""I spent my third transfer on constructing a house because I had old roofed house which cost me a lot on frequent repair during raining session."" (Country: Kenya)

"I spent three quarters of my third transfer on expanding and plastering my house with cement and used the remaining money on food.Most of my transfer went into expanding the house(from a one room to three bed roomed) and plastering it in order to meet our growing family number as well as cut on the cost of buying earthen plaster for frequent plastering of the walls." (Country: Kenya)

"My new goal is to start a cereals business for my family upkeep and school fee for my children." (Country: Kenya)

"My life is different because I was able to afford to pay school fees for my children, at least this time round they were not sent back home and I was also able to build a new house" (Country: Kenya)

"Yes,i am hoping to find a job soon in order to see my children through school,my prayer has always been to see them became independent." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest difference in my life is that I have cleared my son's school fees and he can now get a job and build on his career. I also have a big and spacious house compared to the single room that was too uncomfortable with the population of my family. Thanks to Givedirectly." (Country: Kenya)

"The biggest difference in my life is that being a widow and mostly I depend on farming to put food on the table, I have harvested low farm out put in the recent sessions hence inadequate food in my household making me to miss daily meals at times, but now being that I have expand my business, I longer have to worry of sleeping hungry any more because I get double profits from the business to feed on.I very happy that I have household Item such as plates and thermo flask that I could not afford before the transfer. Thanks to GiveDirectly." (Country: Kenya)

"I spent my third cash transfer on buying a barell for storing water, paid a loan that I borrowed to buy a solar panel, paid college fees for my daughter, bought maize, sorghum to beef up food security and deposited 8,000 KES in my savings account." (Country: Kenya)

"From my third transfer I bought a mattress, iron sheets, building nails, paid laborers building my kitchen, bought a wooden door, bought food for my laborers, kept some as savings and also spent some on other household expenditures. I use not to have a kitchen but cooked in the main house, this made my house dirty and my children could not study well due to smoke from the firewood, so when I got the transfer I spent most of it to buy iron sheets to build a separate kitchen." (Country: Kenya)

"I am now having my own welding machine for hire and this generates for me more income than working in peoples' garage on a commission. I expect to expand this investment and to earn more even in the future, a difference I can mention in my own life after receiving this transfers from Give Directly." (Country: Kenya)