I am now living a better life because I was able to construct a decent house for my family. Previously, I was living in my neighbour's house after my house collapse. I was not comfortable in someone's house since I was sharing a room with her children. Moreover, we were able to get a motorbike which has helped us in getting water and earns us an income. We are now getting our daily basic needs like food without straining a lot unlike before. I

In my opinion, Givedirectly did well for sending us cash transfer which has helped us since we used it wisely and has transformed our life.

My daughter in-law and I decided to contribute $280 of our second transfers each for the purchase a new motorbike. The motorbike is assisting us in getting water for my family since we are experiencing drought at the moment. Also, we engage it in motorbike taxi which earns us a living of 2.5 dollars per day. In addition, I bought a bed and mattress since I was using traditional beddings which were worn out and was not comfortable to lie on.The remaining amount assisted me to purchase enough food for my family.

I remember receiving a message around midday in my phone as I was having lunch with my family. When I checked the contents, I realised it was an Mpesa message. I was not expecting to receive money from anyone. I was curious to know who could have sent me the money. To my surprise, it was my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I felt happy and thanked them for fulfilling their promise to us.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that through the transfer, I managed to build a new iron roofed house. My previous house was in a bad state and grass thatched. It was full of cracks and leaking during rains. I could not renovate it due to my lowly financial status. My life today is different after receiving the money because I am now sheltering in my newly constructed iron roofed house. Had I not received this support, I would still be living in my old grass thatched house.

I spent a larger portion of my first transfer on buying building materials which include iron sheets, nails and building poles to build a new decent house. My old living house has been in a bad state, full of cracks with one side nearly collapsing. Furthermore, it was grass thatched and I could not renovate it since I did not have enough financial resources to accomplish this. I am now at peace having upgraded to a new spacious and iron roofed house. In addition to this, I also paid school fees for my grandsons and they were allowed to continue with their studies without interruptions.