I currently work for the NEPAC organization, where we assist many vulnerable people and I also sell maize as part time job. I want to grow my maize selling business and add cereals to it once I have enough money. The $2 profit that I usually get from my business is not even enough to stock any goods to my business, so I'm planning to really work hard to be able to expand my business and enable me live a more luxurious life.

GiveDirectly has truly transformed my life, elevating me from grass to grass and from one degree to the next. I am so grateful to GiveDirectly for everything it has done for my family and I. The unconditional transfers I received has really brought about great changes in my life. I am forever grateful.

The 3 cows that I have are not dairy cows. Every morning I would wake up and buy milk from a kiosk and the milk costs around $1 that really interfered with my day to day budgeting. The fact that I had no dairy cow made me feel bad because most of my neighbors were enjoying themselves and happily milked their cows while I had to incur cost just to get my family milk. The moment I received my transfers, I made an agreement with myself that I must go and get myself a dairy cow that I would be milking and consuming as much milk as I wanted. I spent $450 on buying the dairy cow, and since school was opening and I had not settled my children's fees, I used $50 to pay their debts and the remaining amount of $30 I bought food that we really got to enjoy with my family.

It was a few minutes to 8 am while taking breaking with my kids when I heard a message alert on my phone. On checking my firstborn confirmed that I had received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I was very happy and immediately send for the electricity wiring materials.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I received the transfers is access to electricity. As a result, my house and the whole compound are well lit because I have also installed security lights. Additionally, my kids can do their homework comfortably unlike before when they used to borrow my phone to study. Secondly, through the transfers, I cleared my kids school feed for this term. As a result, I am at peace because my kids are studying comfortably without distractions.

I am a mother of four, a community health worker, and my husband works as a police officer. I normally rely on maize and dairy farming for food to reduce household costs. When GiveDirectly transfers arrived my major challenge was the lack of electricity in my house and yet it was in our locality already. I, therefore, spent KES 17,000 on the installation of electricity in my house. As a result, my house is well lit and my kids can study well. Earlier, I used a solar lighting system but was not reliable because of the faulty battery. Secondly, I spent KES 5,000 on a bag of maize of which the remaining will sustain us for the next week. This is because our maize crop was affected by the maize pandemic in the last season. Thirdly, I also spent KES 22,500 on school fees payment for my kids in high school and primary school. This is because my firstborn just joined the high school. Lastly, I spent KES 3,000 on the latest clothing fashion for my kids which are more decent compared to the ones they normally wear.