The biggest difference in my daily life is that I used my first transfer in purchasing goats, this is a sustainable and long-term project with proper management, thus generating more income for us. I was able to pay for secondary education for my son who was joining form one, I am so happy that I was able to accomplish all this with the aid that I had received from the GiveDirectly, My life is different now, I am glad that I got this life-changing opportunity that transformed our lives positively.

I am happy that GiveDirectly Chose our village, our lives will never be the same again, Everyone was happy and grateful So far everything was done well.

I am a father of nine children, I am in the charcoal business therefore the only way that I can do to safeguard the future of my children is through education, When my firstborn received his admission letter to a secondary school, I was worried that he might miss the opportunity due to lack of fees, The transfer came at a time when I needed it most, I was relieved on receiving it because it enabled me to pay KES 30,000 for my son's tuition fees, I then used the rest of the transfer to clear school fees arrears for rest of my children. I am happy that my Son joined his school of choice, all that was possible because of the aid that we received.

I can still vividly remember it was around 4 PM when I was from my daily hustle when I heard my phone ringing. That was alerting me of a new message and since I had anxiously been waiting for one, I decided to check. I couldn't believe what I saw, I just wish you could see how reacted at that particular moment. I was overwhelmed with joy and started celebrating with my family for grace.

Having the goats and ox in my homestead brings the biggest difference in my daily life. I settled in purchasing them because they have numerous benefits as compared to the other domestic animals. With the goats, I am promised they will reproduce and increase in number very soon. My aim is when they multiply I will be selling the matured offsprings and send my support to my children's education. I have always been wishing to see them going to school without being sent home every now and then to collect school fees. I feel this a permanent solution to this since it has been stressing me for years. Also with the ox, it will majorly help me with the farming activities. I will combine it with that of my relative and make it a pair since that is how they operate. It will now be a relief to me because I have been using my own hands in doing the exercise and I ended up getting low harvests since I could not utilize my whole farm. There is now an assurance that the level of food production shall increase. Courtesy of GiveDirectly.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying livestock such as an ox and some goats. These have been the well thoughtful assets that I have been longing to own for quite some time but I could not afford to purchase them becasue they were too costly. I later cleared school fees arrears for my son who had finished his primary studies. In addition, I bought some bedding such as a new bed and a mattress to replace the old mats that they have been using as beddings. With the remaining amount of money, I am using it to buy enough foodstuffs for the family.