My new goal is to construct a poultry unit and buy chickens. I want to start rearing so that they can help me in getting more income for the upkeep and for paying school fees for my grandchild who is in primary school.

GiveDirectly taught us well in the meeting that they held with the members of the village. They taught us how to safeguard our money and be aware of those people who want to con us and take away our money. I hence do not see anything that went wrong.

I spent the second transfer on buying a water tank. I bought the tank at KES 20000. I decided to buy it because the river that we usually fetch water from is very far. The tank will help me in collecting clean rainwater for household and animal use. I am glad that this dream has come to pass because it has rained and hence we have clean water. We hence no longer make long trips to the river to fetch water. I also bought the three sheep at a total cost of KES 12000. I decided to buy the sheep because it is a form of saving money and also because they usually multiply very fast in number. I can sell an offspring whenever I get an emergency and hence help myself out. The remaining amount of money has been helping me in buying food and paying for milk since my cow is dry at the moment. I am happy and thankful to GiveDirectly because I was able to fulfill the plans that I had and I am no longer poor like before.

The moment I received the money I felt so happy. I remember it was very early in the morning when I heard tone message from my phone. I was taking breakfast, I stopped and check it out. I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. I immediately inform my family members and the all celebrated the good news. I knew I would be able to buy a water tank. I have always wished to buy one but I didn't had the money. I went to withdrew the money and planned on how to spend the transfer. I am so much grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed my living standard.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have purchased a water tank. I used to walk for a longer distance to collect clean water for domestic use. This was taking much of my time and it was so tedious. The water that we used to collect was not very clean and this means we were being exposed to water-related diseases. It's so expensive to cure water-related diseases. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I knew I would be able to purchase a water tank. I depend on casual jobs in the village and the amount of money that I get through this was so small and not enough to buy a tank. Currently, I have a water tank. I used it to collect clean water from the rain. We are no longer being exposed to water-related diseases. I have saved enough time to work on my farm. I no longer get tired. I am so much grateful because GiveDirectly has changed my living standard.

I spent the money I received from GiveDirectly on buying a dairy cow at the cost of KES 20,000. I will get enough milk when it reproduces in the next few months. I purchased a water tank for storing clean water for drinking, I build a stand for the water tank. This is to make the water tank stable. For the rest of the money, I bought two sacks of maize and clothes. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has enabled my assets which could have taken quite some time.