My goal is to start selling fish and vegetables in my village. For years, I have been making and selling charcoal which was not profitable and was a tedious one. Therefore I feel it's high time I transition and I believe I will grow financially. My spouse and I will not have to struggle in meeting our family's needs.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did a great job, especially on the teachings concerning cash transfers. A good number of us were not conversant with the Mpesa platform therefore I must mention that they helped us a lot. I do not see any sector that needs to be adjusted even as they move to the next village.

I spent a fraction of my second transfer on buying new bedding which includes, a wooden bed and two mattresses. These had to be a priority because I have been sleeping on the floor for quite some time and the experience was not good at all. Sometimes, I could fail to perform my daily duties because of the pain that I have been undergoing. I now feel relieved for finally being able to sleep on a decent bed ever since I were born. Later on, I cleared fees of $330 for my two children in secondary school. I use to pledge that I would pay the money on time but it never happened because ody status. Therefore all the teachers could no longer trust me which affected my children since they were on and off. I am thankful for finally being able to clear the arrears for the whole academic year. They will study comfortably without any disturbances. I am however certain that their performance shall improve. With the remaining amount, I bought food for my eight family members.

It was around 2 PM when I was just sitting thinking about where I would get the money to buy food for my kids. Suddenly, I heard a message tone from my mobile phone. I asked my spouse to check who it was since we were not expecting to hear from anyone. Upon going through the messages, he realized that they were from GiveDirectly alerting us that we had received our first cash transfer. I felt extremely happy together with my family knowing that I would finally own goats.

The biggest difference is that I now have goats that I am keeping on my homestead. Having them in my life has made me hopeful and ambitious. I settled for them because they reproduce and grow very fast as compared to other domestic animals. Therefore it's an assurance that I will have many of them within a short period. As they multiply I plan to send my children to higher institutions including the four who are still in primary schools. For them to get a better education is my goal since I knew it will transform their lives and their future generation. My spouse and I have been relying on meagre jobs to raise the six kids which have never been easy. I am now a happy mother for finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel, gratitude to GiveDirectly.

I spent KES 28000 of my first transfer on paying fees for my daughter who is in form two, and my son who is pursuing a mechanical course. This has to be a priority because their future meant a lot to me and I would wish any of my kids to undergo what I went through because of illiteracy. They have been on and off due to the arrears which used to stress me a lot because it was dragging them behind academically. I now feel relaxed and happy to have cleared their whole academic year. They will study peacefully without any distractions hence good performance. Also, I bought four goats which cost KES 13000. These will be the only assets that I will rely on on in case of any financial difficulty more so my children's school fees. I later bought a mattress at KES 5000 for my two sons to replace the mats that had even worn out. At least they are now sleeping comfortably without any suffering. With the remaining amount of money only, I bought food for my eight family members.