"I am planning to buy gas to saw wood for my building I am trying to build and also pay workmanship with my current transfer."

"I spent a total of KES 33,000 from my most recent transfer on building a new iron roofed house. The previous one was an old grass thatched house that was almost collapsing. I am happy that with the help of GD transfer, nowadays living in a better house, what I could imagine I could have at the moment. I also spent KES 13,000 on buying a water tank that helps me in harvesting rain water. As a result I do not need to go to the stream to fetch water so frequently."

"I was working on my farm when my phone ring.I decided to check my phone and I saw a message from give-directly that my first transfer has come.I was overwhelmed with joy and stopped what I was doing.I ran home to share the good news with my family"

"I had new goal that I didn't have before receiving this transfer, My kids were out of school and I had no money to pay their tuition, but the transfer helped me register them back in school."

"We used to live in a small single room and we had used a bedsheet to separate our cooking place from the side that we were using as a bedroom. It had been our goal to build a more decent spacious house but we had not been able to since I am a BOM teacher while my spouse depends on working for other people. Being faced with the challenge of buying milk and maize flour daily, we could barely save anything from our income. With the first transfer, I was able to buy some building materials and on receiving the second one, I spent KES 10000 to pay for the labor and to buy a few items that were still remaining. Apart from this, we spent KES 30000 on the purchase of a dairy cow, KES 4000 a three-seater seat, and three plastic chairs at KES 600 each since we did not have even a single seat in our house."

"I operate a business of selling second-hand clothes in our nearest markets and I sometimes walk from door to door selling them. I have five children in different levels of education and I had spent 90% of the income from this business on paying for their school fees since I did not want them to miss their studies. Because of this, I was almost running short of stock and I am happy that my transfer came in handy since I was able to spend KES 20000 from it to boost it. In addition, I spent KES 30000 to buy a heifer and used the remaining amount on food. This is an asset that will enable to earn money through the sale of surplus when it reproduces."

"Buying maize flour and milk has been our order of the day since I do not have a dairy cow. I have been cultivating two acres of land and due to changes in climatic conditions, pests, and diseases, maize farming in my region has become unprofitable. Because of this, I always spend all the money that I get from working on people's farms on food and I would barely buy for myself a pair of clothes. When I received my transfer, I spent KES 17000 on farming and KES 35000 to buy a dairy cow. With the KES 17000, I was able to lease an acre of land in Transmara a region where maize farming does well, hired a tractor for land preparation and planting purposes, and bought hybrid seeds and fertilizers. I am hopeful that my family will have enough maize to last us till the next harvesting season and I am glad that the cow is almost calving and my family will have enough milk for consumption and sale to earn an income."

"I spent my most recent transfers to buy additional goats and sheep. With the second transfers, I managed to buy 3 goats and 4 sheep worth KES 20,000. I prioritized to invest more in livestock asset because through them, I shall be able to raise some money when in great financial need. I also bought a bed, a table, new set of chairs and matress worth KES 20,000. In the past, I only had two old single chairs. The acquisition of these items have greatly improved the outlook of my house. As a result, I am no longer ashamed to hosting guests."