If it were not for the cash transfers, I do not think it would have been possible for me to launch the business because after it collapsed some years ago, it has been extremely hard for me to revive it once again because I do not have a source of income which I can use to revive the business. Apart from that, I also mentioned before that I bought a cow at a whopping 24000 KES which is a lot of money which I could have never managed to raise to date. So for me, I just say thank you to Give Directly for helping me come this far.

I think that the organization has changed peoples lives by giving them a chance to transform their lives through unconditional cash transfers. For instance, I bought a cow which I have been milking so I do not have to be buying milk from the local vendors.

I deposited part of the money in a savings Sacco which of course will act as some sort of savings for me for future use. What remained after the savings went into the purchase of food for the family so as to have enough stock for the family going into the near foreseeable future. I also spent approximately 1000 KES on building a new structure where I will be operating my small scale business which I am just about to launch within the next three to five months.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that now I own two bulls. As a farmer, I am now assured of preparing my land on time without having to part with some coins in the name of hiring labor. I easily cultivate my farm because now I don't have to raise money to hire labor. I have already started using the bulls to carry water which has been easy unlike before where I had to do the work by myself.

I had woken up to relieve myself and when I came back, I picked my phone just to know what time it was. I realized that I had a message on my phone and on reading it, I found out that it was a message from Give Directly notifying me that they had sent me the first transfers. I could not hold the joy that I had that moment. I was so excited and I couldn't sleep anymore. I kept planning and reorganizing the plans till morning.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying two bulls. I want to rest from the hard work of tilling the land by myself. Previously, I could save a few coins to pay for labor and when I couldn't afford to pay at all, I could do the work by myself. Since I was alone I could only dig a small piece of land which meant getting a small harvest. I am now happy because I have my bulls which will not only save me from the hard work but also earn me a few coins by tilling other peoples land too. I also saved 10000 in one of the Sacco. I plan to take a loan from that Sacco and start a motorcycle business so as to get an extra income. I finally bought maize in bulk because it is cheaper and more efficient which will last us for a longer period of time.