My life is different than how it was before because I now sleep in a permanent house that is well plastered. This has been my dream to own it but due to the high levels of poverty, I could not afford to purchase the materials. Back in the days, I used to shelter under a temporary hut that was so leaky and every year I had to change the grass roofing which was relatively costly to me. Sometimes, I had to seek shelter from friends especially when it rains heavily. Having the new house is now a relief to me because I no longer have to worry about any sort of calamity including the heavy rains. Also, the livestock that I purchased will be of great help to my grandchildren's education. Since their parents are jobless, I am certain by the time they will transition to secondary school the goats and dairy cows would have multiplied. I will be able to sell some and pay their fees on time without straining.

According to me, GiveDirectly does well in my region by making sure they visited all the needy households in my villages. The cash transfers have really transformed the living standards of each individual in my entire region. Most of us sleep under permanent houses from the temporary huts that we have been sheltering on. Also, we have different kinds of assets that we can now rely on unlike when we had none. Therefore, in my opinion, GiveDirectly has not done anything that is not good to us.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying building materials such as twenty-four pieces of iron sheets, several bags of cement, sand, nails, and timber. This was for the completion of the construction of a new permanent house since the previous one was a temporary small hut with grass thatched roof. Also, I cleared school fees for my grandchildren who are in primary school and I am glad they are no longer been sent home regularly as before. With the remaining amount, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family.

I received a message on my phone while I was on my way to the farm. When I checked its contents, I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I worked on crops full of joy, thanking God for bringing GiveDirectly to uplift our lives through the transfer.

I was living in a small grass thatched hut before I received the financial support from GiveDirectly. My desire was to one day build a spacious and iron roofed house. I could not achieve this at my own cost. However, my daily life is currently different because I am now living in my newly constructed iron roofed house. GiveDirectly has finally fulfilled my dream through the transfers. I made bricks of cement and sand which has made my new house nice and decent.

Before I was visited, I was staying in a very small hut, which I had to change the roof every time. This was tiresome but because I could not afford to build an iron roofed house, I had to remain in it. My desire was to build a spacious house for my children to be accommodated. When I received the transfer, I committed a larger portion of it into building a new decent house. I bought cement and sand and made bricks for the construction. I also bought iron sheets, nails and also paid the mason for his job. I spent the small amount that remained on shopping on daily foodstuffs for my family.