After spending the second transfer, I developed a goal that I have the zeal to accomplish. This is raring livestock that will be standing in the gap in paying school fees for my children. By nature keeping money in a house is a challenge because there are so many needs that require some money but if I buy some goats I will be selling them only if I need some fees for my children. By so doing, I will be guaranteeing my children’s education.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly is a confidence-restoring organization. It enabled me to construct a house for my children who felt inferior in front of their friends since they had no specific place to shelter themselves at night. The challenge came when their friends receive visitors, the only option was for my children to sleep on the corridor on the floor but as of now, they are happy and confident since they own a house through GiveDirectly.

When I received the second transfer, I had already planned on how to spend it. I constructed a house for my children who were seeing shelter from friends; this made them inferior because they were not confident since they were grown up. Constructing them the house restored their confidence and they are now happily living in their own house. Thereafter, I saw it prudent to save the remaining amount for the family upkeep since it was a dry season.

It was around 8 AM when I was at the hospital I had gone to visit a friend who had been admitted two weeks ago. Suddenly I heard my phone ringing so loudly. I was so curious and opted to excuse myself and check who it could be. I later realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly I had finally received my first transfer as promised during the enrollment period. I stayed in the hospital for like an hour but then I could not concentrate and decided to go back home considering my friend was recovering. Upon arriving home I shared the good news with the rest of my family and we were all super excited about the gift.

The biggest difference in my life that I will forever mention is the fact that I own goats that I am currently keeping in my compound. I had been yearning to at least have one in my homestead but because of the financial constraints, I could not manage to own it. This is becasue I am jobless and my spouse is the family breadwinner who majorly depend on casual jobs( extracting bricks from quarries) to earn a living. In a day he could sometimes earn KES 200. Which was relatively very little to sustain the family's needs and buying livestock. Therefore I opted to purchase the oats because they reproduce faster and the offspring take the shortest time to mature. In the few months to come, I am certain that they will multiply which will enable me to sell some and cater to my household needs like paying fees for my kids and providing for their daily meals.

I spent KES 17500 of my first transfer on buyng three high-density mattresses and one bed. Thus had to be a priority to replace the old mats that I have been using as beddings which were not comfortable and we were always complaining of back pains. In addition to that, I bought three goats worthy of KES 14400 which are now the assets that I am relying on in case of an emergency. Later on, I paid school fees (KES 5000) for my seven children who are in primary schools in the neighbouring village. With the KES 18100 that had remained, I am using it in purchasing our daily food and we no longer skip meals like the way we used to do.