Like most parents, I'm sure, my greatest wish is to see my children complete their education. Education is the greatest stepping stone I can offer them. With a good set of qualifications, the world would be their oyster! I wish I could live to see this dream become reality.

To understand what GiveDirectly excels at, one would have to first look at what they have done for both my family and the larger part of our village. Houses have been built, livestock purchased, education facilitated, businesses started, others for both my family and the larger part of our village. Houses have been built, livestock purchased, education facilitated, businesses started, others boosted, etc. Basically, GiveDirectly excels at changing lives for the better. They truly have excelled at making our dreams come true. They are above reproach in my eyes, and I only wish they would continue to do their good work for years to come.

My main source of income is the pottery I create at home. The sales from my wares make me around $2.5 per day. My husband was a mason, but there isn't any work currently, so he is at home all day. We have a 1-acre farm where we grow maize and tomatoes. The maize is for domestic use, while the tomatoes we sell for $10 to $20 per crate. I say all this to paint a picture of how dire things were prior to the transfers from GiveDirectly. Thanks to the funds, I was able to buy one female cow, offering us milk for both domestic use and sale. I also got clothes for the whole family, i.e., myself, my partner, and the 3 kids. Food was next on the list. I bought enough to keep us fed for a while and stocked them in the pantry. My two eldest are in school. They are in Class 8 and Grade 6, with each needing $6 and $9, respectively, per term, for their education at Ngonyat Primary School. GiveDirectly enabled us to meet our needs with dignity and respect, and both myself and my husband continued to fulfill our responsibilities as parents to our children. 

I can vividly recall that it was 8 pm when I was at home busy with household chores. Then suddenly, I heard my phone ringing. My children and I had surrounded the fireplace in preparing the evening meal. Upon checking what the message was all about, I realised that I had received a sum of KES 55,000 from Segovia technology. I was so happy and excited. My children too were overwhelmed with happiness throughout the evening. My husband too was not left out because we broke the good news to him upon arrival from work and he was delighted too. We then embarked on planning how best we would cash out the money.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to accomplish my dreams in a short period. I was able to purchase a dairy cow which I never thought that I would have any time soon due to financial constraints. Secondly, I was able to buy decent clothes for my family. My children are all happy and excited to have the new clothes since the ones that they had were already old and some were worn out, And lastly, we have enough foodstuffs in the house. I am grateful to the organization for putting smiles on our faces and for transforming our living standards.

My source of income was shattered when I left for maternity leave, Life has been unbearable because we depend only on my husband's income which is barely enough to cater for all our needs. He works as a casual worker and together we are blessed with three children. Upon receiving my first transfer, my husband and I settled on acquiring a dairy cow worth KES 36,000 to cut the cost of buying milk daily which was very expensive yet we were forced to buy it since our children depend on it. I was unable to purchase one before due to financial constraints. Additionally, I bought foodstuffs and clothes for my family. We are indeed grateful for the support that uplifted our living standards high and in a short span.