My life is different from how it would have been if I never received this transfer in that I bought a pair of oxen. I anticipate that this pair will be very useful in cultivating my farm since they will be able to finish a bigger area in few days as compared tilling the land by myself or practicing labor exchange at I have completed training them. Planting a bigger piece of land will tackle food security in my household. On the other-hand, I shall no longer stay in a leaky grass thatched house after building a decent spacious iron sheet house . Thanks to GiveDirectly.

GiveDirectly did well by giving my community members money which had no conditions on how to spend it . Therefore , most of us who benefited from the money made sure to use the money on the things they lacked the most like new houses , household items. There is nothing wrong which GiveDirectly did at its work.

I spent my second transfer to buy a pair of oxen . I am happy that I would be able to cultivate a larger piece of my farm on time unlike before when I practiced labor exchange which brought about delay in working on my farm. I bought building material such as timbers and nails that facilitated the construction of my new house . The remaining amount I bought food.

I was previously sheltering in an old house which was grass thatched and also was in a state of collapsing. My dream was to live in a decent shelter but because I could not afford to buy any of the building materials, I had to continue living in this house. When I received my transfer, I spent a larger portion of it to purchase enough building materials which include 26 pieces of iron sheets, building poles and other materials, including paying the mason for his job. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for offering this financial support to us. At least now I was able to build a new iron-roofed house and thus upgraded from the grass thatched house. To me, building a new decent house for my family is the biggest difference in my daily life.

I saw the transfer notification early in the morning, on checking to confirm, the message was from GiveDirectly informing me that I had received my first transfer. I felt happy as I began to plan on how I would use this money to impact my life.

I spent KES 22000 from my first transfer to purchase a cow as I did not have any livestock in my homestead before. Looking at my financial status, I couldn't have acquired any of them. It's only through GiveDirectly that I was able to buy the cow. I am expecting it to reproduce and I will be getting milk for our consumption and for sale to earn an income. I also took KES 26500 to purchase 26 pieces of iron sheets, building poles and other materials to facilitate the construction of a new house. I was living in a house that was in a very bad condition as it was grass-thatched and living in it was just horrible. I was not at peace at all though there was nothing I could do to save my situation because I could not afford to buy any of these materials. I am expecting it to be ready soon and move into it. I spent the remaining amount to cater for my household needs such as buying foodstuffs as well as paying for other household expenses.