Currently, my focus is on my children's education. I want to ensure that they get the quality education that will aid them to secure good life in the future. Once they succeed, I will be assured of being taken care of in my old age. This will only be possible if they will be independent and education is the key to independence.

Since GiveDirectly enabled us to move from a poor living state to an independent level through the cash transfer program it brought, this classifies the organization as a life transformation organization. I have not seen any negativity related to the organization so far. What I recommend is that to go and do similar to what it did for us in the new places it is moving to so that our friends on that side can also benefit.

When I received the second transfer, I first opted to buy some livestock as a security for the future. Livestock does multiply and they can be converted to monetary value when the need arises. Therefore, I bought one cow for $75 and three goats for $90. As of now two goats gave birth to twin calves each. After that, I looked at how the food prices had inflated and I opted to buy three sacks of maize at once to ensure food security at home. I spent $65 per sack. As of now, I am happy because I am thinking of other things apart from the head-breaking food issue. Initially, as a family, we used to go without food for at least two days a week. As of now, I am happy because my family has an access to food. Since I am a mother of six school-going children, I used $226 to pay school fees for them. $176 went to one secondary school child while $50 went to the five primary school children. I took this step after they were sent home for school fees. Currently, I am happy that I was able to act quickly because I had the GiveDirectly cash. If I reflect, I would not have acted quickly the way I did if it were not for the transfers. This is because my only source of income was from selling firewood which was unreliable.

It was around 9 am when I was just at home relaxing when a friend of mine came and asked me whether I had received the transfer that was sent to us in the morning. I wondered for a while then requested my helper to go for my phone which was in the house. He checked while in the house and came running while happy and confirmed that it was true I had also received the transfer. We both rejoiced and I thanked my friend for keeping me updated.

Initially, I was not having peace of mind by the fact that I was sleeping in the same house with my children of whom some were grown up. As of now, I am living happily with settled mind because GiveDirectly restored my privacy which had been deprived for a longer time by enabling me to construct a house for them.

When I withdrew the money, I bought 20 pieces of iron sheets for KES 19000.00, some building poles, and rafters. The reason for buying these materials was to build a house for my children since I used to sleep with them in my house. The act of having them in my house was not giving me peace of mind since I felt like they were depriving me of my privacy. I also bought a bed and a mattress since I had been sleeping on sacks for a while and I felt it was a good thing to have good shelter. I also bought some school uniforms for my five children for KES 2000.00. Thereafter, I bought some food and saved the remaining amount for the family's upkeep.