My greatest desire was to build a decent house. This is why I gave it the first priority when I first got my transfers. Initially, raising enough amount to build a house was very difficult. I am a businessman, I collect and sell firewood. The little money that I was earning from this business was not enough to do a big project like building a house. I could only manage to cater for the daily basic needs such as food. I was left with nothing to save to do a meaningful project such as constructing a permanent house. I thank GiveDirectly for their financial support. The transfers enabled me to purchase enough building materials. I bought iron sheets and building poles. Without their support, I couldn't have built the house I am living in currently. It is a decent iron-roofed house that is spacious enough. According to me, the house is the biggest difference in my daily life.

I received the transfer message early that morning as I was preparing to go to my casual job site. When I checked the message, I realized that it was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received my first transfer. I was greatly overjoyed. It really came as a surprise and I couldn't contain my joy. I was now hopeful that I would now fulfil my greatest goal of building a decent house.

I spent a larger portion of my transfer on buying building materials. I am planning to build a new house because my previous house was in a very bad condition. Immediately I received the first transfer, I purchased the materials and I am now in the process of building a decent one. At least I will now have a decent house for my family. In addition to this, I also purchased two heifers which I am currently rearing in my homestead. My expectation is that these heifers will reproduce when they mature. I will be getting milk for my family's consumption and even sell the surplus and earn an income. I spent the remaining amount to purchase a few household needs such buying foodstuffs and also paying for my daily household expenses.