"Receiving this money means building and sleeping ain a permanent iron roofed house. That will improve on my standard of living and elevate my status in the community. I currently sleep in a grass thatched house which is infested by termites making it very expensive to renovate on yearly basis because he grass for thatching is scarce."

"Given the fact that it is very difficult to get grass, my life has greatly changed because using these transfers, I was able to build a permanent house and get relieved from the burden of looking for the already scarce grass and all the time leaking roof in case of rains. My home now looks very beautiful and I am a happy man."

"I have a grass- thatched kitchen which is now very old.Whenever it rains,the roof leaks.I have always wanted to demolish it and build an iron-roofed one but I have never come by money enough to meet all our daily needs as well as buy building materials.Receiving this money therefore means that I will be able to build a better kitchen for my family.With the remaining amount,I will buy a heifer so that it will serve as a reminder that I once benefitted from GiveDirectly transfers."

"There is a big difference in my life now because I have got back my farm land after paying a debt using the transfer. I have also acquired materials for constructing an iron roofed house hence saving me from the struggle of replacing thatch for my hut yearly."

"Thank God with GD transfers I was able to buy iron sheets which I have used to replace my roof. The ones I had earlier was leaking and very old. I was not able on my own and when I received the transfers, I used it in this way."

"The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have a new house in my own compound. I had desired to put up a new house since I did not have a good income, I was not able to achieve the goal. I could not raise money to buy building materials needed to put up a house. This is because of my income from casual work which could not even meet our daily basic needs. With GD transfers, I was able to save the transfers to buy building materials such as iron sheets, nails, and timber which I used to put an iron-roofed house in my home. This makes me happy as a father."

"I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I want to replace my roof. The one I have now is old and the nails are coming off. The iron sheets used are also old and I know soon my roof will start leaking. This is why I want to buy iron sheets which I will use to replace the current roof for my safety."

"The biggest achievement of my life ever since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly is that I managed to build an iron-roofed house. Initially, I had a grass-roofed house that used to leak during the rainy season. I had no hopes of building one soon despite being depressed with the condition of the house I had previously. I thank Give Directly for their help, no one would have built me one, not even my relatives would have thought of helping me. May God bless them and give them more"

"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness knowing that I will be having an iron sheet roofed house because of hardships of maintaining a grass thatched house. In addition, there's peace of mind compared to before where stress was common due to difficulty in getting money to pay school fees."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness to see that I will soon have an iron sheet roofed house, that will be a good break from that leaking grass thatched house. "