My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I no longer have to worry about the future of my 5 children's after supporting their educational needs. Previously, I was struggling to educate them , most of the time they were send home due to school fees. This affected their performance and they had to repeat classes since most of the time they were at home. Furthermore, I was able to improve the livestock rearing by purchasing 12 more goats and purchasing veterinary medicine to treat them whenever they fall sick.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well for coming up with the cash transfer program. Through the aid, my life has been transformed for the better. I was able to support my children education and most importantly, it assisted me in improving my goats rearing by purchasing additional 12 goats. I am grateful about what I have achieved with the help of the organization.

With 5 children in school, I have struggled a lot in providing their educational needs.They were constantly at home due to fee balances. This is because I depend on charcoal vending a job which earns me an income of KES 250 per day, which I normally use it on food remaining with no coin to support other needs. I spent KES 20,000 to clear the fee arrears of my elder son who is in form 3. Similarly, I spent KES 10,000 to pay for the boarding fee of my second child who is in class eight. In addition, I used KES 3,000 to clear the full year fees the remaining 3 children who are still in lower primary. I spent part of the remaining amount to purchase veterinary medicine for the treatment of my 12 goats which I had bought with my first transfer. I bought enough food with the last part of my transfer.

It was exactly 8 am when I was at my farm preparing my firm with my helper. I heard the message notification on my phone after checking it was my transfer from Givedirectly. I felt very happy after receiving my transfers.

Improve my livestock farming activities was the biggest difference in my life since I have been depending on it for my upkeep of my family. Also, I am sure that my dream of educating my children up to to the university will be achieved. I will be able to sell them when they multiple to cater for their educational needs.

My desire was to improve my livestock rearing activity by adding more goats since I sold most of them to educate my 5 children. The moment I received my transfer, I spent $ 300 on purchasing 11 goats. Currently, I am a happy farmer after replacing my flock. Also, I spend $ 200 to clear motorbike debt of my elder child who purchased it on hire purchase. I spent the remaining amount to purchase enough food supply for my family.