Comparing my past life before receiving the transfers and how it is currently, I have witnessed a lot of differences, a reason enough to thank God for the great things which came into our family. My household structures have changed and currently, I have a cow to milk every morning both for our own consumption and surplus to sell.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did a very great job in both my life and other people in my village. The job has really been impactful and anyone in the village can attest to that. It was amazing that we got the freedom to spend the money in any way we would choose and that we were not limited to a specific direction in any way. On the other side as much as we are so thankful for the organization we also feel that the transfers would have continued for at least another full round as we have already received. We became so good at generating ideas only that the budget we were working with would not cover everything.

After a great start on the first transfers, the second transfers came and we really registered a lot of changes. We had some projects which were still hanging after exhausting the first transfers and we saw it good to complete them. We spent part of it on purchasing a good breed of cow which saw us parting with a whooping 3000 KES. We spent part of the remaining on clothing all the members of our household and add up the remaining with the savings and used on paying for the piece of land we were buying. We are really grateful for the changes we have so far made, the impact is so clear and we always appreciate it.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now am comfortable since I have an extra house and an iron-roofed for sleeping and relaxing away from cooking smoke.

The moment I received my money I felt very happy and woke up immediately since the happines was overwhelming.

I spent my first transfer on to build a roofed house since the one I had was grass thatched and too small for my family.