I want to devote all of my time, energy, and resources to building a good, spacious home that can accommodate my entire family. We have to cram everyone inside the tiny house to sleep. Additionally, there are no partitions in the house, so whenever friends and neighbors come over, they can see all of my bedding. This disturbs my sense of calm, and I feel embarrassed that I am unable to protect my privacy even from my young children. I'll be able to regain my dignity and privacy by building a larger home.

I appreciate that Give Directly sent us money so that we could improve our lives and put an end to poverty in our community. Another key factor in ensuring that we make wise financial decisions is the unconditionality of the funds. I'm overjoyed to have received the cash because it has already improved my life. I urge the organization to continue with the same act and help needy people from poverty stricken villages.

For a very long time, I've had the desire to begin investing in livestock farming. I didn't hesitate to spend $300 on a herd of goats after receiving my second transfer because they breed more quickly than other kinds of livestock. I'm glad that raising livestock will give me a different way to make money because my current job selling charcoal is very time-consuming and pays very little, so I can't support the entire family. Currently in third grade, my third child owes the school a sizable sum of money in unpaid school fees. His studies have been disrupted as a result of him being frequently sent home to pay school fees. I paid my son's $200 tuition in an effort to motivate him to finish school, pay attention, and raise his grades. I then used the money that was left over to buy food for my family. The drought, which has made food extremely expensive, has made the past few months difficult. We purchase all of our food from stores, which forces us to purchase food in small quantities solely for our daily survival. I am extremely grateful for the financial boost from the transfer money that helped me improve the quality of my together with my family members.

While just sitting conversing with my family members, I heard my phone’s message tone from the house. I sent my child to pick it so that I can know what message had been sent. Upon opening the message, directly my eyes saw the word Mpesa. I was curious to know where the money message was from and I felt so happy knowing that the promised transfer from GiveDirectly was successful.

The act of settling the school fees for my college and primary school children is the major difference that I can testify of GiveDirectly. If it were not for this organization, all my children could be just idling at home due to lack of school fees. I am very grateful for this organization and I pray for it to prosper more. Currently I can confidently relax because my mind is now settled, no longer being disturbed as before.

Having been struggling with school fees for my children, this transfer came right on time. I have five children; 2 are in college while 3 are in primary school. After withdrawing the money, I took KES 40000.00 and paid for the 2 college children so that they can focus on their studies without fee stress. Thereafter, I tool KES 6000.00 and paid for the primary school children to curb the movements of being sent back home on regular basis. After settling the school fees issue I bought some food for the family and kept the remaining for their upkeep.