Our new goal is to complete the construction of our house and to buy more gutters for collecting rainwater. We also have a goal of buying furniture for our house. We had put some effort before building the house, but we did not manage to complete it. There are a few things that still need to be done. We have, however, moved into it. We had managed to buy some gutters and a water tank with the second transfer but the gutters were not enough. We would like to buy more so that we can collect enough rainwater. We also want to buy the furniture because we do not have them. We are still a young family and we have not managed to buy them. To achieve the said goals, we plan to first finish repaying the loan that we took so that we can concentrate on the developments.

GiveDirectly did well because they changed the lives of the people in the community for the better. Most of the people in my area had round grass-thatched houses but most of them were able to build new houses that are roofed with iron sheets when they got the transfers from GiveDirectly. Others were able to pay school fees for their children and some bought livestock that they did not have. Their living standards have hence been upgraded. I do not see anything wrong with the way they do their work.

We spent most of the second transfer on buying a water tank and some gutters. We bought the tank at KES 28000. We bought them so that we can be able to collect clean rainwater for our household use. We usually experience a prolonged dry season in our area and hence getting water is usually quite a challenge. The river is too far and we usually buy water, especially when the dry season persists. We were not able to buy the tank before because we did not have the money to do so. I have trained as a secondary school teacher but I have not gotten a job. My husband on the other end is a soldier. We had taken a loan for constructing the house and we have not finished repaying it. So the money from GiveDirectly helped us in accomplishing the plans that we had left pending for a while. We are glad that it has rained a bit and hence we have water for our use. We hence no longer incur a lot of costs buying it. With the remaining amount of money, we used it in buying foodstuffs. Thank you so much for the support.

Receiving a notification message that informed me of the receipt of my first transfer brought forth the greatest joy in my family. I was alone at home that morning but the great joy could not allow me to stay indoors but had to contact other neighboring households to confirm whether they had received the same news. I also called my husband who had been away to his workplace and he was equally excited as we had great goals that we needed to initiate after receiving the transfer. Our priority was to complete the construction that we had been doing at home and had to send some amount from the transfer to my husband so that he could purchase some of the construction materials that we were still missing on his way home.

The biggest difference in my daily life after receiving the transfer is the great boost on the construction work. We are all glad in the household that the interior part of our new house is now complete, and currently looking forward to sourcing other finances that will help us in applying pains and plastering of the outside walls. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the generous support that has made our dream of moving into the new house a reality.

Our construction of a two-bedroom house that we started six months ago had been running smoothly but slowly since we had been looking for the finances to use bit by bit in obtaining materials. Receiving this transfer was a boost on the construction work as we spent KES41000 on obtaining paints, several bags of cement, and settling the labor charges. We had been hoping to see the construction complete, and even though we used a huge portion from the transfer on furthering the construction, we still need more since the two-bedroom is turning out to be bigger than we thought. I also spent KES9000 on obtaining new clothing for my husband, my two children, and also mine as everyone needed at least a new pair. With the remaining KES4000, I purchased household goods that included foodstuff and other kitchenware that was still missing. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for the great support that has boosted our construction work and also enabled us to add some food to our baskets.