Completing the construction of my house, improving my goat rearing activity, advancing my crop farming by purchasing an ox-plough is what makes my life different that it would have been if I had never received the transfer. I was not imagining of fulfilling these in a very short time without the transfer from GiveDirectly.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well for remember the less fortunate in the society by sending them cash transfer. This transfer has brought a lot of development in the society since we received adequate training before the cash was sent to our phones.

I had been desiring to start livestock rearing a reliable source of livelihood for my family since I have nothing to rely on whenever I face any financial crisis. After receiving the transfer I spent it to fulfil my wish by acquiring 4 goats. In addition, I purchase ox-plough which will assist me in preparing my farm to replace the hand work which is tiresome and time consuming. Furthermore, I was able to acquire enough food for the family.

I can still remember vividly it was exactly 9 o'clock in the morning when I was taking breakfast then my phone started ringing continuously. This was so unusual and without wasting time, I decided to check and confirmed that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I had finally received the money that I had anxiously been waiting for. I was overexcited for I knew I would finally own a decent house.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a decent house. I have been married for over twenty years now but I never had the joy of sleeping in a good house. All along I have been sheltering under a small hut with a leaky roof which was so hectic especially when it rains. During the winter seasons, I used to seek shelter from relatives and friends which was at times a burden to them since they also have a family. Therefore sometimes I used to stay at my house till dawn with the cold nights. My children used to be attacked by pneumonia as a result of that. This made me be so hopeless in life. However, all this is now history because GiveDirectly transformed everything in a positive way. Currently, I am sleeping under a decent shelter and I longer have to worry about the harsh climate anymore.

I spent part of my diets transfer on buying some building materials such as several building poles, iron sheets, nails and timber. This was purposely for the construction of a new house since the previous one was a small hut with a leaky roof. I later bought some beddings which include a spacious bed, mattress and bedsheets. This was to replace the old mats that I have been using as beddings. With the reming amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family.