"Since I have been yearning to own a better house, I spent part of first transfer on buying some building materials which include, building poles at KES 7000, iron sheets KES 12000, timber, nails, and threads at KES 3000. This was definitely for the construction of a modern house because the previous one was a traditional hut with a damaged roof. Also, I bought three bales of maize flour, beans, and enough vegetables. In addition, I gave my son KES 2000 of my transfer for his upkeep since he was jobless."

"The biggest difference in my life is that I now have proper shelter and live a happy life with my family. Previously, the house that I had was leaking and I would spent whole night awake due to the condition roof. Through the transfer, I will no longer spend a lot of money repairing my house every year because I was able to construct an iron roofed house."

"I want to do house maintenance. my house does not have Iron sheets. I want to buy Iron sheets to fix the roof and also the floor by buying cement. it will also mean buying fertilizer for my farm ."

"I am so happy to receive these funds from GD. I will use this money to buy Iron sheets so that I improve my house roof"

"Receiving this money from GiveDirectly means a descent and furnished house for my family. For many years now, I have been living under a grass thatched house with a leaking roof. This has been causing lots of discomfort and illness especially during the rainy seasons. After completing my house, I'm planning to buy a matress and a bed. I have never slept on a descent bed and a matress. I'm planning to use the balance to cater for my daughter's school fees. My daughter is in secondary school, however she has been on and off from school due to the lack of school fees. Getting this transfer from GiveDirectly means my daughter will have enough study time in school translating to improved academic performance."

"The biggest difference this transfer has made to me is that Iam now able to have 3 meals a day with my family. This is something I used to struggle to do. Additionally, I will own a good house roofed with iron sheets."

"I spent KES 20000 from my transfer to pay school fees for my children. We settled on this so that they would not be sent back home due to huge fee arrears. Also, I spent around KES 18000 to buy some building materials to use in building a kitchen for my family and paid for the labor. We decided to build an iron roofed kitchen since the one we had was old and the roof was always leaking during the rainy season. I used the remaining amount to buy clothes and food for my family."

"The biggest difference in my life is the fact that I was able to acquire the buildings materials for the construction of my children house. I am about to put up the roof and very soon they will be sleeping in a separate house something that will restore the privacy and dignity that I have not been enjoying for a very long time."

"The biggest difference is that I am living a happy life with my family after constructing a decent shelter. I will no longer suffer the burden of spending sleepless nights with my children due to the leaking roof."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is I will be able to stay happily in a decent house with my family after completing putting up the roof of my house. This will restore the joy that I have lost for a year after my house collapsed."