Yes, I do have a new goal of starting my own hotel business before the end of this year. This is because I have over twenty years of experience working as a waitress. I have also invested heavily in the merry-go-round contributions hence enough capital to start my own business.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does everything well. This is because first, we received good training from the barazas and secondly every household in our village was enrolled.

Before GiveDirectly came, I had only one grass-thatched house which was too small for my family. As a mother of six grown-ups; two sons and four daughters it was quite a challenge accommodating all of my family. As a result, my daughters were forced to sleep in their uncle's house and my son's in their own house. However much I desired to build a better and more spacious house for my family I couldn't afford it. Luck enough, GiveDirectly came right on time. I, therefore, spent KES40,000 from the second transfer on the construction of a modern Iron-roofed house spacious enough to accommodate all my family members. I am now very grateful because my kids now sleep in their room and no longer borrow sleep as before. Furthermore, I have been working as a waitress for the last twenty years catering to my family's basic and educational needs. This is because my husband has been epileptic for the past 40 years. From my job, I normally get a daily pay of KES200 on regular days and KES500 on good days. This has not been enough to feed my family and school my kids at the same time. Recently, when GiveDirectly transfers came, I felt a sense of relief. I, therefore, used KES 10,000 of the transfers on settlement of my daughter's fees. I also used KES 4,000 on food and the remaining KES 5, 000 on the latest clothing. All these I couldn't afford were it not for GiveDirectly.

The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy I remember it was around 8 am. I was still taking my breakfast, When I heard a ringtone message from my phone. When I checked it out I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. I immediately inform my family members.They felt so happy and celebrated with lots of joy. I went to withdrew the money the same day and planned on building a better house for my family because we used to live in a small grass thatched house.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have build a better and spacious house for my family. We used to live in a small grass thatched house which could not host all my family members comfortably. I depend on casual jobs and small scale farming. The amount of money that I get through this is so small and it's only for household basic needs and school fees for my children. I didn't had any extra money to buy the building materials to build a better house. Living in a small house was so demoralizing and stressful. Whenever I had visitors there was no privacy and space to host them. Sometimes I could host them outside the house. My children used to sleep in my neighbor's house and this was so risky since they were walking at night. My children had no privacy and even could not complete the assignment on time. This was affecting their performance in school. Currently I have build a better and spacious house. I am so happy and grateful. My children have a place to sleep and do their homework. Whenever I have visitors I no longer get worried on where to host them. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

I spend the money I received from GiveDirectly to build better and spacious house for my family. We used to live in a small grass thatched house which could not host all my family members comfortably. I paid school fees for my children in various schools and they were able to study without being sent home. The rest of the money I bought food, clothes and shoes. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.