My life is different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer because I now live comfortably in my spacious and decent house. Also, I have an asset that I can rely on in case of a financial challenge. The cow I bought using part of the transfer has calved and I now earn income through milk sales. I always use this income to cater for our daily needs as I save some.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well buy giving the unconditional cash transfers and I do not see anything that they did not do well.

When I received my second transfer, I spent a good from it to buy a dairy cow. I settled on this so that when it reproduces, my family will get enough milk for consumption and for sale to earn an income. This is also an asset to me that I can depend on in case of a financial crisis. I used the remaining amount to buy some decent clothes and food for my family.

Having a decent and bigger house to add one I have had always been my big dream but since I am unmarried and jobless, the casual jobs I do has not been able to earn something enough to allow me a new house. I live in an old, single room, grass thatched house with my two children. Even though this could be enough for my young family, having a bigger and more decent house had always been my dream. When I received my first transfer from GD, I used part of it on purchasing building materials-timber, iron sheets and nails. I am hopeful and certain that soon my dream of having a bigger and decent house will be possible and this has been the biggest difference in my daily life since this has raised my hopes of a brighter future for my family.

I was awoken by my in-law sister who decided to come to my house after receiving the transfer. I was deeply asleep and my sister in law knocked my door trying to ask if I had received the transfer, I immediately turned to my phone and to my biggest surprise I found a message notification that I had received money from GD. I was heartily thankful given the reflection of the hard life of a single jobless mother had been to me that I an helping hand had shown up to me.

I am a single mother that always struggle to bring up a family that I will always be proud of. I majorly depend on low paying casual jobs and investment in my life had just been an unrealistic dream since I mostly spend my wages on my household daily expenditure and my son education hence saving had just always been on hopes. I used KES 27500 of first transfer on livestock-a cow and a goat since these are my added assets and will help me in milk production for both household consumption and sale hence in the near future I will be saving money I could have spent on milk and from milk sale. I live in an old, single room, grass thatched house with my two children. even though this could be enough for my young family, having a bigger and more decent house had always been my dream. When I received my first transfer from GD, I used KES18100 on purchasing building materials-timber, iron sheets and nails. I am hopeful and certain that soon my dream of having a bigger and decent house will be possible. I used KES4000 to restart a merry go round that I had stopped after falling sick hence leaving with nothing to contribute. I spent the remaining part of the first transfer on my household daily expenditure and items.