My life is different than how it would have been because I am now sleeping in a very decent house. I have been wishing to own it for quite some time but because I was the breadwinner of the family and depending on odd jobs I couldn't afford to buy the needed materials. My spouse neglects us for over three years now and moved to another village. Therefore fending for the whole family has been a great change for me. All is well now because we are now living happily with my family with no more worries like before. Also, I believe the livestock that I possess will be of great help, especially for my children's education.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in all the sectors in my entire region. The money was sent directly to our accounts without having to through any intermediaries. This was the best of all becasue there were no cases of bribery or even theft. Every one of us utilized the cash accordingly. Therefore I do not see any sector GD failed us.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying five goats at KES 3200 each. These have been the well thoughtful assets that I had been yearning to keep but I couldn't afford them because of financial difficulties. I also bought building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, threads, nails, and timber. This was for the construction of a new house becsue the previous one was in a previosu one that had collapsed, and I have to sleep at my mother-in-law's house. I had a dream of owning one for a long time, but I could not afford to purchase the materials needed. I also cleared some medical bills for my children who are disabled, one is deaf, and the other one paralyzed. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family.

I saw the transfer notification on my phone early in the morning. I was curious to know who could have sent me a message early in the morning. On checking, it was an Mpesa message informing me that I had received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I could not believe that it was me having this money in my Mpesa account. I felt happy even as I began the plans of withdrawing it.

My greatest desire was to have a good and decent house to live with my family. However, I did not have enough financial resources to achieve this. I was forced to seek shelter from my neighbours whenever it rained since my grass thatched would leak uncontrollable. When I received this financial help, I resolved to build a new iron roofed house. I bought iron sheets, nails and building poles to construct the new house. Having a decent and iron roofed house to live with my family makes it to be the biggest difference in my daily life. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for helping me build my dream house.

I am now in the process of constructing a new iron roofed house. I was staying in a hut that was grass thatched and my desire was to build a new decent and iron roofed house. When I received the transfer , I purchased pieces of iron sheets, poles and paid for the labour cost. I am happy that very soon I will be moving into my new iron roofed house. Apart from this, I also bought goats that I am currently keeping in my homestead. They are assets that I can readily depend on as they reproduce and increase in number.