"I spent my third transfer on completion of building for a 3-room house (45,100 KES) which I started using the second transfer.. Housing was a matter of urgency since our previous grass-thatched house used to leak during rainy season to the extent I had to cover the children using a canvas at night, and to the extent they could not go to school the following morning because their books would be dripping wet! Many times I felt like giving up, thank you very much."

"I spent my third transfer on paying school fess for my girl child who is in high school. She had already stayed home for a total of two years because of lack of school fees and she was almost getting married . Thanks to GiveDirectly I was able to take her back to school and now she is in form three and she is looking forward to complete her education. I am really happy that the transfer I got made my girl child not to go to an early marriage. Thank you so much GiveDirectly."

"I spent my third transfer on paying for my daughter's University education in the Department of Business Administration (47,000 KES). I did this since I am widowed and extremely poor and have no way of raising her fee and consequently GD Grant provided a good chance for us."

"I built a store which I use to store maize sacks. I am a businesswoman and I sell maize in particular. Formerly I used to store the maize that I sell in the market at a rented out store but thanks to GiveDirectly I built a store of my own and now the money that I used to give the person who used to rent out his store to me I can save. The store also doubles up as a shop. A relative that I live with now operates the shop and now income has increased in our household. I really thank GiveDirectly."

"I spent my third transfer on school fees and furniture,then use the remianing to buy food and bedding."

"I spent my third transfer on completing my Poultry house, bought local chicks and chicken feed (28,000 KES) for income generation because I have noted there is market and this will sustain my family. In addition I invested in an MPESA business (15,000 KES) that is already running well for its size. I then added stock to my groceries business (10,000 KES) which I started early this year with just a little sugar and tea leaves . Lastly, I completed construction of our my pit latrine (10,000 KES) that we had started with our second transfer.."

"I spent my third transfer on seats and a table (10,000 KES) that we badly needed. I also bought a heifer to provide our milk in future, and 2 bulls that will support our land preparation in future(40,000 KES)."

"Since I met my spouse we have been having a co-inhabiting relation and having traditional marriage as the traditional custom states was just a dream to me ,I never saw any opportunity for it to happened due to lack of money hence my third transfer was spent on paying off dowry and now I am happy as my husband has regain his respect from his in-laws and I am a legal wife now in my family and the village as well."

"I spent my third transfer on buying iron sheets which I used for the renovation of my house which used to leak. The remaining part of the money I used for paying schools fees for my child who was joining form one."

"I spent my last transfer to finish up my house which I had begun with the second transfer, and I also bought seats to add to the ones I had."