In the near future, our kids will be grown and needs such as school fees will be needed for them. In order to comfortably meet these then, my plan is to start an income generating activity, which I had settled to having a boutique and a mobile money outlet. This is a goal that I hope to achieve the soonest I can.

The experience I have heard with other organisations is where the community leaders are asked to provide a list of people of deserved to receive aid. This is usually misused to include the less deserving individuals. For Givedirectly, its officers were very concerned, ensuring that the intended people were enrolled and received the transfer. They even go ahead and do a follow up to ensure this is really the case. This is so commendable for GiveDirectly and I would not change anything in the process.

I bought an heifer for KSh. 30,000 using part of the second transfer. Apart from the cow being a long term reminder of what GiveDirectly did for us as a family, this will in the future also be a source of milk and income from the sale of excess milk produced. I had also planned to start a poultry project and had even bought eight chicken for rearing and some few materials for construction of a chicken house, but at that time, I was expecting a baby. Just before I could proceed with the project, I went into delivery where I had to undergo an caesarian section. Some of the transfers I had planned to use went into payment of the hospital bills and drugs. I used the rest of the transfer on food and other necessities needed while recuperating at home. I am glad the that the transfer came at the time that was really needed. Thank you GiveDirectly!

It was around 6.30 am while still asleep when I received a message alert on my phone. On checking, I confirmed to have received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I was very excited and immediately woke up to celebrate and relay the good news to my husband.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the transfers is the building of a modern and spacious kitchen. This is because I had only one house before. However much I desired to build one I couldn't afford but GiveDirectly has made it possible. Secondly, I am grateful because I have bought a young bull using the transfers that can be later sold for heifers. These will be a source of income in the near future.

I am a farmer and I usually rely on my husband works as a cashier in a retail supermarket for food. I also do small-scale farming of maize and beans majorly for household consumption. When I received my transfers, I was very happy because I knew my dream of building a kitchen had come true. I, therefore, spent KES 15,000 on building a 14 Iron roofed modern kitchen which is now complete. This is because I had only one house which served both as a kitchen and a bedroom. This couldn't accommodate visitors hence the need of building a kitchen. Secondly, I spent KES 12,000 on three sofa seats which can now accommodate nine visitors at a go. Initially, I had only two plastic chairs and used to borrow additional whenever I had visitors. Thirdly, I spent KES 15,000 on a young bull. This is because it grows fast and can be sold for two heifers once fully grown. These will be a source of school fees for my kids in the future. Lastly, I spent the rest on a bag of maize of which the remainder can sustain us for the next two weeks.