On receiving the cash transfers, I did not change my mind concerning the goals that I had shared earlier on. The main one was accomplished which was to own dairy cows. I opted for them because they produce plenty of liters of milk which will be for commercial purposes and the remaining few liters for my family's consumption. I believe the business will improve my living standards since for now, I do not have any stable income.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly has been doing so well in all the areas in my village. Most of us now have some livestock such as goats, dairy cows, oxen among them. We have always been dreaming of owning them but due to the high level of poverty, this was not achievable. Generally, financial support has brought a positive impact on each household.

I spent part of my second transfer on clearing fees arrears of KES 20000 for my daughter who is in secondary school. Being her second year, she has been experiencing lots of challenges regarding fees. As a mother, I am so happy that she will now be studying without any hindrance which is a motivation for her. I also settled my hospital bill of KES 25000. A few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with stomach ulcers unfortunately I did not have enough money to facilitate that. I am currently grateful because I was able to seek better medication and I am recovering. With the remaining percentage, I bought foodstuff for the family.

I can still remember very well it was around 9 in the morning when I was going to my farm when my phone started ringing. I decided to check who it could be. I didn't believe what I saw, it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly I was shocked and happy beyond measures because I knew I would achieve most of my goals through the transfers. I later decided to hare this awesome news to my other family members who were at home.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that through the transfers, I was able to clear my children's school fees. My payer has always been to see them waking up and rush to catch their lessons without missing any. Previously, this has never been achievable because, I am jobless, which leaves my spouse the sole breadwinner of the family (eight members), and he has been working as a taxi driver earning KES 300 in a day. Paying school fees on time was a bit tricky because he had to buy the daily meals as the most needed. Therefore this has been keeping my children out of school was very demoralizing. I feel so happy now seeing them going to school every morning without hiccups like before.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying an ox at KES 20000. I have always wanted to keep it for a long time now but I couldn't afford them because they were very costly. I am now happy GiveDirectly has empowered me financially and managed to buy the bull at once. I also bought few building materials like the building poles, iron sheets, timber, nails at KES 16000. This was for the construction of a new house becasue the initial one had cracked walls and an old roof, I was worried it would collapse any time soon. I later paid school fees of KES 12000 for my five children and I am happy they are studying peacefully with fewer disturbances.