My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have settled my debts. I bought land using the first transfer and I had not completed paying all the total cost. The second transfer really helped me out, I used half of the money to clear the balance and used the remaining amount to buy a dairy cow. I do casual jobs in the village and I also work as a teacher in one of the private school at home. The Amount of money that I get through this is so small and cannot meet all the basic needs of the family including paying school fees for my children. I didn't know what to do to settle the debts. Sometimes the owner of the land could call us to ask for the balance. This was so stressful because we didn't had the money to pay him. When we received the second transfer we found it wise to clear the balance at once. We are so happy now because we are able to do our daily chores without being stress up. We have started horticulture farming, We hope to get some good produce to feed our children and even sell some to earn some money. We are so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has enabled us to own a piece of land which could not have been possible soon. We have devoted much of our time together to ensure that we do everything possible to have food every season.

In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows.I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.

I spend part of the money I received from GiveDirectly to settle the debts. I bought a piece of land from my neighbor using the first transfer and I had not completed paying all the total cost. I used part of the second transfer to clear it. I am so happy because I no longer feel stressed up on how to clear the debts The remaining amount I used it to buy a dairy cow. I used to buy milk and it was so costly for me since I do not have a continuous source of income. Currently this cost had been cut off because I have enough milk for my family.

It was on 17th December and I was just from the shamba. I could hear a lot of excitement from the villagers saying that they had received the transfers and I rushed to the house to check my phone. The message I got on my phone made me the happiest man.

I bought a cow that I now milk and it had always been my wish to own a cow. The milk we get is enough for us to use at home and the surplus is sold to our neighbours and this gives us some income. I also feel more at ease since I owe no one nothing as I have paid off the land debt that I had.

I had at one point bought a piece of land but had not paid it off completely. When I got the transfers, I decided to pay off the debt and bought a cow.