"Upon receiving my second transfer, I decided to upgrade my house. I had been living in a grass-thatched house for quite a long time and I felt it was the opportune time to transition. So I spent Kes 25,000 to upgrade to an iron-roofed house. The remaining amount I gave my daughter to pay her school fees to prevent her from being sent home for school fees."

"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. In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well in its way of giving support. I love the fact that they are transparent and so inclusive, GiveDirectly is transparent and independent, I urge them to continue this way."

"I am growing older and older thus engaging in daily chores and causal jobs is becoming challenging. I had built a small house while I was still stronger. By then it was pretty and spacious enough for us but as time went by it turned smaller and older. This made it uncomfortable for us and the leaking roof made it worse to stay in. I had a plan to build a more decent house before, a dream that I never saw it coming through since my daily household needs grew higher forcing me to spend much of my wages on. I totally lost hope of building another one as I got older and accepted to stay in my pitiable conditions. When I received my transfer I felt it had dawned on my life. I no longer worry about a leaking roof. Currently, I live under a decent spacious iron-roofed house courtesy of GiveDirectly. Being able to fulfill this at my age is the biggest difference in my daily life."

"My house had taken over 8 years at the beam level because I couldn't continue with the construction due to shortage of funds. However, having received money from GiveDirectly, I was in position to acquire all the needed irons and my house has successfully been roofed. Secondly, I hired a piece of land to boost my crop production since the two pieces we had couldn't produce enough yields to support my family."

"My daily life's biggest difference is seeing that I beautified my house by buying metallic doors and windows that are bugler proof. This will help me curb the theft vice in the area and get enough fresh air into the house. Prior to getting this money my house had one entry and exit wooden door (in most cases would be broken by thieves) and I had completely shut out the other side of the door and windows since I had no meant to fit those sides."

"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 leaking house and very sure by now it could have fallen down. I am very grateful to Give directly for changing my life."

"I spent the money I received on building a house to improve from the mudwalled hut to a more spacious timber walled house. I bought timber and spent the rest on roofing sheets and labor. I did this because of the inconvenience of living in a mud-walled house that has to be smeared all the time. Maintaining the hut was laborious and even too small for my growing family. I am glad to have been able to do this for the good of my family."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is having managed to roof, shut and plaster my house. This has beautified my home. Prior to getting this transfer, my husband had opted to get a salary loan since he is a civil worker(Policeman)."

"The life I am currently living is incomparably different from the life I would be living if I had never received the transfer from GiveDirectly. The leaking roof I was used to in my old house is no more, a reason enough to smile and be thankful to give directions for the generous support they gave us."

"Had it not been for the financial support which I received from GiveDirectly, I would still be sheltering in my old house which was weak and its roof dilapidated. As of now, I managed to construct a decent iron-roofed house which has changed my life. I feel happy living in a decent place with no worries about any weather change. Besides that, I am training to be a tailor. Purchasing a sewing machine using the transfer is a big step towards achieving this dream. Soon, I will open my own tailoring shop that will be my main source of income. I have also saved a portion of the money to help my husband start a carpentry workshop. Our family goals come first and through this business, we are hoping to achieve even more goals."