."

"I spent my transfer on buying water pipes which I will use in irrigation purposes for my vegetables which I have planted and the rest I used in buying a cow which I know will later provide milk and even sell to get money."

"The biggest hardship i face is lack of better land. My family stays in waterlogged area which does not support agriculture activities. This makes me get poor yields every season."

"The biggest hardship i face is lack of money for buying land. My land is waterlogged and it's so costly to build ironroofed house because it will take alot of materials."

"I used the cash from Give Directly to buy a small water tank in addition to building a chicken cage. I wanted to start rearing chicken as a small scale business."

"I opted to use the money to plaster my house in addition to building a new house for my son. I also bought a new generator that I wanted to use to pump water to my farm from the river. I used to borrow a generator from a friend but when I got the transfers from GD, I was able to pump water to my farm without having to borrow one from a friend."

"I used the last cash transfer to buy furniture such as a new set of chairs, blankets and water tanks. I did not have the mentioned items and that is why I decided to purchase them."

"I spent part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my son who was in high school by then because he had a huge pending bill of school fees. Some amount also went on fixing a gate in my compound because previously the neighbor's cows used to roam inside my compound and in return destroy my farm produce which was a loss on my side and Finally, I managed to purchasing more water pipes which I still use on my farm to date."

"I bought generator and water pipes worth 40000 KES for irrigation because we do mainly tomatoes and vegetable farming. I also bought clothes for my children and I because we did not have presentable clothes."

"When I receive my transfer, I am planning to use part of the money to buy a water storage tank given that we have a water shortage in our area. I will also use the remainig amount to expand my business - I usually repair phones."