The goals I had for this second transfer are the ones that I had been having since the census stage when GiveDirectly Field Officers came to talk to us about the program. Apart from the shopping for food stuffs for my family which actually took a huge chunk of the transfer I received, I had a business that I had purposed to revive and replenish. This was because I had been relying on my other business of cutting trees and burning charcoal to sell, which hardly raised enough for me to be able to achieve those goals. I was so grateful to get the financial assistance as this little kiosk business replaced and relieved me from the tedious and tiresome work of cutting trees and burning charcoal to sell.

I am personally applauding GiveDirectly for the excellent services we were accorded from the first interaction we had with Field Officers to the very last. We were given good financial advices as well as very nice words of encouragement, they were very kind and professional. I don't see anything that GiveDirectly doesn't or didn't do well because they promised us and kept it, whoever followed the advice of the Field Officers then has a good testimony because we all have our living standards improved in ways that we couldn't have imagined.

I spent most of the transfer which was KES 30000 on making a substantial shopping for food and other household essentials because it was important as that would shield my kiosk business and prevent me from taking commodities meant to be sold at the kiosk to be consumed at home. This is, as well, because I saw the need for separation of expectations, because without food in the house then the expectation would be the business to provide and meet the family's immediate needs. Therefore, with the shopping I did, I am no longer stressed because I know that my business will have ample time to flourish and in the long run and the future it'll be able to help me regularly and consistently meet my family's immediate needs. I also spent KES 20000 on reviving my kiosk business because it was on verge of closing down due to there being not so many of the commodities regularly asked for by my customers, which had forced me to turn to charcoal burning and selling to meet my family's immediate needs. It was very important to revive this business because it has been and still is my regular source of income and I believe when it flourishes, it will consistently and regularly enable me to my family's immediate needs as well as educate my children. All thanks to GiveDirectly.

I learned that I had recived my first transfer at exactly 9 in the morning. I can vividly recall very well I had attended a meeting in the nearby village together with my neighbors. I was so happy and I remember I couldn't even concentrate on the meeting. I had to excuse myself and go back home to share the news with my spouse and children. I will forever be thankful to GiveDirectly becasue finally, my children managed to go back to school like the rest.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that the transfers have enabled me to send my children to school. Since I am illiterate, my wish has always been to see them waking them every morning and catch their lessons with the rest. However, this was not attainable because I am jobless and my spouse has been the sole breadwinner of the family with meager incomes, paying the school fees on time was not possible. All he could consistently afford was buying foodstuffs for us. Therefore some of my children who are still in primary schools opted to drop out of school because their friends could call name names because of the situation which was embarrassing This kept them out of school which was one of the worst moments in my life as a parent. I am now grateful because they are all at school without hiccups like before. This is a promise of a brighter future for them.

I spent KES 30000 of my forst transfer on clearing school fees for my two children who are both in secondary schools. They have been studying with difficulties which affected their academic performance. At one time, they were on the verge of dropping out of school to collect school fees which stresses me as their parent. Also, I purchased beddings which include two wooden beds and mattresses at KES 18000. Since I was married I used to sleep on a traditional bed which was never comfortable. I was always complaining of backaches because of the discomforts. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my children that would last us for at least two weeks.