I am so hopeful that going forward I need to revamp my business to help me in bettering our lives more now and in future. The business has assisted me so well, I am good at doing cereal business, especially maize, it has high demand and there is the availability of market as people consume it as a stable food, It is a good business only that the issue of insufficient capital is what weighs me down. Every other time my business picks up an issue emerges that takes away the capital, especially the school fees since I want my children to have a better future.

All the process was done well. We were well assisted, we got the money, and was useful to us. The GiveDirectly staff dealt with us in honesty and we appreciate they dedication. We wish you well and continue with the same spirit in assisting other people in need.

I deal in the cereals business in Mulot town. When the second transfer came my business was struggling a great deal since I did not have enough capital to run the business. I had used part of the capital to pay the school fees for my children who were in high school and college. It has not been rosy raising the school fees. The transfers salvaged the imminent fall of my business. I was able to inject KES 30000 into the business and it brought a turn around effect on my business and I was able to realize better returns. I also used part of the transfers to pay the school fees for my children who are in various schools.

It was around 9 am, I was t home relaxing when I heard my phone vibrating, when I checked I saw a Mpesa message alert showing that I have received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly, I was thankful to God that I had received the promised transfer, I knew that I will be able to build a decent house y called my wife and broke the news new to her, she was equally happy, excited and grateful.

My life is different now because I have managed to build a decent house for my family, I am a businessman in the village, I do sell maize, though what I earn was not enough to build a house because of the unreliable source of income, therefore, we did not have a choice but to live in a very small house that we could afford then, I am so happy and thankful that I was able to accomplish my dream within a short period, I am grateful that GiveDirectly has lifted my living standard to a better and a higher level in my society.

I spent my business in building a good decent iron-sheet roofed house for my family, I am married and blessed with two children, the house that I was living in was a small grass-thatched house and a single room, I could not afford to build a house due to so many responsibilities yet I had no stable source of income. therefore, I used KES 35,000 in building a house. I then used KES 15,000 in boosting my business, l buy and sell maize in the village. I am happy that my family has a decent place to call home.