My life is currently different because I now have a decent house to live in with my family. Were it not for this financial help from GiveDirectly, then I would still be in my old, small and grass thatched house.The money has also enabled me to pay for my sisters medical bills and surgery after she was diagnosed with an a serious illness. This had made her studies to be discontinued. I am happy that she is now doing well and comfortably in school having received specialized treatment through this money.

GiveDirectly has done well in supporting us who were needy and helping us achieve our financial goals. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly doesn't do well.

As farmer it's been my desire to buy some tools that would aid me in my farming. Thus when I received my second transfer, I purchased a pair of oxen for the purpose of helping me in ploughing my farm on time. In addition, my sister had been suffering from an illness that made her unable to continue with her studies.Thus I spent a portion to seek for a specialized medical attention from where a surgery was done and she has now resumed her studies. I also did some shopping for my children on clothing and also bought foodstuffs for them as well as paying for some household expenses.

The house which I was previously living in was not spacious enough to accommodate my family. It is through the GiveDirectly money that I was able to buy enough materials to set up a new spacious house and the small old house will be my store and kitchen. Getting a new house is the biggest achievement for I never thought of building at all for it was costly.

I've been anxiously waiting for the notification from GiveDirectly and I was constantly going through my messages until I bumped into one that morning. As I read through, I confirmed that it was from GiveDirectly and finally my transfer had been sent. I was very happy and smiled all the way.

The house that I was previously living in was not spacious enough as the store, kitchen and living room were all under one roof. Thus on receiving the transfer, I spent part of it to buy iron sheets and enough materials to construct a new spacious house that would comfortably accommodate my family. The old one serves as a kitchen and a store. My husband is also operating a small restaurant in town and he was running short in supply of the stock of goods to run it,thus a percentage of the transfer was spent on purchasing enough stock for the restaurant, for it is the only source that we get income from, boosting it by increasing stock will increase income for us. On the remaining amount, I bought a new wooden bed for us, since the one were using was old and worn out.