"My greatest desire was to have a good and decent house to live with my family. However, I did not have enough financial resources to achieve this. I was forced to seek shelter from my neighbours whenever it rained since my grass thatched would leak uncontrollable. When I received this financial help, I resolved to build a new iron roofed house. I bought iron sheets, nails and building poles to construct the new house. Having a decent and iron roofed house to live with my family makes it to be the biggest difference in my daily life. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for helping me build my dream house."

"As you can see, I am currently leaving in a very small house. I have a big house which it's roof was damaged. The money will help me in buying iron sheets, cement to improve the floor of my house. I will also be able to buy beddings. I will also be able to buy food."

"Its been my desire to build a new house since my current house is grass thatched. However, for many years now, I have not not been able to upgrade it at my own cost. Receiving this transfer has uplifted my living standard because I managed to buy enough building materials such as iron sheets and building poles and constructed a new iron roofed house. I feel building this new iron roofed house is the biggest difference in my daily life. It would have taken me a long time to accomplish this dream."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that through this transfer, I built a new iron roofed house to live with my family. My old living house was in a pathetic condition. It would leak uncontrollable whenever it rained and I was not in a position to even renovate it. It's through the transfer that I purchased enough building materials such as iron sheets, nails and building poles and constructed the new house. I am grateful to GiveDirectly because without them, I would not have managed to build my new house."

"My major challenge has been that of lack of income which in return have made me to fail to maintain my house..My house does not have ironsheets and with the rains that have just started,,the roof is leaking and I'm unable to be at peace especially at night... The insufficient income has also made me to not have enough food for me and my children and failing to have good clothes and beddings.."

"Receiving this transfer means lessening the burden of begging from others for food as that's what keeps me going most times as I did not harvest enough food last growing season. The money received again will help me build a better house and put up an iron sheet roof so that when rains come the house should not be leaking like the one I am currently residing in"

"I spent 300 USD on dairy cow because I couldn't afford one before and this forced me to buy a liter of milk each day. 150 USD was spent on putting up a modern kitchen which is better off than one I had initially. The initial one was old and grass thatched and there is scarcity of roofing grass in our place. 15 Dollars was spent on three chicken layers as a familys income source, 90 USD on clothing, 10 USD on maize seeds and the rest on food."

"Before the coming of GiveDirectly, I was sheltering in a grass thatched hut. When I received my first transfer, I purchased building materials which include iron sheets, poles and nails to construct a new house. My new house is almost complete and soon I will be moving in. Had I not received this transfer, I would still be in my small hut. Thus building a new iron roofed house is the biggest difference in my daily life. It would have taken me years to achieve this."

"I spent part of my first transfer on buying some pieces of iron sheets, building poles, timber, and nails. This was for the construction of a new house since the old one was very small and in a poor state with a leaky roof, especially during winter seasons. I also bought some decent clothing for my children since the previous one were old and torn. With the remaining amount of money, I am using it in buying enough foodstuffs for my family,"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am building a decent and iron roofed house to live with my family. The previous house was not spacious enough and it was also grass thatched. Through the transfer, I bought enough iron sheets and building poles to facilitate its construction. I am in the process of finishing the construction and very soon I will move into it."