Currently, I have six children, two in secondary school, one in college and three in primary school, and paying their school fees is still a challenge. I am putting all efforts to ensure that their school fees are paid on time so that they do not miss classes. I don't have any new goals, but to put more efforts to ensure that they get better education.

In my opinion, the great effort by Give Directly to fight poverty in our village was satisfying. Everyone who received the transfer invested in what they needed since everyone had the liberty to make the decision. I have never heard of any complaints throughout the whole process.

The second transfer was beneficial to me in the completion of the construction of the house that I had started working on with the first transfer. I had all the building materials that I needed except for the construction labor. The moment when I received the second transfer I spent 10000 KES on the construction labor. It is the pride of every parent to provide decent shelter for their children and so am I. The previous house had a leaking roof and the walls had fallen off. 30000 KES I paid for my daughter's college fees. They were registering for end-of-semester examinations, and I am glad the money came at the right time. We did not have proper bedding but a small mat. Out of the 12000 KES that was left, I spent 10000 KES on both bed and a mattress and used 2000 KES to purchase food for my family.

It was around 11 PM when I was just sitting on my bed then my mobile phone started ringing. My children were still awake studying and I had to call them for help since I am illiterate. Upon checking they realized that it was an Mpesa message from Segovia Technology. I was super excited and felt so blessed since I had never handled such money before, I was really surprised to see it in my account. We couldn't afford to sleep and started celebrating joyfully. I had finally found hope of achieving most of my goals through the support

The biggest difference in my daily life is that through the transfers, I managed to clear the school fees for my children. Previously they used to be sent home more often due to fee arrears which have been frustrating me for a long. Since I am jobless and only rely on my spouse who also didn't have a stable job, the little money he got was not enough to pay school fees for the children and still provide for the household basic needs. The moment I received my transfer my priority was to clear their school fees so that they could study peacefully. Since I am illiterate my dream is to see my children get a good education so that it can change their future generation. I am so glad that this will soon be happening. Thank you GiveDirectly for making a positive impact in my life.

I spent a big fraction of my first transfer on buying iron sheets, nails, timber, building poles, at KES 27000. I had intended to construct a new house since the one that I have been sheltering on was just a temporary hut that had an old roof and whenever it could rain it was stressful. I also cleared school fees for KES 10000, for my two children who are both in secondary schools. The money came in good time because they have stayed home for one week due to a lack of school fees. In addition to that, I cleared a hospital bill of KES 2500 for my children who have been unwell for some time. With the remaining amount of money, I bought sufficient foodstuffs for my family and new clothes.