Building a good house for myself and the family to live in better conditions is one of the things that would never have happened were it not for GiveeDirectly.I used apart of the transfers to put up a house that is looking better and cleaner than the old dilapidated one that was leaking whenever it rained. The roof is iron sheets as opposed to the grass thatch that I had used initially. Water in my household too has become easily available because I dug a well. In fact, the well is now a source of income as I charge my neighbors who come here to collect water. The income is now being used I meet my daily household needs. This well will now be for a very long time a constant source of income because of the scarcity of water in our area. My children will enjoy the benefits hence this will be part of my inheritance from me Additionally, my home has been greatly improved because I bought sofa sets that are enough to host visitors at any time. This is unlike before when I would have to borrow from my neighbors which was quite hectic I am happy to receive anyone in my home at any time without having to go through the shameful ordeal.

I find that GiveDirectly does so well on because they give us support to meet our aspirations. The things that the organization is enabling my community to do are the things that matter to us. We are given an opportunity to pull ourselves out of poverty by dealing with the needs that affect us the most. In addition, I haven't seen any way in which GiveDirectly does not do well in.

I spent a large sum of my second transfer in digging a well. Our area is severely affected by drought from time to time. Having no piped water sources form Government means that were basically have no water durin gthe dry season. To get water for domestic use, I decide dto use apart of the transfers to solve the problem. I hired labor and made sure the well was constructed very nicely. Food is also a very elusive commodity during such dry spells in our home area, therefore I used apart of the transfer to buy 2 bags of maize, a lot of sugar and cooking fat. I also bought a steel door for my new house. I finally furnished the house using sofa sets that I bought in order to make my house complete.

I can say the biggest difference is that I am going to have sofa sets in my house and I can also feed well unlike before it was a hustle.

I was happy . I felt like God had answered my long awaited prayer.

When I received the transfer, my house by then had no sofa sets and it was small. Hence I embarked to expanding my house and buying a few household items. I bought raw materials and the remaining amount I spent to drill a bore hall.