"Receiving this money means that I will be able to build an iron roofed house."

"Receiving thi money means paying off the debt that we got due to illness. In addition, receiving money means building iron roofed house. "

"I intend to use the money for building ironroofed house for my family, since i sleep under small grass thatched roof which some times leaks."

"This transfers i will use for building ironroofed house. My grass-thatched house is too small to accommodate the family members."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now live in iron roofed house unlike before when it was grass thatched hut. This house used to leak whenever it rained. I used to move and heap my belongings in one corner of the house in order to keep them safe from rainwater. I also no longer strain like I used to do in tea picking, a casual job. Working for 6 hours in difficult conditions like the scorching sun and cold spells was not enjoyable at all. Currently, I work half of these hours and still meet my familys needs at ease. This is because my work is supplemented with the money I receive from GiveDirectly."

"The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l can comfortably said that without GD l could still be sleeping at my brother's house, because l was not able to even put up a simple thatched roofed house like the one l have now. I am sleeping very comfortably on a bed and a mattress that l could not dream that on one day l will sleep on, just because of GD."

"I could have not managed much without GiveDirectly. I used to live in a small house with tilted, weakened walls and leacky roof. This posed a lot of danger to my family as it could fall on us any time. My children are able to continue with their education smoothly, than when they could be sent back home for school fees, stayed home, missed lessons and even exams."

"The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have a new iron-roofed house. I have always lived in a grass thatched house which has been too small for my family. We have always had to move seats at night so as to create sleeping space for my children and in most cases, if I had visitors, I would have to take some of my household properties outside at night. This has not been giving me peace because I have always tried to avoid any chance of someone visiting me. When I first received the transfer, I used part of it and saved to help in buying building materials. Right now, I have a house which I built as a result of my savings from GD transfers. I feel at peace anytime my children sleep because we have enough space in the house."

"Currently, I buy milk for family consumption and I find it so expensive since I do not have a reliable source of income. The moment when I received the money I used a portion of it to purchase a cow hoping that in the future after it has given birth I'll be able to get enough milk for family consumption and sell some in order to get extra income to enable me to meet the family needs comfortably. In addition to that, I also bought some pieces of iron sheets that I'm planning to use to renovate my roof. This is because the current roof is leaking and when it rains especially at night we are forced to wake up and pack the households in a safe corner where they won't be destroyed by rain."

"My son has always been sleeping at my neighbors' house since I live in a two-roomed house and culturally, we cannot sleep under the same roof because of his age. This has always affected his studies during the evening hours since he has to go there early due to security reasons. When I received my first transfers, I decided to use part of it in buying building materials like iron sheets, cement, timber, nails, doors, windows to use in building a house for my son and in paying a mason. I used the remaining amount to buy a cow. I settled on this since I will be selling the milk I will be getting and use the money I get in paying school fees for my children."