My new goal is to be able to build a better a house through proceeds that I will get from the dairy cows that I bought from the first and second transfers. I have had this vision of building a much more bigger and better house but with the little income that I receive from my small scale farming and casual work, I could only raise enough to feed my family. We live in a very small grass thatched house with my family and sometimes it gets a little bit of discomfort living in there. When I received money from GiveDirectly, I invested heavily on livestock and my intention is to use proceeds from dairy to be able to put up one. I am so much grateful to GiveDirectly for the support that they offered to us.

In my opinion GiveDirectly did well by giving us the opportunity to choose what to spend the money on without fixing fir us what we could spend the money on. This freedom gave us the liberty to choose to spend the money in the best way we knew how. I am personally very grateful to GiveDirectly for this.

I used KES 40000 to buy two dairy cows.i did not have a cow of my own having sold those that I owned to pay school fees for my children who are in various schools. I could not be able to buy the dairy cows since I had to pay huge anmounts as fees and used KES 5000 to buy basic household needs for the family. The remaining amount was used to pay school fees for one of my children who is in a local day secondary school. I feel so much happy to have been part of the beneficiaries of GiveDirectly funds. I am looking forward to seeing my life improve even more going forward courtesy of GiveDirectly funds.

It was around 6 pm while in my shop attending to customers when I heard an SMS alert on my phone. On checking, it was the eagerly awaited KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I was very happy and withdrew the money later that evening because I am right within the shopping centre.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the purchase of a heifer that will reproduce in a few months. I am also grateful because I have bought more decent clothing for myself which I couldn't afford due to school fees and food burdens.

During enrollment, my priority was a dairy cow. This is because I had sold all my cows for school fees and was struggling to buy milk. So immediately after the arrival of GiveDirectly transfers, I spent KES 25,000 on a heifer. This is because when it reproduces it will be a source of milk for my family. Secondly, I spent KES 5000 on plowing land and planting maize and beans seeds. This will ensure the availability of adequate food for my family come the next harvest season. Furthermore, I spent KES 6400 on two bags of maize which will feed my family for a longer time. This is because I had planted an acre of maize in the previous planting aeason but only harvested a bag of maize due to the drought and the prevalent maize pandemic in our area. Additionally, I used KES 16,000 on the latest clothing fashion and shoes. This is because I had worn a pair of shoes and the same type of clothing for a long time and this was shameful. Lastly, I spent KES 5000 on the addition of stock for my shop business. This is because I have been a shopkeeper for the past 9 years and this has been the main source of food and school fees for my family.