Immediately after receiving my latest transfer, I developed a new goal of saving part of my transfer to pay school fees for my daughter. She is currently in secondary school. In my life, I depend on charcoal burning as my source of livelihood. From it, I could earn very little income that was hardly sufficient for me to cater to my children's basic needs; provision of food and paying for their school fees. With this new goal, I am not worried about how to pay off their school fees for their next academic year. I am so grateful for such a noble consideration because she was always home due to fee arrears.

GiveDirectly does well in providing sensitization to the potential recipients before sending transfers. To me, this is great, and it helps a lot in minimizing theft and misuse of the funds by all the beneficiaries. As a result of the direct and unconditional cash transfer, everyone is super happy in my village. Our living standard has positively changed. The community members who never had a house have built new houses. Consequently, the village looks peaceful and better than before GiveDirectly enrolled us in its program. Alternatively, there is nothing that GiveDirectly does not do well.

As soon as I received my transfer, I used KES 40,000 to build a new house. Prior, I did not have a house. I, therefore, resorted to using one of the kitchens within our compound. It was too small hence I could not spend there with four of my children. As a result, they could occasionally spend in their neighborhood. This situation was not good for me though I had no option because I was not in a position to help them as I would have wished. I am so happy and grateful to GiveDirectly.

It was around 7 in the morning when I was already at my daily hustle as usual when I noticed that I had two unread messages on my phone. I decided to check where they were from since I was not expecting to hear from any of my friends. I was overjoyed with happiness after realizing that they were from Segovia Technology informing me that I had received my first cash transfer. I honestly couldn't concentrate and I remember seeking permission so that I could go home and start my planning.

As a single mother of four, I have been yearning to at least have assets that I can rely on at any time. However, this was not attained because of the financial crisis that I have been through all along. I, therefore, settled for the pair of oxen purposely for my farming activities. Initially, I have been using my hand when preparing my farm which was very tiresome. Also, I ended up not getting enough yields as a result. Having the bulls will honestly be a great relief to me becaue at least I will be preparing my farm in good time and even hire them to my neighbors and generate an income. I will be using the cash to provide for my family's needs without straining. Also with the goats, once they multiply, I plan to sell one or two and pay school fees for my children. Having the livestock, therefore, makes the biggest in my daily life.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying a pair of oxen at KES 30000 and four goats at KES 13000. It has been my long-time wish to own them but I could not afford them because of the financial hardships that I was experiencing. I opted for them because they require little supervision and they have numerous benefits as compared to the other domestic animals. Also, I cleared fees arrears of KES 6000 for my four children and bought new school uniforms for them. The previous ones were old and torn. They are currently happy and ambitious which makes me proud as a parent. Finally, with the remaining amount of money, I purchased foodstuff and other household items that I was lacking during those days.