My life is currently different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer because I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow. I believe that it will be calving very soon and I will have enough milk for consumption and sale to earn an income. Also, I currently dress well unlike before since I was able to use my transfer to buy several new clothes.

In my own opinion, GiveDirectly did well by ensuring that every eligible household was enrolled and I do not see anything that they did not do well.

When I received my second transfer, I spent a good amount to buy a piece of land next to the land that my father had bought it for me. I settled on this as a way of expanding my farm. I spent the remaining amount to buy food and decent clothes for my family.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer spend on milk anymore as I still get some little milk for my cow. This has enabled me to reduce my daily expenditure and at least save some money that I can use in case of an emergency. I believe that this cow will be calving soon and my milk production will increase. This will enable me to start selling some milk to my neighbors and earn an income which I will, in turn, use to buy some basic needs for my family.

I realized that GiveDirectly had finally honored their promise by sending us the money in the morning after waking up. I became so happy and knew that I would be able to fulfill my dreams.

I used part of my first transfer to buy a dairy cow worth KES 30000. Buying milk had been my daily routine and as a way of reducing my daily expenditure, I settled on buying it. I had always desired to own one but I could not due to insufficient funds. Also, I bought some building materials majorly iron sheets to use in building a spacious house for my family. This is because the house we are currently living in is small and cannot accommodate us comfortably. I will use part of my second transfer to achieve this. I used the remaining amount to buy one sack of maize flour and clothes for my family.