The biggest difference in my life was the school fees issue that I was able to clear, I had two chidlren who needed urgent payment of school fees to allow them to move to the next level. HE was to sit for his final exam without clearing with the finance. I am so glad that he finished school fees and he is now on the job market looking for a job. I know that he will secure a job. These are my hopes that have become a reality because of the transfers.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well because they brought the money directly to us at the household levels. I think that If they used a transparent manner in which no money was lost during the transfer. If they had used government structures or government officials, I am sure some of it would have been stolen.

I spent the money I received on building an extension of my house. This is because I have a large family. We were not comfortable anymore living in the house we had but I could not afford to build one. I then bought some plastic water tanks. I needed this because I had already an iron roof from which I could collect rainwater for domestic use. I finally spent the rest on farming. I plowed the land and bought some farm inputs.

I am now happier since my children have their own bedroom to sleep in unlike before when they used to sleep in the kitchen and I am sure that their security is now good. The fact that when I have visitors, they will not have to sleep in my living room as they will be sleeping in my children's bedroom makes me also a happy man.

When I saw the two messages, I did not believe myself and I had to wake up my wife for her to confirm and she indeed told me that it was true. At that instant, I was filled with joy and I sang praises to the Almighty for the blessings He had given unto us. My wife also joined me in praising God for what He had done for us through GiveDirectly.

My children have been sleeping in the kitchen and I was not been comfortable with this because I was always worried about their security. When I received my transfers, I decided to spend part of it to expand my house by building a bedroom for them. I also spent part of my transfer to buy a water tank to use in storing water, especially during the rainy season. My wife have always been traveling for a long distance looking for water daily even during the rainy season as we did not have a water tank to use in storing water. I also used part of my transfers to buy my children some decent clothes since they have always been requesting me to buy them some. This will make them comfortable mingling with their friends especially when we go to church. My children have also been using a paraffin lamb during their studies in the evening. The lights produced by this lamp is dim and they have always complained that they struggle to see the writings in their books. Therefore, I decided to buy a solar panel and a battery so that they can be comfortable when studying.