"Receiving this money means that I will finally be able to renovate my current house that is in a very bad state and also start a shop keeping business within my village to be earning my income every month.Currently my house lacks a roof because the one that I had was blown off by the wind and I have not been able to repair it due to lack of a stable source of income.whenever it rains or shines a lot,my family is forced to hurdle in one corner which I tried to repair and this affects me a lot."

"My goal for the next four months is to build an iron roofed kitchen. This is because currently I am living in a grass- thatched house and the roof is leaking during the rainy season. This is not good for my young grand children since it is very cold and can be infected with diseases such as flu during the cold season. Building an iron-roofed house will ensure that my grandchildren are always healthy even during the cold season."

"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house. "

"Receiving this money means to buy land and build iron-roofed house for my family. "

"Receiving this money means, I can be in position to build iron-roofed house for my family. "

"The biggest change in my life is I no long have to buy grass for thatching the house because I have built a iron roofed house. I have also managed to take my children to school since I did not have enough money to pay their fees."

"The house that I was previously living in was not spacious enough as the store, kitchen and living room were all under one roof. Thus on receiving the transfer, I spent part of it to buy iron sheets and enough materials to construct a new spacious house that would comfortably accommodate my family. The old one serves as a kitchen and a store. My husband is also operating a small restaurant in town and he was running short in supply of the stock of goods to run it,thus a percentage of the transfer was spent on purchasing enough stock for the restaurant, for it is the only source that we get income from, boosting it by increasing stock will increase income for us. On the remaining amount, I bought a new wooden bed for us, since the one were using was old and worn out."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is having savings in merry go round group for the first time in my life. I am happy to have money in savings. During my turn, I will receive about KES 22000. This will help me to build a house for my children. They live in a dilapidated house. The roof is leaking and is too small to accommodate all of them. I have always wanted to build it but now I can because of the money I get ofrm GIveDirectly."

"I plan to build a house using this transfer. I will buy roofing materials and wood. I will also pay for the construction labor and put up a nice house."

"Since I have been able to save some money from my previous transfer, I am planning to open a boutique since it has different kinds of goods sold under one roof. I desire to sell pieces of jewellery, clothes and shoes for both men and women, perfumes among other items. I will work hard and expand this business and later start supplying people with some of my goods."