"My new goal in the next four months is to renovate my kitchen whose roof is leaking. I want to use these savings to buy building my materials such as iron sheets and nails to use in replacing the kitchen roof."

"Owning the house is the biggest difference in my daily life. I have been longing to build a big house but due to my financial status, I could not afford it. My previous house was a small hut which was grass-thatched and in a very poor condition. Whenever it rained it was hectic because of the leaking roof. My children also had difficulty finding a nice place to sleep. They were forced to sleep at my neighbor's house of which they felt uncomfortable. After completion of my house, the problem was solved. Secondly, whenever they wanted to study, they found it hard because the house was not spacious and due to this reason it was affecting their academic performance. Nowadays, they are studying comfortably without any interference."

"Receiving this money means buying basic necessities that are lacking in my household like bedding, utensils, clothes,to mention. Currently, I have very few utensils, I sleep on pieces of an old matress and torn bed sheets.The balance of the money, I will spend it on constructing a permanent house that is iron roofed in order to avoid the stress of thatching houses every year. The house I sleep in is grass thatched and termites are destroying it on daily basis. "

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that l managed to buy building materials and built a kitchen where I now have a nice and neat place to cook in as compared to before when I was cooking out side the house which was a great challenge during rainy and windy seasons . I now have a very comfortable place to keep calves and poultry as compared to before when I was sleeping with them under one roof, this was very uncomfortable because there was a very bad smell coming from the main house caused by them."

"Receiving this money means I will be able to build an iron roofed house. Maintaining one which is grass thatched is hard based on the fact that grass is scarce these days. "

"Receiving this money means that I will have money to purchase building materials.I have a small hut which serves as my family's kitchen but it is old and during the rain season the grass-thatched roof leaks.My spouse and I have always been wondering where to get money to build a better house so that my current house becomes our kitchen;and GiveDirectly came to the rescue with the transfers.With the remaining money,I will be able to fulfil the other basic needs that my family lacks."

"I spent my entire second transfer to buy twenty five pieces of iron sheets, timber, nails and pay labor that I used to roof my big house."

"In my opinion, Give Directly really changed a lot of things in my life and in the lives of other villagers. It really changed the outlook of the village from the old traditional grass-thatched huts to the current modern corrugated iron-sheet-roofed houses. Not only is the outlook that the money transformed but also in every household, the recipients were able to purchase other accessories and home appliances which have really been of importance in their day to day lives. Many are now owning milk-producing cows unlike before when they were much into buying. After somehow getting used to receiving the transfers which really triggered the generation of ideas, we still feel that GiveDIrectly would have continued with the same spirit over time to see us fully developed over time"

"My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because I have cattle to depend on in case of any emergency. I can sell them and meet my needs. I do not have to over depend on my relatives. I also believe that soon, my iron-roofed house shall have been erected after buying building materials."

"I live in a small hut which I share with my chicken.I have always dreamt of keeping chicken in large scale for commercial purposes ie sale of eggs that is why I decided to share my small house with them since I have not been able to build a poultry house.When I heard about Givedirectly transfers,I was elated because I knew that my dream of building a good poultry house and increasing the number of chicken will be made a reality.Receiving this money also means that I will be able to build an iron-roofed house so that my current house will serve as a kitchen"