"I spent my second transfer on purchasing 26 pieces of iron sheet worth 16900 KES because I was intending to correct the badly shaped roof of my house. Though the repair is yet to be done, I look forward to having a smartly roofed house and thus regain prestige from my family and the immediate community. Additionally, I used the transfer to prepare my farm, buy maize and bean seeds and planted so as to attract adequate food for my family in the future. Finally, I used some of the transfers on buying 3 sacs of maize for consumption since we had no more in the store, and subsequently we have enough food for our family. I greatly thank GD."

"The biggest difference is that I now live in a better house. I have an iron-roofed house and instead of a leaking roof like before I know have gutters and can harvest rainwater. This makes my family comfortable and that makes me a proud and happy man."

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

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

"Receiving this money means building iron roofed house for my family."

"My life is different now since I have an iron roofed house as compared to past when I used to live in a grass thatched house. I built a two-roomed house which can now accommodate all my family members .In the past, my children used to do their homework in the kitchen and at times I disturb them with the house chores, but now they can do their homework in the new house without any disturbance."

"Previously I had a grass thatched house which was leaking. Having young kids it was so devastating to see my children being rained on especially during the rainy season. The moment I received the first transfer I spent a larger portion on building materials which I have already used to construct a decent iron roof house. In addition to that, my third born child sat for the primary national examinations last year, and she performed well. So I used a portion of the money to both purchases for the school requirement and to pay for the whole year's school fee."

"I used my second transfer to buy a cow worth 35000 KSH. Owning a cow has always been my dream since milk is a stable food in my community, i can now supply enough milk for my family and the surplus milk i usually sell to earn an income. I also used part of the transfer to pay school fees for my child who was joining primary school since i have always thought of giving quality education for her and finally used the remaining amount to buy iron sheets for my mother. My mother has always lived in a grass- thatched kitchen so it was a good time to built an iron- roofed house."

"I was staying in a grass-roofed house which was almost falling off and it was seriously leaking when it rained, the walls had also become weak and were almost collapsing. Immediately I received my transfer from Give Directly I decided to plaster the walls so that they become decent and stronger. I also bought a steel door and windows to replace the old wooden ones and the remaining amount I bought a cow for rearing."

"I started constructing a house with my first transfer and I left it half way, as funds were not enough. My house has had a leaking roof for a while. My husband does not make enough money to be able to build us a house. He has to cater for school fees for our children and also feed the family. This forced us to bear with the situation of a leaking roof in an old house. I am happy we can now have a new home with no leaks. I have invested most of the second transfer in completion of the house. I also hope that I will be left with some cash from the construction, so that I can purchase a goat for agriculture. I hope the goat I buy can procreate and give me more goats, which I can sell in future and buy a cow. This will assist me to generate wealth and live a better life with my family."