My life is different that it would have been if I never received the transfer in the, the transfer has empowered my life. I am now self reliance after starting the livestock rearing through the purchased of 3 cows. Second, I bought proper beddings and at the moment, I enjoy sleeping comfortable at night this is because I use to sleep on the floor using old sacks. In addition, I obtained 2 doors for the house since it had no doors which was risk and I was always worried there dangerous creature might enter the house at night.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by giving unconditional cash to the poor households in the community. This has transformed the lives of many households since they have the right to choose on how to spent their aid.

My wish had been to start livestock rearing but I lack the financial capacity to fulfill the desire. The moment I received the transfer I prioritized fulfilling my dream by purchasing 3 cows for $560 after adding some money which I have save from my first transfer. This is my reliable source of income since I already have the experience in rearing them. I will be able have enough milk supply for the family and to the extra to any a living.

I was heading to the dam when my mobile phone started vibrating continuously. Since I am illiterate I decided to go back home so that I can get some help. Upon arriving home, one of my sons decided to check the content of the message only to realize it was an Mpesa message from GIveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy for getting such a huge amount of money which is non-refundable.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a dairy cow that I purchased from the financial support from GiveDirectly. I have been aspiring to keep them in my compound but I could not afford it since the money that I used to earn from the casual jobs was very little it was not even enough for the family's basic needs. I settled on purchasing the cow because it has various benefits compared to other domestic animals. One I will be getting milk for free which some will be for the family's consumption and the remaining liters I will sell to the nearby markets and generate an income. Apart from that, I will be getting manure which will make my farm productive. Previously I used to buy artificial ones from agrovets which were expensive and sometimes harmful to the crops. I am now glad because I am assured of harvesting a lot. I could not have achieved all these if it were not for the financial support from this organization.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying some bedding which includes a new wooded bed and a mattress. Previously I used to sleep on some old mats as beddings. Also, I bought a dairy cow which will be the living assets that I will depend on just in case I will have any financial constraints. With the remaing amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs that will take us to the next harvesting season. I am glad now my children can at least take two meals a day.