"I have erected a wall for an iron roofed house, this makes me proud because I am heading to a direction where I will no longer be hustling to replace thatch each year. Life in a grass thatched house is not easy because I have to replace thatch yearly yet it is becoming scare and more expensive."

"I spent a good amount from my second transfer to build a spacious house for my family. The one we were living in was small and its roof was leaking. This always made it dumb and unfit for our health. Also, I paid school fees for my children using some amount so that they would not be sent back home. I spent the remaining amount to buy two sacks of maize that would last us for some time."

"I have been buying milk daily. When I received my second transfer, I spent some amount to build a spacious kitchen for my family since the one we had was old and its roof was always leaking. Also, I bought a dairy cow as an added asset to my household. When it reproduces, we will have enough milk for our consumption. I spent the remaining amount to buy food and other household necessities for my family."

"I spent KES 22500 to purchase livestock. I bought a heifer and three goats which I am currently rearing in my homestead. I am hopeful that these livestock will reproduce and increase in number with time. I feel good because I now have something to rely on whenever I get a financial problem. Apart from that, I also spent KES 11950 to purchase a new bed and a new mattress. I replaced the old and worn out bedding that I have been using for many years. I also took KES 15000 to buy 20 pieces of iron sheets, timber and nails to renovate the roof of my house which was dilapidated and leaking during rains seasons. Lastly, I bought a few households needs such as foodstuffs as well as paying for other household expenses."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are now in school having paid all their school fees. It was always depressing me as a parent seeing my children sent from school because I had not paid their school fees. This situation worsened when most of my funds went into the hospital bills. I am also glad that my children now eat well now that I can buy enough food. These transfers came in time when I was recovering from a small accident I was involved in. Therefore, I could not work and provide enough food. I am also happy that I will soon move and live in a new iron roofed house that I am almost done building."

"The transfers has changed my life because I have been in position to raise a wall for an iron roofed three bed roomed house. I hope to work hard to get more money to add with my second transfer for completing this house. If I had not got these money, it would have taken me many year to get the money for building such a house."

"I now sleep in an iron roofed house that I constructed with the GiveDirectly transfers. I feel good in this house even when it is not yet complete because termites disturbed me in the hut I was sleeping , it could leak and was almost collapsing."

"I spent the money to purchase a dairy cow. I bought two pieces of mattresses and paid school fees for my five children who are in primary and nursery school respectively. I bought food for my family's consumption. I intend to use the remaining amount to replace the old leaking roofing into a new one."

"I am in the process of building a very nice spacious iron-roofed kitchen to serve as a granary for storing my grains and a cooking place too. Having this kitchen is an assuarity of not running at a loss to insect infestation. The kitchen will be spacious that can accommodate many bags of maize comfortably. I also have an ox that shall help me in cultivating my farm. My plan is also to get an income out of it by hiring to neighbors. All these have brought a difference in my thanks to GiveDirectly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is the new house I constructed in our household after receiving the second transfer. We had been living in a small house with it's roof leaking due to the poked holes which were already developing between the grass bundles which we used in roofing. We had to demolish the old hut and start the construction of a new one after buying 24 iron sheets. We are now living in a warmer and spacious house enough to accommodate all the members of my household. "