I have a new goal that I did not have before which is to construct a house for my sons who will soon be teenagers. I feel they need enough privacy furthermore I will earn more respect by doing so. This is because in our culture, sharing the same house with your grownup children is not good at all.

In my opinion, I do not see anything GiveDirectly is not doing well as far as my village is concerned. Ever since they came to our region, there is a positive impact on the lives of people they visited. We now have decent houses, all our kids are now in school, and the majority of us own livestock.

I spent part of my second transfer on paying examination fees of KES 3000 for my seven children in primary school. The cash came in good time because they were to miss the exams which would drag them behind hence affecting their performance. I also bought five goats KES 20000. I intentionally purchased them for my children once they transition to higher levels of education. Also, I bought building poles, iron sheets and all the necessary materials that were required for the setting up of a new house. The previous one could not fit all my seven family members. They have therefore been sleeping at my friend's houses for all that long. It is now a relief to them because they no longer experience all sorts of discrimination like before. With the remaining amount,nt I bought food for the family.

It was around 7am while sitting on my bed when I heard a message tone twice from my phone. Since I do not know how to read, I contacted my helper who was not far to come and interpret the message for me. I jumped up in happiness when she confirmed to me that I had received the first transfer of KES 55000.00 from GiveDirectly. The reason for that great happiness was the state on how my house was, I knew a solution had been got.

Initially, I used to solely depend on my husband who used to cut logs to make charcoals for sale. Long ago, we used to help one another in the exercise but later on I developed some chest problems thus depending on my husband to do the tiring work alone. After getting the first transfer, we decided to buy a motorbike which relieved him from the tiring work and he has now taken a break from it. He is using the motorbike in carrying people from one place to another at a fee. If it were not for GiveDirectly, he would be still on the tiring charcoal business which is not reliable.

After withdrawing the money, I first bought 14 pieces of iron sheets for KES 14420.00. I bought these iron sheets because my house is a grass-thatched one and the grasses are rotten thus leaking profusely. I also paid a bill of KES 5500.00 at a nearby shop where we used to take some foodstuff. Thereafter, I bought a nice second-hand motorbike so as to start a light transport business in order to have an income-generating activity. I used KES 29000.00 to purchase the motorbike and as of now it serves my family well.