I wish to self reliant in terms of food productivity. Without enough food no one can do much of the development since one has to eat well first.I have prepared the land well and I intend to use fertilizer to boost on the productivity of food crops such as maize and beans. In the past I have not been using fertilizers but going forward I intend to use it to maximize on the productivity and be food secure.

Give Directly operations have been planned so well and their services notable is on Mpesa security. There are so many scammers in our place and they usually steal from people. I had used a simple mpesa pin that is the year of birth and I didn't know that it presented a risk. They guided me on how to change and my money was secure. That is the part I liked most even for my knowledge and security. I am now more enlightened than before.

I was struggling a lot and was faced with a myriad of challenges. When I received the transfers I felt so relieved and had the peace of mind that had long eluded me. I was able to buy a calf worth KES 22000 that is about to calf. It gives me joy and I wanted it for posterity. I also had some loans that I had defaulted since I had no means to pay as life was so biting, so I was able to settle it down and I am so happy now.

It was very early in the morning when one of my children came visiting. I could see the excitement in his face and true to my thinking he informed me that he had received his transfer as earlier promised. I told him to check whether I had received mine too and upon checking he informed me that I too had received my share. We were so happy as a family and after careful considerations I decided to forego my house improvement plans and instead buy livestock with the money

The biggest difference is the dairy cow that I bought. I had sold all my livestock to pay school fees and was looking forward to the day I will be able to accumulate enough money to buy one. I would rely on proceeds from dairy which would just be enough to feed my family. I am so grateful that finally my life and that of my family have been improved through this transfer and the one child that is under my care will finally have a better living standard too.

I used KES 40000 to buy a dairy cow and used the remaining amount to buy furniture and other basic household needs such as food. I had had to sell all the livestock that I had to help pay school fees for my children who were in various secondary schools and I thought it was about time that I reclaimed that which was lost. I am so happy and grateful that GiveDirectly enabled me realize this. With my old age,I could hardly do any casual work or farming that would allow me accumulate such huge amounts of money to be able to buy the dairy cow. I am looking forward to having my life improve.