I spent my third transfer on a motor cycle for 94,000 KES, having saved the 50,000 KES from my second transfer. I was a Watchman before and life was difficult for us as a family due to low pay. Consequently, I hired a motor cycle from a man in the vicinity that I used for transportation business, for which I would pay him 300 KES shillings daily, after which I had to fuel and feed my family. I remember many a times on bad days when business was poor yet I paid him his 300 KES anyway and went home empty handed, just so that I could use the motor cycle again the following day to earn a living. I always prayed to one day own my motor cycle to improve my earnings, and for this reason I thank you GD very much for the grants and for helping me realize my dream. This is making a big difference in my life already, and for the 3 months I have been in business using my own motor cycle, I have already bought housing materials valued 7,000 KES, and saved 9,000 KES . My goal is to build a three-roomed house from the business proceeds, and move my family from the leaking grass-thatched 10 by 10 room that we currently live in by January 2018. My family has needed a better house for long but due to low earnings, high cost of living and inevitable nil savings, I could never dare plan for decent shelter before GD came along.

I spent my first transfer on Primary school fee for our 3 children (3,000 KES) and 14 seat cushions that we lacked (6,000 KES).

The moment I received my money I felt thankful because my children's school fee had fallen in arrears and I was getting worried. Thank you very much because I also managed to dress my seats.