"Building a new home with a bigger space is the greatest achievement I have had so far. I used to live in a house that was in a very bad condition. The walls had cracks and the roof always leaked during the rainy season. Due to my lowly financial status, I couldn't save enough money for this purpose. However, much I wanted to reach this goal, I had to wait. GiveDirectly assistance finally came through. I couldn't believe to have bought the required building materials at ago. I am now in the process of constructing a new one which gives me so much peace that I didn't have previously."

"In my opinion, GiveDirectly has been of great impact to us in my village in numerous ways. First, most of us have cows both dairy and oxen. With the oxen, we are assured of consuming less time in ploughing our farms and also getting some good harvests. This is because we have been using our own hand in preparing our farms which were very tiresome and we couldn't finish plough most of our farms. To add to that, the majority of us now have some good permanent houses which are iron roofed. The previous ones were small huts which were ever leaking whenever it could rain. In addition, most of the people in my village now are running businesses which is the additional income in their daily lives. Previously, we used to depend on casual jobs only which was a bit difficult for some of us to have such an opportunity. In addition to this Lastly, our children are now studying without any difficulties. According to me, I do not see any sector that GiveDirectly failed us."

"Longing for a new iron sheet house for the longest time was my biggest lower point in life . I actually succeeded to renovate the roof of my two houses that is my children's and our main house using the transfer from GiveDirectly. This has made my life to be totally different considering the fact that the previous one had a leaking roof. I had no hopes of constructing them since the little amount of money we were earning was majorly spent on paying school fees for my children and meeting their basic needs. I am now happy since we sleep under a new iron-roofed house hence mostly my children no longer worry of their books being rained on or staying in a wet house full of water and mud."

"When I received my recent transfers, I paid school fees for my son. Besides that, I also used part of the balance Kes 20,000 to purchase poles, sisal twine and nails to be used to construct a house for my household given that I am the second wife and my husband is way old that he can no longer work to support us. The amount that remained was Kes 13,000 and it was not enough to purchase timber and iron sheet for roofing so I decided to save it and wait for the second transfer so that I can add to it and purchase roofing materials."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been in position to continue with the construction of my permanent house. This transfer helped me to build my house from the window level to the roofing level and I plan to roof it with the second transfer. Previously, I had started constructing my house but it stopped at the window level because I didn't have enough money to proceed with the construction. Being a single mother, I had to prioritized my children's education."

"This financial support has made it possible for me to construct an iron roofed house. My house is currently at the roofing level and I hope to complete it with the second transfer. Once the new house is complete, I will relieved from the burden of renovating my hut. I am currently sleeping in a grass thatched hut that requires renovation twice annually."

"I am in the process of constructing an iron roofed house, I have already raised the wall with the first money with hope of completing it with the second transfer. To me this is a big difference because I currently sleep in the leaky grass thatched house. I have challenges when it comes to renovating this house , It is very expensive to buy poles and thatch."

"This transfer is going to enable me construct a decent kitchen for my family since I have already purchased construction materials. I am currently cooking in a grass thatched kitchen that I renovate yearly yet thatch is scare. The grass thatched roof is a home for rats, termites and lizards which are not healthy to have in a kitchen."

"There is a difference in my home now because this transfer has enabled me to purchase material that I will use to contruct an iron roofed house. I wouldn't have done this if it was not for the GD transfers."

"My life has greatly changed and it is currently different after receiving my transfers since I have built a decent spacious house. I now live in a decent iron-roofed house which has boosted my self-esteem in society and given better comfort. This is a dream that I could not have fulfilled at my own cost. I feel it dawned at an older age. I had for long wished to live in a decent house but my overwhelming family needs never gave me a chance to build one. I had struggled to provide for my family which I could manage to meet with my small business profits and selling of farm produce. My house got older and older thus started cracking and weak a situation that was becoming uncomfortable for me. With my age, I lost hope of building a decent house but I thank GiveDirectly since they made it possible for me."