The difference in my life in the last month is that I have never lacked what to eat in my house. Before the transfers, I used to go without food on many occasions because of my low income from casual work. I do not have anyone to help me out so I would struggle by myself to get food. As a result, I missed so many meals but GD transfers have changed my life because have always had food to eat. Thanks to GD for the transfers.

My new goal in the next four months is to plaster the house. Incase God grants me a long life, I would not want to budget again for another house. This is why I want to plaster my house to make it strong and durable.

The fact that I have an iron-roofed house is a miracle in my life. As a widow who only depend on a small income from farming, I did not now I would ever manage to build a new house after the death of my husband. I had decided I will die in the house my husband left me in. When I started receiving these transfers, I used them on buying building material which I use on putting up a new house. Thanks to GD

I expect my life to change in the six months in that I will have plastered my house. I want to save part of my monthly transfers so that I may be able to buy building materials for plastering the house. I know I will achieve it because GD will never fail to send the money

My life is now different from how it was four months ago because I eat clean food. I no longer prepare my meals in open-air. This after I managed to construct a kitchen. I no longer congest my already congested main house in the name of preparing food.

My new goal is to expand my current house that is too small to comfortably accommodate my large family. When I have a bigger house, I will have room to buy other household assets like furniture.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I managed to construct a kitchen where I can cook from. I have ceased from cooking outside under trees with was so unhealthy because of the dust, the winds, besides being inconveniencing as you cannot prepare food any time you want. You have to consider the weather condition at that time. I am happy I am now feeding on healthy foods and I can now prepare the food at any time I wish.

In the next six months, I am hoping that I shall have started saving some money for the purpose of expanding my current house that is so small and uncomfortable for my big family.

Currently, my life is different than it was four months ago because my involvement in casual jobs is not as intense as it was before. From the transfers, I have been able to easily buy food for my household thus we have never gone to sleep hungry. In the past, we could occasionally sleep hungry due to lack of food.

In the next four months, my additional goal is to build a new and decent house. I shall save some of my transfers to buy iron sheets and other building materials which will be used for the construction of my house. The house I am currently living in is small and yet I do not have even an external kitchen.

The biggest difference in my in the last four months preceding the current transfer is the assurance of monthly income. I have been able to plan well on how to spend it on buying food for my household. It has also made my life better since I do not need to fully depend on hard labor. Although I continue to do casual jobs to supplement my household's income, the rate at which I go for casual jobs has greatly gone down.

In the next six months, I expect my new house to be fully built. This will bring a big change in my life since in it there will be a kitchen and another room for my visitors. I shall, therefore, be able to stay till late at night as I catch up with my visitors. I have always been afraid to stay till late with the visitors because I always have to take them to the neighborhood where they often sleep.

My life is different because right now I have a shelter for myself that is more descent than what I used to have before. I initially used to sleep in a grass thatched house that could easily collapse on me especially during rainy seasons, but right now I do not have to fear for such calamities anymore.

Right now I am planning to buy a few livestock that I will be able to rear within my compound and God willing I should be able to make some profits by selling them out in the future. I want to sort out by buying a sheep that will definitely give birth and the more it gives birth, the more livestock I will have which then translates to more income in the future.

I have been able to build a house for myself using the little cash that I have been receiving from the organization over the past eight months. I started by making some little savings every month and finally I topped up with some cash that I had from my small scale business. Owning a house has always been an elusive dream for me for quite a long time and the main reason why I have never been to build a house is due to lack of a stable income that could enable me complete such a project.

I think in the near future I will start using better fertilizers from one acre fund that I have always not been able to use due to their high prices. The high quality fertilizers will enable me get more farm harvest at the end of the planting season which will then translate to more food for the family.

My life has brightened up because I know every month I will receive from Give Directly. I just don't live for the moment like I used to before I started receiving the money.

I would want to buy sand, cement and iron sheet so that I maybe be able to plaster and expand my house.

I have hope in my life that it will turn out to be bright and meet my goals because of the money I receive.

Apart from earlier goals, I would want to make my house semi-permanent by plastering it.