My life is different because I have improved my ability to provide for my family. I now have a dairy cow that provides milk for household consumption and also for sale. I further utilize the money from milk on personal care products and school fees need such as items and school fees for my children. I then build a house that has given me a lot of comforts since I no longer worry about the rainy seasons. In addition, the house is well furnished that gives me a lot of comfort at home. My home improvement and creating income-generating activities.

In opinion, GiveDirectly did so well in that I managed to solve the pressing needs of building a house that I needed. they gave us a lot of information during the enrolment that I was happy to know. It informed me of how to spend the money wisely.

I spent the money I received from GiveDirectly on buying a cow and build a house. I decided to buy a cow in order to produce milk for household consumption and for sale to make an income. I had none at all and therefore I used to buy it for household consumption. It was very expensive so I used to spend a lot of money to get little that was not even sufficient. As for the house, the one that I used to live on was an old grass-thatched house that was too small for my family. I build a longer-lasting one made of an iron roof. Then paid school fees for my children and bought for the household.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happy because I managed to purchase materials for the construction of a new house. I used to live in a grass-thatched one which used to leak during heavy rain seasons. It also didn't have enough space to comfortably accommodate my family. Besides that, I currently do not incur expenses to purchase milk for my household consumption because I managed to purchase a dairy cow. I now get enough milk for my family. I am also very happy because I stocked enough maize to push us through several months.

It was around 7 am in the morning when I received a message that money had been credited to my Mpesa account. I was very happy because I knew all my financial problems would finally be solved. I was overwhelmed by the good news since it was my first time to receive such a huge sum of money. I couldn't keep calm. I remember canceling all the plans of that day because I couldn't concentrate. I kept planning and strategizing how I would use the money to change my life

I spent the money I received from Give Directly to purchase a few construction materials for my house since the one I was living in was old-fashioned. It was a mud-walled house that required periodic maintenance which was expensive and tiresome also. I knew by building a permanent house we were ensured of security and avoid the constant repair since permanent houses are durable. In addition to that, I also bought one dairy cow, spent some on foodstuff for my household and paid school fees for my children. I thank Give Directly for choosing me as one of their beneficiaries because I couldn't have achieved all these goals anytime soon