I am a single parent raising 4 children together with my parents. The new goal that I have is to purchase a piece of land as a future investment for the children when they grow up. This is because I am currently living at my parent's home where I lack the right to land ownership according to tradition. Owning a piece of land will be an important investment for the children as they will be able to construct houses once they mature and have somewhere they call their home.

In my opinion, Givedirectly did well in conducting meetings in the community with the potential beneficiaries before the actual enrollment. Also, the officers did not discriminate against people based on their economic status and the enrollment was conducted in a fair manner. All the eligible households were enrolled in the program something that was very pleasing. I do not see anything that they did not do well.

I spent the recent transfer to renovate my house which had collapsed on one side and was leaking during the rainy season due to the old, rusty porous iron roof. I was forced to move our bed from one location to another at night when it was raining something that troubled my mind so much and I lacked the money to repair it. I spent KES 24,000 to purchase 12 iron sheets, building poles and a labor cost of KES 7000 to construct a new shelter for the family. I also used the remaining amount of KES 30,000 to boost the grocery business that I started with the first transfer. I am selling vegetables like sukuma wiki, tomatoes, onions and fried fish. Currently, I am happy that I can earn a profit between KES 1000 to KES 1500 per day which is enough money that can comfortably support our basic needs like food as well as the educational needs of my 2 children.

It was in the morning and I was feeding my baby when I received a message and upon open it, I found out that it was the cash transfers message. Since I'm not married, I didn't share it with anyone and started budgeting for it. I was really going through a lot then and I couldn't thank God and GiveDirectly for this opportunity they had given me to change my life.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm now self employed and able to give my children a better life and I'm nolonger afraid of sleeping under my roof because my house walls were strengthened.

I am a single mother of three and before receiving my first transfer, I was employed as a waitress in a local restaurant. I was earning KES 100 per day and this is all I would use to provide basic needs and pay school fees for my three children. Life was never easy because having one meal per day was the usual norm to us. My long life dream was to start a business so that I can earn a better income and give my children a better life but I couldn't raise enough capital on my own. Being enrolled in the program was the best opportunity for me to achieve my dream. I spend KES 35000 to open a local fish restaurant and the balance to strengthen my house walls which had become very weak and could fall anytime. I am happy that we got out of this danger and I'm able to give my children a better life.