I have one main goal to accomplish ; which is to start a grocery business before the end of this month. I will be selling vegetables and street cooked food like fried potatoes . I will need a capital of $70 , thanks to my husband's 'bodaboda' business since he has promised to fully support me financially on starting the business . I hope this will be able to help me in acquiring basic needs for my children .

Give Directly does everything perfectly well . It saved my family from hunger and poverty . It gave my husband self employment through the motor bike . It has brought us all the way from a deep hole of darkness ! Thank you so much ! There is nothing to improve since you are already doing a good job. Just keep it up.

I'm a casual worker at a small hotel at our shopping center . My husband does 'bodaboda' business . We are both both bread winners since we support each other to buy basic needs . Receiving this second transfer meant a lot to us since we had no food and my husband had no stable source of income at that time . So I took $250 and bought a second hand motorbike for my husband , I also spent $140 on its repair . Thanks to Give Directly , my husband now operates the 'bodaboda' business . I have 3 children who are in primary school . They had a school fees balance of $20 which I cleared and also bought a d-light solar on hire purchase terms , I paid $20 deposit . Previously they used tin lamps for their studies , sometimes there would be no kerosene and this affected their studies , but now that is a problem of the past .My children used to walk in torn clothes and that would lower their self esteem so much! So I decide to spend $40 on their clothing to make them feel good . During the short rains , I also spent $10 to plough my small piece of land so that I can plant maize to feed my family later . I spent the remaining $60 on food and this lasted us about 1 whole month . I'm so grateful for these transfers .

It was around 11pm when I was asleep when I heard a message tone from my phone. I stretched my hand and take the phone which was at the far corner of bed. When I read the message, the sleepy left me and I became very active due to the happiness that engulfed me. All this happiness was as a result of the message which stated that I had received a transfer of KES 55000.00 fro GiveDirectly. I came out of my bed and sat on a chair just thinking of the goodness of God for bringing this organization to us.

Initially, as a family we had no clear source of income. We used to run up and down to make ends meet which wasn’t a good life. But when I got the money I bought a motorbike which we are now relying on it and it is serving our needs. This is because of the transfer that we received from GiveDirectly.

Upon withdrawing the money, I bought a motorbike for KES 40000.00. This motorbike was going to be used as a form of a new business where by my husband uses it in light transports for both people and medium size luggage. It is serving us as a source of income. I also bought a nice bed and a mattress for KES 8000.00. Initially the bed I was using was a small and traditional one so I decided to get a standard bed. Thereafter, I paid KES 1000.00 school fees for my 3 primary school children and also bought some food for the family.