"I was able to build a kitchen. I no longer worry now about leaking roofs and cold. Without the transfers, I wouldn't have built a new kitchen!. We used to stay in a mud-walled and flour and grass-thatched house that used to be so terrible and leaky during the rainy season. In fact, the floor of the house would sometime be filled by water sipping from the ground due to too much rain."

"We have been able to provide for our families effectively, purchasing livestock as assets and most importantly, building better iron-roofed houses thus enjoying good shelter. I love how GiveDirectly made the community well aware of their support, made clear guidelines on the intended person and maintained it. GiveDirectly is honest and transparent and ready to help the needy I urge them to continue with the same."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well in uplifting our lives which were miserable before enrollment. We have been able to provide for our families effectively, purchasing livestock as assets and most importantly, building better iron-roofed houses thus enjoying good shelter. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well"

"The biggest difference in my life is that l am now staying in a iron roofed house where I am never worried about rainnny seasons compared to before when I used to be worried more so when it used to rain when I was not at home. I have earn a name in the village, I am now able to interact, socialize and share with my agemates something that I was just longing for."

"If I could not receive cash transfer from give directly I could not have managed to put up a nice spacious iron roofed house as I did. I could still be staying in a very small a grass-thatched leaking house and i very sure by now it could have fallen down. I am very grateful to Give directly for changing my life."

"My greatest desire has always been to be self-reliant, at the moment I baby-seat my grandchildren so that I get paid. And because their parents work in Mombasa, I am left with full responsibility of caring for them. The money they send is only enough to cater for kids' basic needs like food and clothing, -leaving none for other necessities like house improvement and health care. Receiving this money will enable me to attain independence and be in a position to meet my needs and that of my husband adequately. My husband suffers from hearing difficulties and this money will assist in meeting his medical needs. Additionally, my roof is partly covered with iron sheets, and therefore I intend to purchase the deficit thus guaranteeing my household warmth and peaceful nights."

"Receiving this money means a dignified retirement for me. I do not want to spend my remaining days on earth living in poverty and over reliance on my children. Thus, much of my transfers will be invested in indigenous livestock specifically cows and goats to serve as financial security for future needs. I will also replace my roof which is old and tattered so I can sleep in a safe house."

"I am very grateful to Give Directly because I am staying in a big house and this is my biggest achievement. I have been saving part of my monthly transfers in our merry go round group with the intention of building a better house. I used to live in a small one-roomed house thus there was no privacy at all. The roof was also leaking since it was made of grass. When I received my money from our merry go round I decided to buy building material. I tell you this was my happiest day ever in my life. I hired the builder and gave him instructions about the kind of house I want. Today I am happily staying in a spacious decent house together with my family."

"I spent my transfer to renovated the roof of my house which was leaking . I am happy that nowadays I no longer worry of my house being rained on, mostly in rainy days . I bought three goats and there medications. I paid school fees for my child who is in primary and bought food for my family's consumption as well. I have saved remaining amount."

"In the next four months, I plan to buy building materials such as iron sheets and nails which I will use to replace the roof I have now. The one I have now is leaking and the iron sheets used are rusty. My fear is one day, the roof will be blown away by the strong winds in my area. Before that happens, I want to act to avoid that kind of shame."