"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means a descent and a spacious house for my family. The current house I live in is in pathetic condition given that it's old and the roof is now leaking. I am planning to use 500 dollars from the transfer to renovate my house and convert it into a permanent one. I will use a further 300 dollars to buy two indigenous dairy cows each valued at 150 dollars. The milk produced will be for domestic consumption and for sale. Doing this will give me the peace of mind I have always desired."

"I spent the money on housing materials, we are building a house so thats where most of the money is going. roofing, cement and bricks."

"My parent died 14 years ago. They left me with nothing. In all these 14 years I have been struggling to make a living. Barely making it. I used to live in a small dingy grass roofed shack. I can not even call it a house. I have finally been able to buy materials to build a house to live in. Give Directly made that possible. I am forever grateful for this opportunity. I can not thank you enough for changing my life this way. My house is almost finished thanks to you."

"In my community, most people used to live in grass thatched houses. We had no money to fix them. Since receiving this transfer my village has been transformed. Most of us now live in sturdy, well built, iron sheet roofed houses."

"I spent the transfers on buying doors,windows, and a roof for my house as we speak I have finished building the house. So the money left will be paying off for construction and buying food."

"I spent the transfers on mattress for my children, roofing, brick making machine and 18 bags of maize. My husband is a builder so all I did was buy what will be needed to build the house. When he is done with his other projects he will start working on building our home"

"My life is different now because I never thought I would be able to have a house with proper roofing. And things used to be so difficult for me before the transfers and now with the transfers I no longer suffer to provide myself basic needs."

"I spent the transfers on food and buying roofing, I also managed to get bricks made and bought some cement as well. Now that I have everything to build a house I have started on construction so the last transfers will be spent on paying for labour."

"For all those years I have been sheltering under a small temporary hut with a very old roof. I have been aspiring to construct a modern one but because of financial difficulties could not afford to purchase the necessary materials. Being a widow and a family breadwinner has not been easy at all. I have been straining to make ends meet which was not attainable most of the days. Therefore having a spacious house would take years for me to accomplish this goal. For all that time some of my children had to seek shelter from their friends since they are adults and they needed privacy as well. Also according to my culture, it is taboo to share a room with your children who are mature. This situation frustrated me alt as the parent but then I had no option. I am happy and proud own because I managed to construct a decent spacious house that can accommodate all my children and even host a visitor and I feel it makes the biggest difference in my daily life."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now happier and very hopeful. I am now sleeping under a very decent shelter that is spacious enough with long-lasting roofing. Being in a polygamous marriage life has never been easy. We have been sleeping under one small house together with my other two cowives and our children had to seek shelter from their friends. This was always frustrating because we have never experience the joy of living with our children under one roof. This is because since our spouse passed on some years back, each one of us has been struggling to make sure the children get their daily bread. Which sometimes was not achievable and therefore constructing my own hose was still a dream to me. However, after receiving the cash transfer, I had to prioritize building a new house which for now my life has been so good. My children no longer have to seek shelter from friends I stead, we are sheltering one roof."