My dream would be to get more sewing machines and set up my own sewing business. When I say business, I mean hire a few more people and make it a proper production line. Alongside that, I dream of producing a larger number of cereals, hence selling more and making an income for me and my family.

GiveDirectly has excelled at brightening up our lives. Because of the abundance of transfers provided by GiveDirectly, my husband and I find ourselves laughing and smiling more. They allowed me to expand my business, and I only pray they will find it in their hearts to come back yet again and continue to support our projects.

My main skill set is sewing. I sew sweaters. With the funds from GiveDirectly, I chose to invest in my craft. I bought a sewing machine to help me sew my sweaters. A small sweater costs $2.5 and a large sweater costs $3.5. I make a profit of about $5 per day thanks to the machine, which allows me to make my sweaters a lot quicker. I also bought food for the house. ensuring that my kids and my husband have enough food to last us for a while moving forward. We have four kids. The three eldest are all in the same school, in grades 4, 2, and 1, respectively. Thanks to the funds from GiveDirectly, I was able to pay for all their fees and pay in advance for a few other terms as well. The school charges $8 for all three, which my husband and I have been struggling to raise each term. He sells cows in the market, and despite both of our efforts, we often still had to struggle to raise enough funds for all our needs. To supplement our income, we grow cabbage and maize on our 3-acre farm, which allows us to sell the maize for $50 per sack come harvest time. GiveDirectly has allowed us to have a reprieve from the stress of providing for our family, thanks to the funds they sent us.

It was a few minutes to five that beautiful evening while at home while waiting for my kids to come home from school. That's when I received an SMS on my phone. On checking, it was KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly and I was very excited and immediately send my husband to withdraw.

The biggest difference in my daily is the purchase of a heifer which will soon be a source of milk to feed my family. This is because all my cows had died and wanted a cow of my own. I am also grateful because I have cleared school fees arrears for the past and this term.

I have been working as a casual tailor for the past ten years, where I earn KES 500 on a good day. From this, I use KES 200 for household expenses and KES 300 for savings. Initially, when I got married in 2012 we used to have four cows but all died over time and the last died about a year ago. I was therefore forced to rely on my parent's dairy cows. On the cow dry spell, I would buy two liters of milk at KES 70. This is because I have a family of five. Therefore, when I received my second transfer. I spent KES 30,000 on a heifer which is due in a few months. I also cleared school fees arrears using KES 3,000 of the transfers. And KES 7,000 was used on the latest clothing fashion and the rest on food and household items.