My life is currently different than it would have been because there are a lot of goals that I have achieved. I was able to clear school fees for my child on time and added more animals. I bought seven sheep and cows. I normally buy and re-sell animals to earn a living. I thank GiveDirectly for the financial support because I did not only have to depend on the few coins from my job.

In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was to give us money directly through our Mpesa. This really helped us because our money was not lost in any way. The transparency and sincerity that they had was perfect.

I spent part of my transfer to purchase two oxen that I will sell later on at a higher price to buy a dairy cow because currently, they are expensive. I plan to sell milk and in return the money will be enough to buy a calf every month. The best part is having some for the family's consumption. I also paid fees for my child upfront for the next term. I like preparing early which normally gives me time to plan for other things. The remaining amount was spent on purchasing a mattress, food, and clothes for my wife.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought ten goats. I used to have goats before at an early age after which I sold them and bought a two acres piece of land. This was my wish and dream to start it all over again because I benefited through this. I had a neighbor who had children in school and we made an agreement that I will be paying school fees for his two sons and to be given a piece of land in return, I did not have a source of income and I used to sell the goats after they had reproduced. Currently, I have ten goats and when they reproduce in the next two years I will sell them to buy a dairy cow and also pay school fees for my children in the near future and I will have no stress at all. I am so happy because of GiveDirectly it has changed our living standard and given us hope.

I felt so happy the moment I received my money. I remember it was very early in the morning when I was checking my phone as usually. I could not believe my eyes because I have never received such an amount of money before. At first, I thought it was just like any other organization who promises us heaven on earth and the end up doing nothing little did I know this was an exceptional one. I immediately inform my spouse and children and they were very happy too.

I spent my first transfer to buy nine goats which have always been my dream, I also paid school fees for my son who is in primary school and the rest of the money I used it to buy ten hens, mattress, roofing nails, food and clothes for my spouse.