The last four months have not been as financially challenging as compared to the other months. This is because, through the transfers, I was able to pay for my children's school fee on time. This enabled them to pay more attention to their studies because they were not sent back home for school fee as it was the case before. In addition to that, I feel proud because I have been able to purchase iron sheets which I'll be using to construct a new house in the future.

Currently, I do not have any livestock but I have always considered livestock as a form of investment. Therefore, for the next four months, I have the plans to use some of the coming transfers to purchase a sheep for rearing. With the sheep, I'll be assured of financial security because after the sheep will have given birth I'll sell the young ones in order to raise my children's school fee.

Currently, I'm staying in a leaking grass-thatched roofed house. Staying in this house isn't comfortable at all because every time it rains I have to ensure that all the households are packed in a safe corner. The worst of it happens when it rains whenever I'm not around because our households including bedding are usually rained on. This at times forces us to sleep on the wet bedding. Since i do not have a reliable source of income, I couldn't afford to construct a new house. For the last four months, I have been purchasing two pieces of iron sheets eery month which I'm planning to use to construct a new better house. I feel so proud of myself for having made the great step and I'm hopeful that soon I'll construct a better house.

The current house I have is pathetic. The walls have fallen off and the roof is leaking too. I do not feel safe staying in the house anymore. I have, therefore, have the plans of purchasing building materials which I'll use to construct a better house. In the next six months, I believe I'll have constructed a better house.

Within the past few months have managed to buy chairs that have improved my house in general. I only had two small chairs in my house before, so it was alway tough when I had more than one visitor because I had to find something else to sit on or remain standing.

I am living in a thatched house which is not in such a good condition because my husband who should take charge of the repairs decided to abandon us and relocated to the city. I face the consequences of living in such a house daily especially during the rainy seasons when it leaks and I have to bundle my children in one corner or at the centre of the house to keep them dry. For this reason, my only plan is to use these transfers to buy the required materials to construct an iron-roofed house.

Earlier on, I had a thin old mattress that did not quite feel like a mattress because I would always feel the bed on my ribs every night. I sacrificed one month's transfer and bought a new one that has totally changed my nights. I now sleep better and get enough rest ready to face the challenges of the next day. Looking back, I was always up for the most part of the nights going through my current situation and how to turn things around, which I now realize was due to the discomfort of my own bed. However little this may seem, I know its worth because I can see the difference in my general daily life, and I am so grateful to Give Directly for the support.

I currently have plans of constructing a new iron-roofed house so that I can move from the thatched one that I am living in at the moment. I have been buying some of the required materials such as roofing sheets with part of the transfers I have been receiving from Give Directly, but it has not been easy because I really need the money for my household needs being that I have no source of income and my husband does not support me financially. I expect to have bought most of the required materials by the time the transfers are over and constructed a better house, however small it may be.

My life is currently different than it was four months ago because, with the transfers, I am always able to pay school fees for my children on time. I am also able to buy food for my household as well as buying my children some clothing. I thank God for the support GiveDirectly has been giving us.

In the next four months, my new goal for my life is to build a new house. I am planning to buy some iron sheets and other building materials in bits which I shall use to build a house. The current one is small, old and leaky hence I do not have a good and adequate shelter for my family. I shall ensure that it has two-bedrooms of which one will be fully used by my children.

In the last for months preceding the current transfer, the biggest difference in my life is buying and owning new household items which I did not have in the past. For instance, I used part of the transfers I had saved to buy a new mattress because I had a small and old one which was very uncomfortable. Moreover, I also currently own chairs I which I did not have at first and nowadays I am not ashamed when I have visitors around.

In the next six months, I expect to own a flock of sheep. I shall use the transfers to buy sheep which will be to me a remembrance of the philanthropic work GiveDirectly has done in our areas. Owning a flock of sheep will indeed change my life positively.

I have been able to buy new iron sheets thta I plan to accumulate to the number that I require to build a new house. I now live in a small house taht is in a dilapidated state. The roof keeps leaking so much everytime it rains.

I will have already constructed a new big house that can comfortably accommodate every member of my family so that we do not have to squeeze in small structure that can barely accommodate us.

I would have relied on the casual jobs that I normally undertake within the village, for instance, I would have been cultivating land for people in the village and get paid some little penny maybe lets say 200 KES per day, which is never enough,and making any savings from such little payment is almost next to impossible.

My new goal right now is to ensure that I buy the new iron sheets and other building materials that will be necessary for cosntructing anew house. Once that is done I will asave some little cash and buy a goat and a few sheep that I will serve as a reminder of how far thet organization changed my life.