"I spent my transfer in paying dowry, in that I bought two cows worth 27000 KES and took to my wife's place because I have stayed with her for a very long time without going to their place.I also bought iron sheets worth 14000 with an intention of putting up a new house once I get more money because the one we are currently staying the roof is leaking when it rains."

"I spent my cash transfer on buying a cow and goats that were used to pay my dowry. I so grateful to GD for according such help."

"I used my transfer in paying school fees for my child who is currently a form three because I had a huge fee balance. I also did not want her to be absent from school. I used part of it to plaster my house because I had build my house with my first and second."

"I decided to use my last cash transfer on starting a small scale business. I opened a small shop that is still doing well to-date."

"I spent my transfer on buying cement and sand to plaster my floor so as to be able to live in a clean environment ,paying contractors who worked for me .I also paid secondary school fees and bought basic needs for my children."

"I spent the cash from Give Directly to plaster the exterior of my house. I also opened a small shop that is still doing well to-date."

"About six years ago, I planted about 1.5 acres of maize using gains from my casual work. Luckily, I had a great harvest. I sold the maize and used the proceeds to build a new house with iron-sheet roof. I find that as the greatest achievement that I am proudest of in life because we had suffered a lot in a grass-thatched house that we had - it was leaking, and I was always worried about my family as rains approached. "

"Four years ago I had a financial problem this really strain me a lot because my children had to stay home from school for sometime but my villagers assisted me in fund rising, this was my biggest hardship i have faced."

"In 2016,I planted potatoes on my 0.3 acre piece of land left to me by my deceased parents.When it was time to harvest,it was bountful and from it I made a sale of Kes 25,000.With this money i bought a heifer which i keep now.This is the achievement I am proudest of"

"There was a time I felt sick for a long time and I had to close my business for a while, I could not raise money to pay school fees and also feed my family. This is the biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life"