I have always been business minded but the problem is where and how to get money for capital. My main wish is to open a retail shop where I can sell items to residents of my village at cheaper prices. I hope to do this by March this year and I'll need a capital of $1500. I chose a shop because it is an indigenous business which is familiar to everyone hence market will be readily available. I plan to raise this capital from well wishers since I can not raise this amount by myself.

I appreciate Give Directly for doing everything correctly and with a lot of wisdom. You have been a blessing to our whole village, you have given us money to buy food hence eradicating hunger. Nowadays we are no longer worried about tomorrow' since we have stocked enough food in the house. The only thing I would request you to do better is; not to deduct the cost of phones from our second transfer. Just issue the phones to us for free.

I was extremely happy to receive this send transfer because I knew that finally I would use it on several projects. Before, I used to live in a mud-floor house. It was very dusty and so uncomfortable too clean. It always felt so cold at night and I couldn't sleep comfortably. I spent $39 on 6 bags of cement and $6 on 7 wheelbarrows of sand. I then paid $37 for labour and the floor of my house was well cemented. My beddings were also in a sorry state, I had been sleeping on a traditional rope bed and a very old and dirty mattress that never gave me the comfort of sleep. So I took $45 and bought a mattress, then took $55 and bought a strong bed. Thanks to Give Directly, my nights are peaceful, comfortable and short. Actually, you should come and see how my whole house has transformed into a beautiful heaven. I also used $200 to pay college fees for my son who is pursuing an electrical engineering course. Before these transfers, I would do casual jobs and also depend on well wishers for his education. I hope that my son will be able to help me financially after he finishes his studies and get employment. Thank you so much for lifting this burden. I also spent $80 on re stocking my fish business which had collapsed earlier. Right now I'm happy and grateful because my business has picked up. I then spend $36 on small other things like food and farming. 3600 farming.

It was around 7 pm. I had traveled to Kilifi town to attend a conference on people living with HIV/Aids. Being a religious leader, I had gone to be trained to obtain knowledge that I will train other people on matters concerning Aids. I received messages about the transfer when I was about to rest after a busy day of training. I felt extremely happy for receiving my transfer which was to change our life for the better. I decide to continue with the training until the end and returned home to join the other family members to plan on how to use the transfer. I had some pending projects that I had desired to accomplish.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am living a happy life after restarting my livestock rearing a reliable source of income for the family. Previously, I had no long-term investment which I would rely on me whenever I face any financial challenge. In addition, being able to support my child to further and resume his college education gives me a peaceful state of mind. I am very grateful for the transfer, I never imagined that I would achieve this development very soon.

I spent a big part of my transfer to start livestock rearing. I had wished to restart my goat rearing which I had been performing sometimes back but all my livestock were stolen. I used KES 38,500 to purchase 10 goats, I am very happy that I was able to restart goats raising a reliable source of income for my family. This is a very profitable venture, I will be able to sell them whenever I face any financial emergency in the future. In addition, I used the remaining amount to support the education of my child who is in college taking an electrical engineering course. He had always been out of school due to lack of fees, this forced him to differ his studies to engage in casual activities to raise fees for his education. I am happy that he was able to resume his studies after clearing his fees.