My life is currently different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer in that if it was not for the money I would not be having a house. I would still be staying in the previous house that was almost falling down. I now feel secure in my current house.

In my opinion, Give Directly does well because it has enabled us to improve our lives. I did not know I would ever own a good home but through the Give Directly transfers I was able to construct a better house. On the other hand I would urge Give Directly to continue helping people and I have not seen anything they are not doing good.

I bought building materials with the second transfer which I have used to construct a house. The previous house was was small and in bad condition. I am glad I now have a better secure house. With my old age I am not worried anymore of anyone breaking in my house.

I can still remember very well it was around 3 o'clock when I saw the notification message on my phone. When I checked its content, I realized it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly informing me that I had finally received my first transfer. I felt so happy since I did not believe it would happen during the enrolment. I will forever be thanking them for fulfilling their promises.

The biggest difference and achievement in my life is that I managed to clear the fees arrears for my children. This is because previously, they have been sent home several times this was so frustrating and embarrassing at the same time. However, I had no option because I did not have a stable job and my income is meager to sustain all my family expenses at once. They had even started performing poorly as a result of this and I felt guilty as a parent because I felt that I had failed them. I am now happier because ever since I received my first transfer all is well now because they are now studying without any distractions like before which is an assurance of getting good results.

I spent part of my transfer on buying some building materials such as iron sheets, nails, threads, timber, and several building poles. I bought all these with the intention of constructing a new decent house because the previous one is was in critical and almost falling. I also cleared school fees arrears for my daughter who is in secondary school. I am glad I managed to pay on time since it has been frustrating me for quite a long time. Also, I bought some new school uniforms for her to replace the old ones which were not in good condition. Also, I bought three goats as living assets that I can depend on. With the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuffs and some other household items.