"We spent the transfer money on the things that we didn't have due to financial constraints and had desired to have them. I first paid a KES 5000 debt that I owed someone. I then took KES 10000 and used it in buying sewing threads for my business of sewing sweaters which I had stopped doing for a while due to lack of money for buying the threads. I also bought window curtains at KES 10000. Other than that, we also spent KES 10000 on installing a wi-fi network. My husband is a teacher and he usually does the registration of students who are to sit for their final examinations online. He usually buys data bundles to do so but this has been costly to him since the data bundles get depleted very fast. He hence saw it wiser if we install the wi-fi network. We also took KES 10000 and used it in paying school fees for our child who is in secondary school and the rest of the remaining amount, we used in buying blankets, clothes, and foodstuffs. Restarting my business of sewing sweaters is what I wanted to achieve the most upon receiving the transfer. This is because this is what was going to help me in the future in making other developments. When I had closed down the business due to lack of money, I was forced to do casual work of crashing stones at a quarry to raise money for buying household goods and contributing to the self-help groups that I am in. I am hence so much grateful to GiveDirectly because I was able to achieve my goal."

"The transfer has brought a very big difference in my life and that of my family. My mind has relaxed a little bit, free from thoughts about where I am going to get the money to pay school fees. This is because I was able to clear the school fees balances for my two children who are in secondary school. They hence no longer have to worry about being sent home due to arrears for the rest of the academic year."

"I used my most recent transfer to buy building materials to fix my house because it is not in a good condition anymore, I also paid my son graduation fess which has been one of my main worries, I also bought food for my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing the growth of planted crops on my farm. Am happy because I know my family will have adequate food once we harvest hence reducing the cost of buying foodstuff. In addition, owning a cow means a lot since we will soon get enough milk for my family for consumption."

"The biggest difference is the payment of school fees for our children. It is always a priority to me and eveu"

"I was at home one morning doing some work as usual when I heard my phone message alarm, I am a old woman and doesn't understand anything about phone. I sent for my trustee to see what was going on because I saw almost everybody rejoicing in the town, when my trustee came and checked the phone, he told me that I have received a transfer message from GiveDirectly indicating that I have money in my mobile money account. After he told me, I was so excited and satisfied because it is a great help to me."

"I used my most recent transfer to pay my son graduation fess, he just graduated from secondary School, I also bought matress to sleep on because the one I was using got damage ever since but I was just managing with it because of my condition, I also pay my other four children school fees and the balance amount was used to buy food."

"I used my most recent transfer to buy matress to sleep on because for more than five years I have been sleeping on palm tree leaves, I also bought a traveling bag that I can use anytime I want to go out for a visit, I paid part of my son school fees because by next year he will be graduating from secondary School, I also bought sand that I can use to fix my room and the balance transfer was used for food."

"My goal now is to establish a business that will keep supporting me inorder to survive. I don't have anyone to help me because my husband is already dead and my children has abandoned me also, I have been staying in my sister house for sometime until GiveDirectly came to help us in this town. I was able to build my own house from the transfers, I want to fix it more beautiful and comfortable before moving into it. After that, I will focus on my dream of having a good business."

"I was home when i received the message, i was so excited to the point that i started dancing because the money was going to enable me build my house."