"My biggest challenge is poverty. I'm living in my son's house because mine fell and he moved to his wife's village so that I could live in his house. I have no mattress and beddings which I would like to have one day. I am old but I still have to go out to find money for food. I rely on casual labour."

"Currently our only challenge as a household is poor housing. As you can see this house is grass thatched. Having to thatch it year in year out is costly for us and energy draining for us. We wish we lived in an iron sheet roofed house with cemented floor in all 3 rooms but are unable to achieve that due to lack of money."

"My only challenge at present is lack of housing. My initial house collapsed in January due to heavy rains so I have had to move into this boysquarter for shelter. This doesn't bring me the comfort I need and the fact that I don't have the financial capacity to build a new and better house stresses me even more."

"I will buy a bed to sleep on the remaining money will be used for my children who go to school."

"In my mind givedirectly is a good organisation, is through the program I am building my house and helping my family cater for them. Givedirectly has not done any worse in my community yet."

"In my thinking givedirectly has done so much for me. I thank God for givedirectly for blessing us through this program. Nothing new givedirectly needed for this program all is okay."

"I hope to accomplish my house-building process and move in with my family in the year to come."

"Givedirectlyy has been so good to me, through this program I am able to build a house and help my children. givedirectly has not done any wrong in our community that I can point to."

""In the coming year, I hope to complete my house renovation and start building another house for my children"."

""In the past, our dream was to make a vegetable garden, but we did not have money. From the moment we received this cash transfer from GiveDirectly, we believe our dream came true. We are very grateful to God for using GiveDirecty to improve our lives"."