I do not have any new goal for now and I am glad because I am finishing up on the main objective that I had which was to build a new house. The initial one was small in size with a family size of five, it couldn't accommodate us all. Being a widow has been a struggle because the little I could earn could only cater for the daily bread. I am so happy that for now, I will no longer seek shelter from friends during the rainy season.

In my opinion, the organization did a good job by making sure they visit every household in my entire village. Secondly in the enrolment process, there was no discrimination at all. We were all equally enrolled and received the financial support timely as promised. I, therefore, do not see any party that GiveDirectly needs to improve on.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying pieces of iron sheets plus the labor charges at a total of KES 35000. This was basically for the completion of my modern house. The previous one that I was sheltering on was very small and in a poor state and I was worried that it would collapse anytime. I also bought a new bed and a mattress at KES 11000. I now sleep soundly like a baby because for the last thirty years I have been sleeping on the floor with lots of discomforts. I later cleared school fees of KES 2000 for my son who is in primary school. Which is the remaining amount of money, I have been using to buy foodstuffs for my family and other household items.

I was on my way going to my neighbor's house to take birth certificates for my children where they were kept for safety purposes due to the bad condition of my house. It was around 9 am when I heard the message alert on my phone. I had heard earlier from my neighbors that they had received their transfer. I had to reach home for my helper to check my phone since I am illiterate. I was overwhelmed with joy when he told me that I had received the transfer.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now relieved from all the stress of poor shelter. Seeing the building materials that I had purchase with my transfer gives me hope that I will finally be able to accomplish my desire of owning a decent shelter. I can not wait to relocate to my new house once I complete the construction. In addition, I can meet my daily needs like food without much challenge unlike before when we used to have a single meal per day.

I spent a bigger part of my transfer purchase building materials that include 30 iron sheets, building stones, and sand that costs KES 40000 in total. This was for the construction of a new decent shelter for my family since the one I had was leaking during the rainy season and about to collapse. I was spending sleepless nights because of the poor condition of my house. The remaining amount assisted me to purchase enough food since we are experiencing drought and famine in our area.