Since the last mile, rural electricity is already in my village. I intend to install electricity in my house to help with lighting. Secondly, I am planning to buy an additional dairy cow to generate more income for my family. This is because dairy farming is a major source of livelihood in our village.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well to change our lives through direct Cash. For instance, I was able to complete my house which had stalled for the past two years. The training was also very critical in making wise spending decisions.

When the second transfer arrived, my elder brother had decided to settle a huge medical bill to settle by selling the eighth piece of land. I, therefore, took advantage of this opportunity and bought this land at KES 45,000. This is because the land was an inheritance from our late mother and didn't want outsiders to purchase it. Secondly, I also spent KES 4,500 on 10 ceiling boards for the bedroom and sitting room. KES 1,500 was spent on labor costs. Lastly, I spent KES 3,000 on the clearance of school fees for my son who just cleared his high school national exams.

It was at night at around 11 pm. We had just finished a youth fellowship church meeting which was being held at my home. As we were preparing ourselves to go to sleep, my phone rang hence notifying me of a new message. I immediately checked it since I had heard some people in the neighborhood saying that they had received the transfers. I was so happy when I saw the message which read that we had received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I couldn't keep the good news to myself and I told my family about it. They were so excited too to hear this and we thanked God since we had never received such a huge sum of money before.

The transfer brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. This is because our lives have been uplifted, we are no longer the same as before. Having fully cemented the floor of our three-roomed house, we now live well free from the dust. I was also able to buy a calf which is going to be of great help to us in future when it calves. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for the help.

I spent the transfer money on three things that were most important to me and my family. I spent KES 38000 on cementing the floor of the house that we were living in. I had sold one of my cows before and I used the money in constructing the house. I was however not able to complete it since the money was not enough. Although it wasn't that conducive for us to live in due to the dust on the floor, we decided to just move into it. I have been planning to cement it but I haven't been in a position to do so due to financial constraints. I have a few cows and I usually supply three to four litres of milk to a nearby milk cooling plant whereby we get paid at the end of the month. The money that I make from the sales is not much and is only enough to use in taking care of the cows, buying food, and paying part of the school fees for my children. So when GiveDirectly came up with this program, I saw an opportunity to achieve this and I am so grateful since my family and I now live in a house that is free from dust. Other than cementing the floor, I bought a calf at KES 12000 and with the remaining KES 4000, I used it in paying school fees for my child who is in form four.