My life is currently different in that the transfer helped me to accomplish the financial goals that seemed impossible to me. I am currently owning livestock which include goats and a heifer. These are living assets which I can readily rely on in case of a dire financial need. I would not be owning these living assets if I was to buy them at my own cost. The transfer also helped me to improve my house which had been built with mud and not stable enough. I renovated it with bricks made of cement and sand and its now more permanent. Apart from renovating the house, I can now afford to sleep comfortably since I purchased a new bed and a mattress to replace the old and worn out mats that I have been using for years.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in reducing the poverty that we were in. Through the unconditional transfers, we can attest that our lives have changed drastically. At least we can now afford the very basic necessities to life like food and good shelter without struggle. We also own livestock which are part of our precious assets. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well.

I spent a bigger portion of my second transfer on renovating my living house. I purchased building materials which include cement and sand to make bricks. My previous house was built with mud and I needed to improve it so that it would be more permanent. I am glad that I managed to accomplish this through the transfers and it now looks decent and permanent unlike before the renovation. In addition to this, I also purchased a heifer which I am currently keeping in my homestead. I am expecting it to reproduce and increase in number. I will be getting milk for my family's consumption and sell the surplus and get some money to cater for my basic needs like food.

I received a message early in the morning. Since I could not comprehend its contents, my helper informed me of the good news that I had received my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was greatly overjoyed because now my life would be transformed through this transfer. I thanked them for the support.

The transfer has enabled me to build a new iron roofed house. I was forced to shelter in my grandson's small house after mine collapsed some months ago. I am old and I had no plan of building another house because of financial constraints. I am at peace now that I have my own house, which makes it to be the biggest difference in my daily life. It would have taken a long time if I was to build at my own cost.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying building materials to construct a new house. My old house collapsed and I could not rebuild it due to lack of financial resources. I purchased building materials such as iron sheets and building poles for the construction of the new house. I am happy to live in a new home. I also paid for the labour cost involved. In addition to this, I also spent KES 15000 on buying a heifer. I am keeping it because in the near future, it will reproduce and have many of them. I can readily sell the offspring to help me in case of a financial need.