My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have acquire three goats that will soon reproduce. I am certain of security to lean on during any financial crisis. Secondly, I bought a heifer which I know, we are going to save a lot of money from buying milk of our neighbors as we have always done for our household consumption and even get money from selling surplus produced to meet other family need .I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for the support that it offered us.

In my opinion, GiveDirecty did a very wonderful job in our village by enabling us to use the money on our pressing needs. Having access to healthcare when in need is the biggest gift one can ever give to a needy person. I will be forever grateful to GiveDircetly for this exploring opportunity.

I spent 25,000 KES of my second transfer to purchase a dairy cow. I bought a bed and a mattress.I have been sleeping on the traditional bed made of some ropes which were so uncomfortable leaving me with sleepless nights because of back pains. I paid school fees for my daughter who is in secondary. I paid my medical bills and now I feel better, had it not been for GiveDirectly I would have had difficulties in accessing health care services. The remaining amount I bought food for my family's consumption.

The fact that my health is now good, has completely changed my life. Previously I could not do any house chores because of the back pains. I only used to take pain killers since I could not afford to go to the hospital. Being a widow worsens the situation because I was responsible for all the expenses in my home. Be it paying school fees or buying food and unavoidable emergencies. Life was really tough then, I could not even plough my farm and I had to hire someone. At times I could not afford to do any of these and that meant suffering for that whole year with no one to help me. I am now happy because I feel relieved after visiting the doctor. I can do the normal house chores and everything that I couldn't do when I was sick. If it was not for GiveDirectly, I would still be living a miserable life. May God bless this organization for their good deeds.

I was awakened by the loud vibration from my mobile phone. I ignored it since I thought they were random messages that are normally sent by our mobile service providers. It was not long before I heard my neighbors say they had received money from GiveDirectly. I got curious and decided to check the messages that had got in earlier. I was shocked to realize I was among the people who had been sent the money. I was overwhelmed with joy. I remember planning how to best I would use the transfers to change my life. It was a very joyous and emotional moment

Since I have been unwell for long, I spent a big portion of the money to cater for my medical bills. I have been having back pains for over 2 years now, and I did not have enough cash for medication. I am so happy since I am recovering after seeing the doctor. I later paid the school for my daughter who is in college. She has not been going to school for the past three weeks due to the huge school fees balance. I later bought a few goats. I am sure they will be of great help in the future. I then hired someone to prepare my farm since I can't cultivate it on my own considering the health problems that I have. I spent the remaining amount of money to buy enough foodstuffs for my family.