I had bought a piece of land with the first transfer that cost $150. I plan to use my savings to build rental houses. This would increase my sources of income and take care of my family without strain.

I like their visits to the village. I get to interact with the staff on a one-on-one basis. Also when they call me to make sure I have received my transfer has helped a lot because sometimes I do not notice the money because of my busy schedule. What I do not like is that they only ask how I have spent the transfer but they do not visit me to confirm some of the projects.

My wife has epilepsy which has made me the primary provider of the family. She cannot get any employment because of her condition. I spent the first transfer to buy a motorbike that has been helping me with an income. I spent the second transfer to purchase ten goats at $420. The goat produces milk that I sell at $1 a liter. The money from the milk business helps to buy food for my five children who are in school. The other two are young and they have not started school. The other income from the motorbike business is used to pay school fees for them. Receiving this money has helped me save money for the future and buy food without strain.

I had left my phone charging overnight. When I switched it on in the morning I got a message notification. When I checked it out I could not believe my eyes, it was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I was on my way to work and I had to turn and go back home to inform my spouse. it was one of the happiest days of our lives because we have never received such an amount of money before. I knew my dreams will come through because I have received the money. I stayed for two days planning and later went and withdrew the money. I am so grateful for the support from GiveDirectly.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have purchased a motorbike. We used to walk for a long distance to collect clean water for domestic uses. This was so tedious and time-consuming. I do casual jobs at the constructions site and also sometimes we have to walk for quite a long distance to those sites. This was also so tiresome. The amount of money that I would get was so small and only for household basic needs. I had no extra money to save. Currently, I have a motorbike in good condition, I can collect water for our daily uses without taking much time like before. I can go to walk without any struggle like before. we are so grateful because this has eased our daily activities. GiveDirectly has improved our standards of living.

I spent KES 25,000m on purchasing a second-hand motorbike. This was one of our goals in that, I will use the motorbike in collecting clean water for domestic uses and to use ride it when going to work. we used to walk for a long distance to collect water and this is so tedious and time-consuming. I spent KES 13,000 to purchase some spare parts and repair the motorbike. The rest of the money I spent on food and clothes for my children.