From the time I received my transfer, I developed a new goal of expanding my shop. At first, my shop was negatively performing and it was at the verge of collapsing. Upon confirmation of my transfer, I prioritized to spend the whole of my transfer on acquiring additional stock. Prior to the second transfer, my business was poorly performing because I could hardly realize a sale of KES 2,000 daily. I am so happy that currently I can raise KES 4,000 on a daily basis. In in the long run, it is going to help me much because through it I shall be able to get food for my family.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in how they relate with the community members during the enrollment process. The staffs are professional. This is demonstrated through the way they conduct themselves and how they relate with the community members. In addition, they can visit every household without any form of biasness. Moreover, direct cash transfer is helpful because it greatly boosts our living standards. After all, individuals are at liberty to decide on what to buy that can meet their immediate needs. In contrast, I have not yet observed what GiveDirectly does not do well.

Being obsessed to revive my shop that was on the verge of collapsing. I, therefore, spent KES 40,000 on buying clothes and shoes among other key commodities for sale in my shop. I also bought KES 13,000 on buying cooking utensils for the sale. As a result, there is a great improvement in the performance of my business currently. This has given me hope that I shall be able to raise additional income for my family and this is going to be beneficial for the family. Thanks to GiveDirectly.

The moment I received my transfer, I was at home busy with the house chores. When I saw a text message showing that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy and happiness, I then broke the news to my mother who also confirmed to have received the same. We then embarked on planning how we would withdraw our transfers.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to complete the house that was left halfway before due to financial constraints. In addition to that, I was able to stock up on my shop business. I am happy and overjoyed with the fact that I was able to achieve a lot in a short period.GiveDirectly has changed our lives amazingly thus we are grateful.

I am a businesswoman and a mother of three children. I had started constructing a house for my family but it was left halfway due to financial constraints. When GiveDirectly promised us the unconditional transfer, I knew that I would be able to accomplish the house project. Thus I used a sum of KES 35,000 in completing the house. I then used KES 16,000 in buying more items for my business. I am optimistic that With the additional stock I would be able to attract more income. I am grateful for the much that I have accomplished in a short period.