I used KES 1,500 KES from the transfers to ferry my sewing machine that had overstayed in Nairobi due to lack of transportation money. I am excited to obtain materials and start a tailoring business using the next transfer. Additionally, I spent 2,300 KES to settle medical bills for my son and me, who were ailing from fever and boils respectively. Due to the abscess infection, I could not carry water from the pond so I hired a motorcyclist to deliver the same and paid him 200 KES. Furthermore, I utilized 800 KES to enroll my son in kindergarten and bought two hens for keeping worth 400 KES. I committed the remaining balance towards daily household needs such as food and sanitary supplies.

I was able to buy food and water with the first transfer. We were facing drought hence the transfer really helped to alienate the situation. With the second transfer, I bought 5 hens each worth KES 100 each. My plan was to use these poultry for domestic consumption. The third transfer was spent on my 3-year-old child. I used part of it to pay for school fees for my child and as it was the festive season, I used the rest for the Christmas celebrations.

My life will be very different in my day-to-day life in that I have been able to buy some water tanks which would help to curb the water shortage that we are experiencing during this drought season. This would also cut down the expenses as we usually buy water at KES.25 per 25L can. I am very grateful to Give directly for this money.

According to my opinion, Give directly does everything well. In that, they give money unconditionally to benefit and uplift people in need. This is a great cause.

My family has been having a tough time during this drought season as there is a shortage of food and water. Things have become relatively expensive due to the lack of fresh produce from the farms. I have been able to spend all the first transfer on water and food. I have also thought about a passive income which is rearing some chickens and selling them whenever there is a need for money. I was able to buy ten chickens worth KES. 1000. My child also fell ill and I had to take them to the hospital and paid KES.1200 for malaria treatment. He is doing better now. The rest of the money, KES.800, I was able to buy a thatched roof to repair my house.

I remember I was at the postnatal checkup waiting I line when my phone vibrated with a message. I opened the message and was happy that the nosy came in when it did. I was very happy as I did not have any expectations it would come. it hay is thy

The biggest difference in my daily life is that my family now has enough food in the house. Before this transfer, we would be so lucky if we had three healthy and nutritious food a day. I know from now henceforth I can always budget for my family meals.

We have been experiencing a dry spell in the village. We are mostly a farming village and we have been suffering all his life. The first thing when I got this money and I focused on foodstuff first. I was able to buy foodstuffs. I did not even spare some money for leisure or even other basic needs. I was able to spend KES.1170 which sells over a sift morning shillings would have been used to make up on her own.