The biggest difference in my life is the ability to acquire a piece of land to upscale my farming practices. The one we were living in was too small which would be one of the attributing factors towards food insecurity in our household. I am happy and hopeful the this land will enable us to cultivate a bigger area hence an increase in food production . On the other had my grandchildren can put up their homestead their in the foreseen future. Therefore, I feel privileged to have this valuable asset which was a dream some few months back.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly made a wise thought to support my community members and mostly the poor who were the most vulnerable group in our society. This has enhance equality and more of community respect as compared to before.

I settled the remaining balance for the piece of land which I partly purchased with the first transfer. I am happy that now I have attained the full ownership of this piece of land which I have been longing to have. I paid school fees for my children . I also bought two goats and food for my family's consumption with the remaining amount.

I have been doing my farming on land which wasn't mine therefore I had to pay for it every season of farming. However, my desire was to buy and own this plot so that I could freely do my farming since this is an asset that will never depreciate and owning it could allow me to avoid the costs every season as I utilize it. I did not have enough money to pay for its full cost. When I received my first transfer, I spent a larger portion of the transfer to partly pay for this plot of land to reduce the cost as I look for other means to clear the balance. With the agreement we made with the seller, I am happy that I currently own the piece. I am glad that I have such a valuable asset courtesy of giver directly that has allowed me to improve and reduce the cost of farming I engage in.

I had woken up for my daily chores early that morning when my neighbour tipped me that GiveDirectly had sent us the money they had promised. I quickly called my helper who confirmed to me that indeed I had received my transfer. I was overjoyed on hearing the news. I never imagined that I would receive such a huge amount and I thanked them for their financial support.

I spent a larger portion of my transfer to pay for a plot of land that I have been leasing to farming on. It required me to pay for it every year to allow me to carry on with the farming. This was so costly for me meaning my returns on the farm were much affected. My intention was to buy it so that I could comfortably do farming on it thus when I received money, I managed to pay for the cost partly as I plan to repay the balance. In addition, I also, spent KES 9000 to pay for my children's school fees for them to be allowed to continue with their studies comfortably. Apart from these, I also spent KES 4000 to buy two goats for keeping. I made the decision to buy them since these are living assets that will soon reproduce thus have more which act as my financial security. I spent the remaining amount to buy foodstuffs for my family, household items and covering other expenses.