The cost of purchasing food on a daily basis had been difficult due to scarcity and rising market prices. In the coming year, I hope to expand into farming in addition to my vegetable business, which I hope to restart soon. My son has been supportive throughout the time I have been out of business, and we have been discussing the return to business plan in the last few days. He is willing to give me the necessary start-up capital, and I believe that with it, I will be able to expand the business and make a profit, which will aid in the purchase of farm inputs.

The support I received from GiveDirectly was great, and the joy I have felt since then has been immeasurable. I needed financial assistance because I had built a house on my brother-in-farm law's and had no place to live. I am glad I built mine after paying in full for a plot of land in the neighborhood. With the overwhelming support we received, we hope that the same can be said for other villages.

For a long time, I had been living in a small house built on my brother-in-law's land with my three sons. As a squatter, I could not build anything permanent on the land because I knew I would have to leave whenever the owner wanted to repossess it. The support from GiveDirectly provided an opportunity to restart. Despite the fact that I required a lot from the two transfers, I managed to complete some that I thought were at the top of my priority list. I spent $450 from the second transfer on a tenth-acre plot of land, which I immediately built on before moving out of the small hut we had been living in. At the moment, I am relieved that I have more space to do my farming and that my sons have enough space to live in the previous house we had. I also contributed to the construction of my elder son's house by purchasing two $20 windows. I used to run a grocery store in a nearby shopping center, but I stopped when my daughter-in-law gave birth and needed support with her daily household duties. I've been there for two months, but I am hoping to get the business back on track soon. In addition, I used the remaining funds to pay labor charges for the construction of a new house on the new plot of land, as well as to purchase construction materials.

I do farming as my main source of income and I major grow vegetables for sale. Since I felt sick, I haven't been able to do farming as I used to before. The moment I received the money from GiveDirectly, I felt so happy because I had some plans to fulfill but had financial challenges due to low productivity. I knew from that time that my plans would come true.

Due to my health, I have been taking drugs and that requires me to eat well. I am glad that the money which I received enabled me to purchase foodstuffs in large quantities and in addition I get milk from the cow which I bought. Having a balanced diet meal has given me energy and now I am in the process of recovery. I can't imagine how I would have been if I wouldn't get these transfers. I thank God for sending GiveDirectly my way when I needed these necessities the most.

First I used to spend a lot on buying milk for use at home since we had no cow which would give us milk. I then spent KES 30000 on buying a lactating cow so that we can have milk. Secondly, I spent KES 9000 on buying iron sheets which I needed for the construction of a new kitchen. The one which I had was old and had a leaking roof. For the remaining amount, I spent KES 4000 on buying some new clothes and the rest of KES 12000 on buying food items like maize, beans cooking oil, and rice.