I am now owning livestock which I purchased through this transfer, three bulls and a heifer, that I didn't have. Besides them being valuable living assets to me, the bulls will be helping me in ploughing my farm effectively. I am expecting to get a good harvest now that I will be doing my farming early and timely unlike before when I was using hoes which were not productive with larger acreage. Apart from this, I am also sleeping comfortably on a wooden bed and a new mattress having replaced the old and worn out beddings that I used for many years. Also, I have cleared my children's school fees and now they are comfortable in school.

Enrolling and choosing the needy households and giving the transfer was efficiently done and as a beneficiary, I feel this is the biggest thing GiveDirectly has done well. Our lives are not the same again since receiving this money. I do not see anything that GiveDirectly does not do well.

I spent KES 30000 to purchase a bull and a heifer to add to my existing cattle shed. For sure, I am grateful as a farmer owning livestock in my homestead. I aim to keep them so that in the future, I can sell them at a profit to start a business. The heifer will also be producing milk which I can sell and earn an income. I also spent KES 15000 to pay for my children in high school. It gives me great joy seeing them continuing with their studies without any interruptions. I spent the remaining amount to buy some household items and meeting some other household basic needs such as buying daily foodstuffs.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a pair of oxen that I will be using during the planting season. I am assured of preparing my farm early for timely planting. The acreage was big for me to manage and to cultivate with hired oxen and labor since I couldn't afford it. The harvest was not such good thus could finish within some months leaving my family in hunger. Having a pair of oxen will greatly help me to fully cultivate my whole acreage, and through this, I will get an increased harvest that will ensure food security for my family and surpluses to sell an income.

I was already up for my day's tasks and I decided to check my phone's message inbox for any new message. As I went through, I came across a Mpesa message confirming that I had received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I could not hold the joy that instantly filled my heart. Even as I began my daily chores, I couldn't stop thanking GiveDirectly for the fortune.

I spent KES 28000 to purchase a pair of oxen which I am expecting to use to plough my farm. Initially, it would take me a long time to cultivate my whole farm because I was using hoes which are not effective. The pair of oxen is much better and I am expecting to improve my farming and get a better harvest from now onwards. In addition to the pair of oxen, I also purchased a new bed and two mattresses at KES 8400 for my children also to replace the old beddings that we had been using for a long time. As a family, we will now have a comfortable sleep with the new beddings. I also spent KES 9000 to pay for my children's school fees for them to continue with their studies without any interruptions. I spent the remaining amount to buy some family basic needs such as daily foodstuffs and to pay for some household expenses.