I hope to start a dry-maize business in the nearby shopping center in the coming year. The majority of people in the immediate community do not plant maize on their farms; instead, they focus on short-season crops that thrive in the short rains. They intend to sell the produce and use the proceeds to purchase maize flour. Providing and selling maize fills the gap because they will no longer have to walk long distances to find maize. I intend to source from farmers in the following counties who grow maize on a large scale. I am currently in constant contact with a friend in Narok County and my sister in Nakuru County, both of whom provide me with real-time market prices for dry maize grains. I have been a member of 18-member actively participating village savings group, where each person saves $12 per month and requests a withdrawal when a need arises. It is a relief that I will receive my share early next year, which I will use to purchase the initial stock.

GiveDirectly did an outstanding job in our village, particularly because the transfer was unconditional and we were not restricted in our spending choices. Knowing that the transfers are not credit has given us the confidence to invest in projects without expecting a return. The personnel or the information we received in the initial meetings have not changed. The staff is always respectful when they visit our homes and even when they call; this makes us feel at ease asking questions whenever something is unclear. I am confident that if the same strategy were applied in other villages, the same impressive results would be obtained.

I had been buying at least 1.5 liters of milk per day for my family of four for a long time prior to receiving the first transfer. My two children could not sleep without a glass of milk, and even though the price of milk continued to rise to its current price of $1 per liter, we had to work hard with my spouse on casual labor and subsistence farming whose surplus could earn us money. We saw the second transfer as an opportunity to buy a dairy cow for $350. I am glad it did not take long for it to calve and is now producing enough milk for the household as well as a surplus of 2 liters for sale as an additional source of income. I also paid $40 for three sheep. Because I intend to breed them and sell the offspring later, this is a long-term investment that can also be used in an emergency. Even though I don't have a long-term spending plan, I am relieved that I will be financially secure when I need to start a new project. I spent $28 on a sack of dry maize grains for my family's food and the rest on kitchenware, including utensils, to replace the old and broken ones we had been using for the past five years.

The moment I received my money I felt very happy.The transaction arrived at 8:40 in the morning and was going for harvesting in my farm and the happiness was all over the village since there was jubilation every where.

The biggest difference in my daily life now is that I am now self employed and earning profits daily which has really helped unlike before I used to work as a casual labour which paid less than 2 dollar a day. My children used to suffer in terms of food, clothing and school fees and had to borrow for my family but currently we are comfortable and had been able to pay the fees at ease.I now have a cow that when I start milking it will support the family for home consumption and also in income generation when I sell the milk.I am now financially stable and it's thanks to GD transfers.

I spent my most recent transfer to buy a cow worth 30000 KES, foodstuffs worth 4000 KES, clothes worth 10000 KES and started a new business of selling second hand cloths worth 15000 KES.