Yes, I have new goals that I didn't have before. My new goals was to complete my house construction, and fund my wife education. Because, for too long I have been living in rental house. With the help of GiveDirectly financial assistance I completed my house. I will be able to save sufficient finance that I can used to cover the cost of my family basic needs.

In my opinion,GiveDirectly is doing well in giving financial assistance to poor people.This approach of helping poor people should continue.

I spent my most recent transferred to purchase cement to plaster my house. Also,I been suffering from typhoid fever for a very long time, so I used portion of my transfer to paid my medical bills. The remaining amount I used it to fund my wife secondary education.

After having shower in the morning hours in preparation for my job as a class room teacher, it was a day as regular as others or as I would suppose it would be. While walking to my job site, Segbeh Brooks Elementary and Junior High School, one of the only two public schools in the area, I received an alert on my mobile phone which I didn't even verify because I thought it not to be so important. I got to work, did my first round of teaching in few classes and decided to take some rest. As I sat there, I remembered the alert I heard on my way to work and decided to see what it was after several hours. Upon first gaze, I lept for joy, could hardly control my emotions due to the excitement but remembered it was a school premises so I managed to control myself. The rest of my day was just so joyful because I was overwhelmed with what I saw. I can't find words to adequately express how really I felt. It was like a miracle and I'm grateful.

My life has changed positively since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly. I'm now more respected in my family than ever before, I have some financial independence and don't need to take salary advance and practically finish my pay on credit before it even lands in my hands. My pick of the bunch is the fact that I now have contractors working day after day to finish my house project. That is a massive gain for me.

I had started erecting a new structure, a house but couldn't finish it due to lack of funding. My project sat uncompleted for over 4 years until I received my first transfer. Now my project is back in full swing and is nearing completion. My house has been fully roofed and in good shape pending completion of doors and windows. It has been my dream to own a place and thanks to GiveDirectly, in the soonest possible time, I will be a house owner.