My life is currently different because I did not have a pair of oxen. I only bought it when I received the support from GiveDirectly. I am expecting my farming to improve because I am assured of doing my farming timely. Also, ploughing the whole of my acreage will no longer be a challenge. My children are also progressing well with their studies having paid their school fees through this transfer. I had also planned to start a small business of food kiosk that will help me generate income. As a starting capital, I saved KES 30000 for this purpose. Once this is successful, then I will be having a source of income to depend on .

Ever since the coming of GiveDirectly, our lives are never the same. Enrolling and giving us the unconditional transfers has brought a positive impact in our lives and also reducing the poverty that had stricken us for years. I don't see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well.

I spent part of the second transfer on paying for my children's school fees for them to continue with their studies. Apart from this, I bought an ox-plough worth KES 7500 for ploughing. I also bought some foodstuffs and some other household items that I lacked in my house. I am planning also to start a business like a fast food kiosk in our area. I saved KES 30000 to facilitate this. I am still looking for a good place to open this business. This will serve as a source of income to me, and will be helpful in fulfilling my family's basic needs.

I was always doing my farming late and the harvests that I was getting was just a handful. Thus, getting a more efficient technique for timely planting and cultivation was a need that I had desired to have for a long time. Through the transfer, I was able to buy a pair of oxen which will help me achieve this. To me, getting the pair of oxen is a big boost to my farming to get robust harvests. and this is the biggest difference that I have so far experienced in my daily life.

I received the notification around 6 o'clock and on checking it was from GiveDirectly notifying me that I had received my first transfer from them. I was exceedingly happier than before for I never imagined that a day would come that I would receive such a large sum of money.

I spent part of the transfer I received to buy a pair of oxen and an ox-plough. For a long time, I have been hiring from neighbours since the tools that I was using were tiresome and inefficient for a large acreage, and due to this, my harvest was just a handful. Hiring was a bit expensive to me and owning my own pair of oxen would be advantageous to me as I will be able to maximumly utilize my land timely to get plenty of harvests enough to feed my family. I will also be hiring to my neighbours when the time of planting comes and for which I will be generating some income. In addition to this, I bought some food and other basic necessities for the family. I am planning to rent a place with the remaining amount so as to open a shop and adequate stock it. This will be a forever lasting solution for employment from which I will be generating income for my daily upkeep and for investment in other projects.