My home is located near a semi-permanent river where a lot of water flows for a quarter of the year. I had aspired to start small-scale irrigation farming. My new goal is to purchase a generator water pump and pipes. I intend to start growing maize, kales, and tomatoes for my household consumption. Moreover, I will sell the extra produce to earn a living to support my kid's education.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in sending cash transfers to the poor household in the village. Furthermore, the enrollment of free and fair, and every household was enrolled into the program.

I spent the larger part of the recent transfer to start livestock rearing by purchasing 18 goats for KES 45,000. I have not been able to start the livestock rearing since I lacked the capital. This is a venture that is performing well and very profitable in our area. This is an investment that will help me whenever I face any financial crisis. I am planning to sell some animals to solve any financial emergency. I also spent the remaining amount on acquiring food for the family because we were experiencing food shortages in our area.

It was around 9 am when I was at my daily hustle of burning and selling charcoals then my phone ringing. I decided to check since I was expecting to receive the cash transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt super excited after confirming it was an Mpesa message from SEGOVIA TECHNOLOGY. I even opted to return back home and plan on the money.

The biggest difference in my daily life that I will forever mention ever since GiveDirectly came into my life is that I now have a decent house. For all those years, I have been longing to own a better one but due to my financial status, I could afford to purchase the required materials. What we have been doing is that every night my children have been moving from one household to the other seeking shelter and at times I felt my children were harassed and others making fun of them. Thus has been hurting me as a parent bit I had no alternative. Also during the rainy seasons, most of my properties would be damaged so badly and this was a loss to me. However, after receiving the money, I had to prioritize the house and change my compound. We are currently living comfortably as a family which was not attainable. I am not enjoying what I have missing for all these years courtesy of GiveDirectly.

I spent part of my first transfer in buying some iron sheets, nails, timber, and building poles. This was for the construction of a brand new house because the initial was in a critical condition and very small. I also spent KES 11000 as the labor for the whole house. Also, I bought livestock more so goats that I am currently keeping in my compound. I opted for goats because they reproduce twice a year and this a promise that they will multiply very soon. I later on a solar panel to replace the candles that I have been using which were relatively expensive. In addition, I bought two plastic chairs at KES 1000, at least now I no longer borrow from neighbors. I also bought a wooden bed and mattress and at least I am sleeping comfortably. With the remaining cash, I bought sufficient food for the family