My life is now different because I currently own livestock which I would not have managed to buy on my own cost. One of my future goals was to have at least a good source of income. I feel GiveDirectly has fulfilled this since I will be selling milk as these cows reproduce. The offsprings to come will be added assets that I can readily rely on in case of financial crisis. I feel happy to have such assets courtesy of GiveDirectly.

Like other GiveDirectly beneficiaries, I own livestock, decent iron-roofed house among other assets that I wouldn't have managed at my own. Being given a chance to decide on how to spend the transfer was an idea to celebrate. I feel GiveDirectly has done best at most fair way possible and I don't have anything against their operations.

My son had an old house grass thatched house that was slowly wearing out becoming unfit to stay thus when I received my second transfer, I took KES15000 to build a better one. I feel so good to see my sons enjoy a conducive environment. In addition, I used KES28000 to buy a cow and goat. I made this descison as a way of investing part of the money so that I can rely on again in future. I spent the remaining amount on my household basic needs and items ranging from food, clothing, furniture and a redio system.

Since I got married, we had never owned a cow. It has always been my prayer to God to give me one so that it can help me feed my children. Now when I bought one after receiving the money from GD, my daily routine has changed. On daily basis, before I get to work I first take a few minutes feeding my cow which always makes me happy.

When GiveDirectly officer informed me during the enrollment stage that I would receive 55000 KES at once, I could not believe it since I had never heard of any company giving out aid by giving people such a huge amount at ago. When I woke up on that particular day and saw the message indicating that I was 55000 KES richer, I was overwhelmed with joy and at the same time, it made me believe that indeed GiveDirectly is totally different from other companys.

I spent part of my first transfer in buying a cow. I have been buying milk on a daily basis. Having my own cow will make me save the money I would have rather used in buying milk and later use them to buy something else. I also used the remaining amount in building a kitchen for my family since the one we had was in a bad condition as it was built a long time ago and it was almost collapsing and this was a security threat to my family.