My goal is to finish the construction of my son's sleeping house. I wasn't able to finish the construction with the transfer money that I got because I had other needs and hence I had to subdivide the money among those needs. I still have to buy timber for roofing and the windows and doors. I usually do the business of sewing clothes to earn a living. I plan to save up some of the money that I am making from the business to use in completing the construction.

GiveDirectly did well when they decided to hold an entry-level meeting with the community members before they start registering people. The people were educated well and they got to understand what the program was all about. I however would like to recommend to them to walk alone in the community instead of walking with the village elder. This is because some people in the community are not on good terms with the village elder and hence they feel like he might influence the process.

I spent most of the transfer money on the construction of the sleeping house for my teenage son. I used KES 15000 on the work, I was however not able to complete the construction but I plan to do so with the money from my business of sewing clothes. I decided to construct the house for him because he doesn't have one and hence he usually goes to his friend's place to sleep. He has not been having a nice stay there since he doesn't have a quiet place to study and the boys keep on stealing his things. I was not able to construct the house for him before since I didn't have the money to do so. I used to hire the sewing machine before and hence I made less money which was only enough to pay school fees for my five childen and buy food. My son will have a nice place to study and his belongings will be safe once the construction is done.

The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. I remember it was around 8:40 am. I was cleaning the utensils. I heard my neighbors celebrating. Then immediately I heard my message tone from my phone. I knew it was from GiveDirectly. When I Check it out I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I inform my family members and they all celebrated with lots of joy. I knew I would be able to buy a dairy cow. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have purchased a dairy cow. I used to buy milk daily and this was so costly for me. I depend on small scale farming and my tailoring work. The amount of money that I get through this is so small and it's only for household basic needs. I didn't had an extra income to purchase a dairy cow. Whenever I had no money I was not able to get milk. This was so demoralizing and stressful. When I received the money from GiveDirectly I found it wise to buy a dairy cow. Currently I no longer stress up on where to get money for milk. My children get enough milk and I sell the surplus milk to earn an income to meet other household needs. I have devoted much of my time on this amazing dairy project. I am so grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

I spent KES 32,000 to purchase a dairy cow. I used to buy milk daily and this was so costly for me. I bought wire mesh, nails and poles. Then later I get someone to fence my compound. This was to prevent cows and goats from destroyed my crops. I plough my farm and planted maize. The rest of the money I bought food and clothes for my children. I am so grateful because GiveDirectly has enabled us to fulfilled our dreams.