My life is now different because I now own goats in my homestead. I didn't have any livestock in my compound and I never had the plans of owning them anytime soon. These assets which I know own will help me in meeting my future financial goals with ease without much straining. Had it not been GiveDirectly, then I would not be owning them for now.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done really well in almost everything. It has improved our living standards by giving us the transfer to plan on our own. This has made our lives completely because most of us now have permanent shelters, livestock and meeting the basic needs of our families. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying some beddings such as a bed and a new mattress at KES 11000. Previously I was using the old traditional bed which I was not comfortable with always complaining of some backpains. I then cleared a kiosk bill of KES 6000. I also gave my son KES 20000 to clear a dowry for his wife since they have always been harassing us for not have paid it. We are now at peace because all is settled. The remaining amount of money, I am using it in buying enough foodstuffs.

Having my own goats in my homestead has brought up the biggest difference in my daily life. First I settled in buying them because they reproduce twice a year and their offspring mature faster compared to any other domestic animals. I am assured of becoming wealthier in a sort period of time. My plan was to have a dairy cow but because they are very expensive and I had some other needs to meet, I had to buy the goats and I will exchange them for the dairy cow once hey reproduce and mature. This will make me solve any problem that I will come across. I will also no longer strain in buying some foodstuffs for my children because this has been the major problem.

It was around 7 am when I heard my phone ringing so loud which was so unusual. I was even shocked. Then I decided to call my helper to help me in reading the message that had been sent. Upon checking he realized it was an mpesa message from GD. Finally, I had received my first transfer. I was so happy and started celebrating with my family.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying some livestock such as ten goats at KES 30000. I settled in buying the goats because of the climatic condition of my village, the goats can survive the long droughts and in addition to that, they also reproduce twice a year. I later bought a few building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, timber, and nails. This was for the purpose of the construction of a new house for my brother-in-law who is mentally ill. Previously he used to sleep on the verandas of my house since my house was also small it could not accommodate us all. I am spending the remaining amount of money on buying some foodstuffs and some household items that I had desired to have.