After accomplishing the goals I had set for the second transfer, I developed another goal that I desire to see it coming to pass. Since I have young children who are still in school I would like to incest any amount of money that I will come across to their education. Seeing them have a good learning environment is my desire.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly is a life-uplifting organization that steps in for human beings who are living in poverty. I appreciate GiveDirectly because if it were not for them I would not have gotten the plot nor made my home. As of now, I would be still in a tenant in someone’s house which is an expensive life.

Upon receiving the second transfer, the priority was to build my own house to call home which I did. I build the house on a plot that I bought using the first transfer. For quite a long time I have been living in a rental house with my children something that was expensive on my end due to a lack of a defined source of income but I had no alternative. This state made me strain so much. I also paid school fees and other fee arrears for my three primary school children amounting to KES 10000.00. Having done that, I reserved the remaining amount for family use.

It was at around 9am when I was just sitting with my grandchildren storytelling when I was informed by my little girl that there was a message in my phone. Being unable to read and right, I requested my daughter to read the message and tell me what it was all about. To my surprise, I was informed that it was the transfer from GiveDirectly. I was very excited and requested both my children and grandchildren not to inform anyone about the money since I was still curious not knowing what will happen next and also how people will react once they discover I had received such huge amount of money; only to realize that it was a celebration in the whole village since everyone who was registered had received their money.

Before GiveDirectly came to my life, I was an unhappy mother staying at a place where my children cannot call home. My desire was to own my own piece of land and build a home. As at now I am living happily having a place am calling home with a surety that even in my absence, my children will not suffer. Thank you GiveDirectly for you gave me a home.

Initially, we were staying at my husband’s elder brother’s plot. This is because we had no place of our own since my husband was just a casual laborer. On receiving this transfer, my 3 sons who also received their shares and I decided to contribute KES 15000.00 each so that we purchase a plot of land. We purchased 3 acres of land. I also bought 14 pieces of iron sheets for KES 9800.00. I am now constructing a house with the remaining amount and see how far it will take me before receiving the second transfer.