"I was so happy since my dream of improving my roof was fulfilled and i am so happy since i will no longer be sleeping in a leaking house thank you GD for changing my life"

"I have replaced the grass on the roof of my house with iron sheets. I can sleep comfortably without worrying about leaking whenever rains start"

"I have used the funds for improving my roof and i bought iron sheets since i do not want to be sleeping in a leaking house just like i used to do last year during the rainy season"

"I am very happy to be receiving this money because it will better my family's life. We have a bad roof and we struggle during the rainy season because the house leaks and it damages our property. We live on doing small farming jobs to sustain ourselves but I'm looking forward to starting a business selling fish"

"Finishing my house is what receiving this house means to me i built this house so that all my family members should sleep under the same roof but i got sick and i couldn't make enough money to finish this house, i would like to use the funds to buy enough cement and finish my house"

"The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of a decent and spacious house for my family. The house I own is in bad condition with a leaking roof and unable to sustain my entire family."

"I'm very happy to be receiving this money because it will greatly change my life. I plan on using this money to maintain my house. During the rainy seasons my family suffers because we don't have proper roofing and experience leakages in the house so I will use this money to buy iron sheets and we will be more at ease."

"Frankly speaking, i never thought something like this could happen. With the funds, i plan to build a concrete house with iron sheets roof. I will also buy food and some kitchen utensils. I have been desiring to sleep on mattress and this is also my chance to have one."

"Receiving this money means a lot and my life will be improved. I want to roof my house with ironsheets. This has been my dream but since i couldnt afford i had to persevere and stay in this house."

"I have desired to own a decent house for my family but this has never been possible for me due to financial instability. This has made me live a desperate life to the extent of borrowing some pieces of iron sheets to cover parts of my house's roof because it was leaking. With the arrival of GiveDirectly in our village, I am now optimistic that, soon I will be able to construct a spacious and decent house. To accomplish this, I intend to spend utmost 30000 shillings. On the other hand, I also plan to use 15000 shillings to buy a modern bed plus a mattress to replace the old beddings and the roped bed. The remaining amount will help me to buy livestock to have a long term project. This will change my livelihood for the better, a transformation that I have wished for a long time."