I got a new goal of building a better house and paying school fees for my three children who are in their secondary education level. When I received these transfers, I decided to invest in livestock as an investment that will help me in future and I did not get to remain with some money that would allow me pay school fees. It is for this reason that I am looking forward to getting some money to pay school fees and even build a more decent house that will see me and my family live decently.

GiveDirectly did well by giving each and every person that they enrolled an opportunity to choose how they were going to spend the money. I now have bought livestock-an investment I thought would empower me greatly and I also have made other investments meant to raise our living standards as a family. On the other hand, I did not see anything that I thought GiveDirectly should correct or should change in how they do their things.

I used KES 40000 to buy a lactating dairy cow and another KES 10000 to buy goats. The livestock investment was to make sure that I will be able to pay school fees for my children and even meet other emerging needs in future. I look forward to making more investments that will see me and my family have better living standards and make life more worth living. The remaining amount was used to buy food for the family.

It was early in the morning when my son and I were at home trying to figure out where we could borrow money so that he can go back to school, that was when I heard my phone ringing, I told my son to check what the message was all about, upon confirming he saw a Mpesa notification showing that we had received money from GiveDirectly, I was so happy and thankful because I knew that my son's school fees would be catered for. GiveDirectly has impacted our lives big time and we are thankful.

The biggest difference in my life today is that I was able to pay for my son's school fees arrears without selling any of our properties, I am at peace and relieved because I don't have any arrears. In addition to that my children have a decent place to sleep on, I was unable to do all this due to financial constraints, GiveDirectly has lifted our living standard, it has restored the hope to thrive on in life and we are grateful for the support

I was so relieved when I received my first transfer, at that time my son had been sent home from school to collect fees, it was like a miracle because I had run out of options, therefore I used KES 30,000 in clearing the fee balance and also managed to pay ahead, as a parent I feel fulfilled to have cleared the school fees arrears, I then KES 20,000 in building a house where my sons would sleep, the house that was there was old and the roof was leaking.,lastly, I used the remaining part of the transfer in buying foodstuffs. I am so grateful for the support that I received because it gave us hope for a better tomorrow.