I was awakened by the loud vibration from my mobile phone. I was a bit nervous because it was very unusual. I had some of my neighbors shouting, and celebrating at the same time, I definitely knew there was something good. I then decided to check who might have sent the message early that morning. wow! it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I felt happy.

Having have invested in the agricultural activities had brought about the biggest difference in my daily life. This is because initially I used to practice commercial farming and I used to plant some watermelons and vegetables. This is what I had been depending on and I used to supply them in the nearest towns in bulky for years. But then there was a time I had an emergency and I had to utilize all the profits and the capital, this made the business to collapse because I did not have enough money to buy the fertilizers, seeds and some other facilities. Having have received the first transfer I gave it a priority because I had enough experience. I a now glad because I believe I have prepared everything and in the next few months, all struggles shall come to an end. I will no longer have to worry about my family's daily needs, school fees and many more. This is because I already have the customers and I am assured once the watermelons are ready, I will not have to strains about looking for customers.

I spent a larger portion of my first transfer on investing in some agricultural actives. I have been longing to restart the commercial farming of watermelons that initially I was operating but due to my low financial status, I could not afford it. First, I leased a four acres land purposely for the farming, I then hired my neighbors to prepare the farm, bought some fertilizers and seeds. I opted in practicing it because in my region the climatic condition is favorable, plus the type of soil. Previously I used to harvest the watermelons in large quantity and this gave me hope of no doubts. The remaining amount of money, I am using it in buying some foodstuffs.