"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a roof over my head. My children are no longer rained on. I am also able to harvest water from my iron roofed house. Thanks to GiveDirectly. "

"I spent my transfer on paying school fee for the whole term for my two children who are secondary school. I then bought a water pumping generator which I want to use in my vegetable farming business to irrigate my land. I then spent the remaining no buying new seat cushions and a new mattress since the one s we had were so worn out and torn."

"I spent most of the second transfer to buy furniture, since l did not have anything to sit on l was using water container as a furniture. I also spent the transfer to buy bed and mattress since l was sleeping down on a mart with my children which was very uncomfortable. The remaining balance l spent to buy utensils and food for my family."

"I spent my second transfer to bought bedding and furniture. I also start a water business to earn a living and pay school fees for my children with the remaining transfer. "

"I spent most of the second transfer to buy generator for farming, where by I use it to water my farm and a good produce for selling and my consumption . I also spent the transfer to start a small scale business of selling cereal as my source of income. The remaining balance l spent to pay school fee arrears for my child who is in primary academy school."

"I spent my transfer on piping tapped water to our compound to minimize the labor that was pt into going to fetch water from far off streams and rivers and because the water is safe for drinking. I then spent the remaining on buying two goats which I will be rearing. I then used the rest of the transfer on buying building materials and building a new and better house since the one I was living in was a makeshift house and very small that I had built after my brother had evicted me from his house that I had been living in."

"I used portion of the transfer to buy water tank. I invested a portion of the transfer in retail shop shop business. I also purchased foodstuff for family consumption with the rest of the transfer."

"I spent my second transfer on building soil, sand, cement and labour costs for repairing my old house. I also spent on a mattress, water containers and mortuary bills for my late mother who passed during that moment when I received the transfers."

"I spent my transfer on digging a fish pond 12000 KES, bought water pipes 2500 KES, gate valves 2500 KES, paid for labor 2000 KES, bought 200 fish each @7.00 KES 1400 KES, transportation 1300 KES, bought 22 pieces of iron sheets 14300 KES, bought 20 round poles 5000 KES and used balance on daily meals."

"I spent my first transfer to buy two goats which ones grown, I can always sell when am in serious need of money, bought a water tank at 2,700 KES to help me store water during rainy season and also bought cushions for my seats since i did not have cushions."