Yes, I want to add another room to already my existing house. With the ever-growing numbers in my family, I want to ensure that I have plenty of room to accommodate every member of the family. By adding the extra one room there will be enough space for everyone. I also have a goal of ensuring that I purchase some chairs and tables. For the longest time, I have been struggling, when friends and other relatives come home during the December holidays to visit me. I do not have enough chairs to accommodate such people when they come to visit. I currently have only 2 chairs and a very small table

GiveDirectly has completely transitioned my life for the better because before my house was in a very bad state. I am now very sure that upon its completion I will have a good house and one that is presentable. I now have my seats and tables and will not have to go borrow from my neighbors once my relatives visit me. I am grateful that my life has changed for the better.

I used my first transfer to buy a beautiful house. I was not able to finish building the house with my first transfer. When I received the second transfer, I spent KSH 18000 to buy building items that will be used to complete the roofing of the house. I bought nails, iron sheets, pieces of timber, doors, windows, and some frames. The completion of the house has currently not started because I am still waiting for the mason to finish his previous engagement so that we can start building the house. I also spent KSH 8000 to buy 2 bags of maize. The maize will be used for consumption by my family members. I also have two children who are in primary school. Their school uniforms were worn out and spent KSH 2000 buying a new pair of uniforms for each. The two also had fee arrears amounting to KSH 5000. I spent part of the transfer to clear that so that they will not be sent. This will then ensure that they continue their learning without any interruption. For the longest time, I have wanted to buy more chairs and tables in my house. I have been facing a challenge where I have to go borrow some chairs from neighbors to accommodate friends and relatives who frequently visit me in my home. I spent KSH 7000 buying a pair of the seat. I also spent KSH 4000 on the new table. The rest of the amount was used in buying household items such as utensils, washing powder, and other things.

Receiving a notification message and confirming that indeed it was from GiveDirectly after checking my account's balance was a great feeling to me. My hope of buying a good breed of a cow was finally confirmed as this was at the top of my wish list. At that moment, I was at home with my last-born kid whom we celebrated and thanked God together for the great provision we had just received.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the presence of a cow on our field. Even though I am expecting it to start producing milk when it calves down in three months, I am glad that I can see it as an assurance that things have started changing for the better.

With my family of six, I had been spending a lot of money on buying milk every day from my neighbor's homes. A liter of milk daily has been straining me financially, and even though it was never enough for all my children, we have lived with that insufficiency for quite a long time. I spent KES33000 on obtaining a six months in-calf Jersey cattle that has kept my hope of soon getting enough milk both for the household use, and also surplus for sale. With the remaining amount, I had a lot to sort within the household - furniture, bedding, and utensils at KES8000, and also clothing, stationery, and also tuition fees for my five children.