My life currently has really changed. Comparing it with how it was four months ago, I can see a lot of good things which have come to be. Initially I was struggling to settle school fees at the same time settling my medical bills which was so hard. I am happy now that three of my sons and one daughter have comoleted their studies and waiting to graduate soon. Payment of school fees for the last son who is still in school has now become easier and seeking medication is also easier since I have been able to obtain a medical card which I have been funding every month.

Despite the fact that I have not been feeling well and have been working hard to ensure that I raise enough money to gather for the medical fee and serve other ongoing projects. I also have a new goal to start a brick making and selling business. This will be a great source of income which will help in both serving the household requirements and also payment of the school fees.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is the complete payment of school fees for my son who is currently in University. Initially it was a struggle raising school fees when he was in secondary school since I was not receiving any transfer then, but after receiving these transfers I have been enjoying an easy time. My son is doing well in school and at least we have peace in our household.

With the brick-making project I am soon starting, I have great expectations in the near future. In the next six months, I expect to have started earning from the project and things will have changed. This project will be helpful in many ways since the little money I am planning to invest in will possibly yield a good profit.

When I started receiving these transfers, I was not in perfect health and it took GiveDirectly transfers to be able to seek for medical attention. My hands were aching most of the times and this could not allow me to perform heavy duties. Being a person that relies solely on casual labour, life was very difficult for me. I have since been able to seek medication and I am getting better each day. The kind of medicine that was prescribed to me is quite expensive and GiveDirectly transfers have always helped me meet the cost. I can now engage in any form of casual labour and this has made it easier for me to provide food for my family.

In the next four months, I intend to start brick making business. i plan to use the GiveDirectly transfers to hire a casual labour to be able to make the bricks. I have a piece of land that will enable me to produce the bricks and this will make the manufacturing cost much more affordable for me. My intentions are to manufacture up to 10000 bricks in the next four months.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that the money has assisted me a lot in making sure that I keep my children in school without having to beg for assistance from anyone at any given time. I have also been able to improve my home to be a better place to stay in by being able to buy delight solar.I have also been able to meet most of my family's basic needs without having to struggle a lot like I used to do before. This has given me much joy and pride as a parent.

In the next six months I expect to have produced up to 10000 bricks and sell them. The money got from the brick business shall help me build a new house and pay school fees much more easily than I can now.

It has become possible for one of my sons to realize his dream of taking a medical course. He is so passionate about it and this being a very expensive course to a peasant farmer like me I was worried about its coming to a reality. I paid school fees for him from the money I received. I also support him at school by paying for food and other needs for him and my other son in school.

I plan to save money to make bricks so that I can build a house.

The biggest difference is that GiveDirectly that helped to obtain treatment. I am under medication for a chronic disease that requires me to use tablets to control pain. I get daily doses courtesy of the transfers. I would have had to borrow all over from relatives and friends and this would not even come at the time of need. It was also uncomfortable as I felt as if I was turning into a beggar but I know have all my monthly supply of the medicine. This gives me some hope of living well.

I will be living in a decent house that I will have build. In addition one of my sons will have completed his college education.

My life is currently different because I do not struggle anymore because am assured of medication and children's basic needs are catered for.

God willing am planning to start buying sand as from next month for construction of a house for my sons.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that these transfers have boosted my medication and children's school basic needs.

I expect my son to join college because the transfer will boost personal expenses. I expect to have completed building my son's a house.