My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I am residing in a decent shelter. Back in the days, I was spending sleepless night during rain season due to the poor condition of my house. In addition, I was jobless but now I have a reliable source of income after starting livestock rearing which earns me a living through the selling of milk. Nowadays, I can easily cater for my basic needs without much struggle through my daily earnings.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well for giving out cash transfer. I was expecting my life would be transformed for the better in such a short time. I thank the organization for the aid and I wish it will continue to assist other less fortunate in the society.

I spent the transfer to start livestock rearing like others in the village, it is one of the economic activity we rely on in our village because of the climatic condition. I bought 2 indigenous dairy cows, at the moment, I sale 2 litre of milk at 0.5 dollar each something that earns me a living. Also, I purchased adequate food for my family since for some years now we have been experiencing drought and famine in our area. The remaining amount helped me in seeking proper medication.

I saw the transfer notification early during the day when I was busy working on a building project. On checking the contents, I had received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I felt happy and rejoiced on getting this financial support.

I was leading a pitiable life and I could not afford the very basic needs for my family. I normally do menial jobs and I could not even build a decent home for my family. My living house was grass thatched and during rains it could leak uncontrollably. I could not renovate it due to the financial hardship I am facing. I did not have another option but to live in this house until GiveDirectly came to me. When I received my first transfer, I bought some iron sheets, timber and nails to renovate the roof. I am now living in an iron roofed house and no longer worried of rains.

I have been staying in a grass thatched house for years with no hope of upgrading to a better house. My desire was to renovate it to be an iron roofed like my neighbours. Living in a grass thatched home was not conducive mostly during rains which it would soak every item in my home and at times forced to seek shelter elsewhere. When I received my first transfer, I purchased iron sheets, nails and timber to rebuild my house. In addition to this, I also bought a new mattress to sleep on comfortably and replace the old bedding I was using. I did some shopping on the remaining amount on new clothes for my family and foodstuffs that will take us a whole month, since food was also a problem to me.