I have a new goal which is to buy goats and dairy cows and I am hopeful that this will be achieved very soon. I have been thinking of having them because of the many advantages for instance, with the cows I will be getting plenty of liters of milk which will be for my family's usage, and the remaining amount I will sell to the dairy shops. Again, with the goats, once they multiply, I will be able to sell one of two and sort out any kind of emergency that might occur.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly is the best organization that I have ever come across in my life. The entire village was satisfied with how the officers treated us from the Barraza to the last process. They were down-to-earth and approachable. They were ready to listen to whatever concerns we had as a community and acted upon them timely.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying a piece of land(1acre) at KES 25000. Previously I used to lease from my friends because ours was a family land which was also small in size. In every harvesting season, I used to get poor and low yields which was a result of the size of the farm and productivity. For now, I am a happy farmer because I will no longer have to worry during the rainy seasons. Also, I bought a new bed and mattress at KES 8000, back in the day, I used to sleep on the floor, with an old mat which I was not uncomfortable. I used to experience lots of pain every night together with my kids. It is now a relief to us as a family and we are appreciative. With the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuffs for my five children. I have been the breadwinner from the day my spouse went to the with the Lord and raising the five kids has never been easy, in most of the days we even used to skip meals.

It was around 6pm while I was at home relaxing when I heard my phone ringing. I picked it up only to be told that it was a message. I asked my helper to read and interpret the message for me because I do not know how to read. The information made me to ululate due to happiness that engulfed my heart. It was the promised money that we were told by the GiveDirectly officers who came at our village.

The biggest difference that I can testify to people about GiveDirectly is the tangible project that I did. I used the money to build a nice house because the old one was collapsing and renovating it could have more cost implications. I am very grateful for getting this house and I send my sincere gratitude to GiveDirectly for good heart they showed not only to me but to my whole community.

When I withdrew the money, I looked at the state of my house, since it was old and in the verge of collapsing; I opted to buy some building materials so that I can construct a new nice house. I used KES 20000.00 and bought some iron sheets, nails, ridges and poles. Thereafter, I bought an acre piece of land which cost KES 35000.00 but I paid KES 25000.00 and agreed to pay the remaining amount after receiving the second transfer. I also bought 3 goals and some food for the family.