Currently, I am concentrating all my energies towards raising money for school fees for my two children. When I received my second transfer, I used almost the entire transfer to take my children to school. That time they were reporting to secondary school for the first time. Had I not received money from GiveDirectly then things would have been tough for me. This is because my husband who worked as a driver had been involved in an accident leaving me with all the responsibilities of raising school fees. My plan currently is to start a poultry keeping project that will enable me pay school fees for my two children without much struggle. I normally rely on horticultural farming to raise this money and I feel this is no longer enough. I am already straining to pay the fee hence the thought of starting poultry keeping to supplement my source of income.

GiveDirectly did very well by giving us the freedom to choose how to spend the money. This freedom gave each and every resident of my village the freedom to choose and to do so wisely. Different people have been satisfied differently each depending on the need as at that time. I feel this is a thing that GiveDirectly did very well and that I did not find anything wrong in all that they did

I used KES 16000 to pay school fees for my two daughters who were joining ng secondary school then. I also used part of the money to do some shopping for then as they joined their secondary school to pursue their dreams. The amount that remained was used to buy goats for rearing. I made a decision to buy goats since they would easily multiply and help me in paying school fees for my children in the near future. I am personally very grateful to GiveDirectly for the support that I received from them. The support came at a time that I was feeling very helpless having had my husband involved in an accident. I was left to look for school fees for my children all by myself but GiveDirectly helped me do this with so much ease.

I was at the farm when suddenly I heard my phone ring, upon checking I saw a Mpesa message on my screen. Since I could no read and comprehend what the message was about, I kept my cool and headed home so that my son could interpret it for me. On reaching home my son confirmed that we had received the promised transfer from GiveDirectly. The joy that I felt was immense, I knew that this would be the beginning of greater things in my life, thus I was so thankful for the support that came our way.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to construct a decent house for my family. We no longer live in a congested house like before, thanks to the unconditional. I was unable to build a house before due to school fees responsibilities. I comfortably enjoy living in a spacious house with my family, which is a great milestone. I am so happy and relieved for the support I received from GiveDirectly that lifted my living standards amazingly.

I am a consistent farmer and a businesswoman running a mobile eatery on the market days. I am blessed with six children. The house that we were living in was small and grass-thatched, but I had no choice but to put up with it due to financial constraints. The house was stuffy most of the time because it contained the seven of us. Upon receiving my initial transfer, I used KES 35,000 in constructing a decent and spacious house for my family. I then paid school fees arrears of KES 5000 so that my children would study comfortably. Finally, I used the remaining amount on foodstuffs and clothes. I am so grateful for the support that lifted my living standards.