Yes I do. After having received the transfer and appropriated it, I now have my sights focused on further extending my home. I have two kids, one who is 3 years while the other is 5 months old. I had a one bedroom house before and as you can imagine it was quite cramped. Its currently a 3 bedroom and would love to turn it into a 4 bedroom. Living in Kamongil and raising cattle, which I bought with GDs assistance, being able to have a home that my children can forever call theirs is of great reassurance. GiveDirectly assistance has helped me see that dreams are valid and I believe I will be able to achieve this goal in due time.

Help! Yes, that's the simplest and most honest answer, they help. GiveDirectly has restored my faith in humanity. When their gentle mannered call agents reached out with the programme, it sounded too good to be true. However, GiveDirectly proved trustworthy, punctual in their transfers and keen to follow up and make sure all went smoothly. What they do best is being good humans and an amazing organisation. I'm very thankful.

The funds I received from GiveDirectly went directly into funding the expansion of my home, as well as buying two cows. As I had mentioned in passing earlier on, the house we live in was previously a 1 bedroom, but thanks to the generous efforts of GiveDirectly I was able to expand it to a 3 bedroom. Kes. 23, 000 and Kes. 24, 000 were used to buy 2 cows, respectively. With the two cows, I can now sell milk and currently have a new stream of income, as a result of their purchase. The assistance GiveDirectly have offered has proven life changing.

I received a message confirming the receipt of my first transfer when I was at home with my wife. I was very excited knowing that most of the projects that I had been having in mind would be starting as soon as I withdraw the money from my account. We thanked God and informed the other members of the family that we had received the amount we had been expecting as we needed to plan on withdrawal in the next few days before getting down to spending.

The biggest difference after receiving my first transfer is the purchase of an ox that has so far eased our farming practices. I was lucky to have gotten a neighbor with another pair, and a combination to make two pairs makes work even easier. I am glad that I am not limited by finances that I would have used to hire from the neighbor at the moment but can freely ready my farms and plant right at the onset of rain.

With the great dependence on farming in our community, being able to till the land, buy certified seeds, plant them, and later harvest has been the greatest happiness we have always had. Even though the process may sound easy, carrying it out from the start to the end demands a lot of inputs. On my side, the greatest challenge had been the cost of cultivation as I have never had the means but always hire from the neighborhood. On receiving the first transfer, I had to obtain a bull at KES25000 that will be paired with the one I had been having to provide the much-needed force at the farm. Oxen to us will not only be beneficial in tilling our pieces of land, but also will be hired out to earn us an extra income. I also invested further in livestock as we had agreed with my spouse to put a larger portion of this money on the projects that will grow to benefit us in the future. I purchased three sheep - one being a ram at KES6500 and two awes both at KES10500. These will be useful in raising school fees for our children in the future, and we can also sell them out to purchase a cow. With the remaining amount, I obtained three chickens at KES1300 and also foodstuff and clothing for my children.