My life is now different because through the transfers I have already purchased building materials for a putting up a better and more spacious house. The transfers have also enabled me to buy a dairy cow which I had desired to have one for the past two years but couldn't afford. Also the one I had died and was overwhelmed by school fees burdens. I am also grateful because family is more happier and healthier than before. Previously I used to stress up because my job as a capernter wouldn't suffice to feed and school my kids at the same time.

GiveDirectly has improved my family's livelihood.

I spent a part of my transfer on purchase of building materials for putting up a modern two roomed house because the current house is too tiny for my growing kids. The remainder I topped up and bought a dairy cow in order to sustain my family and reduce the cost of buying two liters of milk each day .

I was in the middle of my farming doing land preparation in readiness for planting when I got a notification of an incoming new message on the phone. I checked and to my surprise, it was a Mpesa. I was left overjoyed look at how my family would have a better house, I had dreamt of for long without being successful to build one.

I have lived full of dreams and most of all having my family live in a secure, ample and pleasant home. I am a farmer and raising enough from my farming to cater for all the family needs has been challenging thus I had prioritized my children's educations. I have a single doubled roomed house that cannot accommodate us comfortably and making it worse is we can spend a night together with my grown-up children under this single roof. The biggest difference in my daily life is the happiness of looking at building materials that I have assembled courtesy of GiveDirectrly. I am assured that soon I will build a new decent house for my family. This will allow me to accommodate my family within thus avoiding the risk of walking at night to my parents' home. I feel relaxed and happy that my dreams are soon come to be.

Being a farmer, I always put in efforts to bring the best of my farm. When I got my first transfer, I used KES19000 to invest in farming. I bought chickens, sheep, seeds, a chain link and spend some on land preparations. I feel good looking at the big things I have done courtesy of GiveDirectly since I am assured this give me better yields and more farm produce both from crop and livestock keeping. In addition, I used KES13000 on my children's school fees. Educating my children is the best gift I can give them thus it was my happiness paying their school fees to give them a good time in school to pursue their dreams. I took another amount of KES21000 to buy building materials. I have one house that is not enough for my growing family thus building one will be my happiness since we will have the comfort of a home. I spent the remaining amount on my household's daily basic needs.