My new goal is to have my shop after I spent my second transfer in starting a duvet business so that potential customers can find it easily accessible. So far the business has picked though I market and sell it door to door which is a bit strenuous.

In my opinion, Givedirectly did well by enrolling poor households. In addition, everything that we were informed by Givedirectly officers was delivered. However, some household members were left out after being enrolled.

Upon receiving the second transfer, we had planned to build a house for my son since he didn't have a place to spend the night and also a conducive environment to study. With Kshs.20,000 we bought all construction materials i.e Iron sheets, nails, timber, and furniture, and also labor inclusive. I also bought a calf with Ksh.10,000 which was an addition to my livestock. With Kshs.10,000, I started a duvet business after doing market research. I bought five duvets with initial capital but after selling all I got promising profit and saw a need to add ten more duvets which am still selling but with an improved profit margin and can cater for some of the house bills easily. With the remaining amount, I bought food and clothes for my family members.

The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 9 am. I was in the merry go round group that we started in our village. When I heard people in the group saying that the have received the money. Within no time I heard a message tone from my phone. When I checked it out I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a message confirming that I have received money. I immediately called my spouse and inform him of the good news. I knew I would be able to buy a sofa set seats.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have purchased sofa set seats. I used to borrow from neighbors whenever I had visitors. This was so demoralizing and stressful. I had to return them back immediately the visitors leave. I depend on casual jobs and small scale farming at home. The income is so small and I was not in a position to purchase seats. I had always wished to own but I didn't had the money. I had build a better house but there was no seats. Sometimes I had to shy off welcoming visitors into the house. I depend on casual jobs in the village. The amount of money that I get through this is so small and it's only for household basic needs. I had no other source of income. The idea of purchasing seats was always in my mind. Thanks to GiveDirectly for enabling me to achieve this. Currently I no longer stress up or shy away.

I used the transfer to purchased sofa set seats. I had always wished to own it but I didn't had the money. I bought a heifer at the cost of 10,000. This will enable me to get enough milk and cut the daily cost of buying milk. I plough my farm and seeds. The rest of the money I used it to purchase food and clothes. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.