I'm looking for money so that I buy another piece of land; approximately 50m by 100m. The main aim of this is so that I can use it for farming since my wife and I are dedicated farmers, so we find our current piece of land to be too small for farming. I require $550.natafuta pesa niongeze plot nifanye ukulima. hii ninayo haitoshi. current one is 100 by 100. to add 50 by 100 for farming. I had hoped to receive more transfers from Give Directly but since its impossible, I'll wait for my cows to reproduce then sell some. Or should I ever receive any money from other organisations, I'll use it for this purpose.

Give Directly did everything well. The best thing you did was the census meeting where you taught us everything about your project. Now we do not rely on rumours because you gave us first hand information. You have enabled us to do several projects that we never imagined were possible. Some people have bought land,cattle and motorbikes. I pray for you every day. I don't see anywhere to improve, your whole process was okay.

I have no stable source of income I used to drill wells and pit latrines. That job is very tiring. My wife is employed at a local hotel hence she is the bread winner of our family. So I took $350 and bought a second hand motorbike which I now use to run 'bodaboda' business. It has become my main source of income and I now support my wife in providing for the family. The motorbike also comes in handy when it comes to emergency travels, sometimes neighbours call me past midnight to take their family members to hospital using my motorbike. It is like I bought another pair of legs for myself. My 7 children used to sleep on floor mats so I took $60 and bought 2 mattresses, thanks to Give Directly that nowadays they always look forward to restful nights. I then spent $150 on a heifer and right now it has already given birth. I'm so happy because I no longer buy milk. I even intend to start selling some milk so as to increase my income.

The moment I received my transfer, I was herding in the fields. Then suddenly, I heard my phone ringing, on checking what the message entailed. That was when I learnt that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I was so happy and excited because I knew that we would be able to put the money into good use. I then went home and broke the good news to my family members were was equally happy

The biggest difference in my life today is that I was able to pay for the parcel of land without any obstacles. And secondly, I managed to clear the school fees arrears for my children. I no longer worry anymore of my children would be sent home to collect school fees. I was unable to achieve all these before due to unreliable sources of income. I am so grateful for the support that brought so much joy and happiness into my life.

I am married and blessed with seven children. I work as a casual labourer within the village. Upon the receipt of my initial transfer, I opted to use KES 20,000 in paying for a parcel of land that I had acquired before but I had not settled all the payments. I then used KES 15,000 on paying school fees for my children. Additionally. I used KES 15,000 in buying a dairy cow to add to the two cows that I had before. Lastly, I used the remaining amount on foodstuffs. I was unable to achieve all these before due to the unreliable source of income and school fees responsibilities. I am so happy for the support that lifted my living standards.