After using the second transfer money as per the plans I had, I developed another goal that once I get some money I will implement. This is an entrepreneurial goal of starting a business of selling fast moving goods that are often used in families such as foodstuff and personal effects. By doing so, I wil be able to generate some income that I am sure it will assist me to upkeep my family.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well for me and the community at large. I was able to fix things that if it were not for GiveDirectly I would not have been able to. One being the construction of the son's house. For sometime I have been having some challenges in maintaining my privacy since we used to sleep in the same house with my big boys. As at now I am very happy that I restored my privacy with the help of GiveDirectly.

Before receiving the second transfer, I had already planned on how I was going to distribute it to sort key issues in the family. Upon withdrawing the money, I paid school fees for my 6 children who are in different levels of education. Four are in primary school, two are in secondary school and college respectively. After settling their school fees, I did the second thing that was to construct a house for my son. This is because he is still a student and he has grown up to sleep in our house. Thereafter I used the remaining amount for the family upkeep.

I was in my house relaxing after completing my morning households chores. My children had gone to school so I was alone in my house. I received consecutive message alerts on my phone, I was curious to know the content of the message since it was uncommon to receive any message at that time. After checking, I realize that it was the transfer GiveDirectly promised. I felt very happy for receiving the transfer. I decided to call my husband to share the good news with him. He was overexcited and he promised to come home early that day so that we may plan on how best to utilize the transfer.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that my child was able to join secondary school. I was confused not knowing what to do to support his educational needs. I thank GiveDirectly for coming with the aid at a time when we needed it most. The charcoal vending that we depend on earns the family hardly enough to support all the basic needs

I spent KES 8000 to complete the payment of my d.light solar panel which I had bought 2 years ago on hire purchase. I was constantly received calls and messages from the lender company which bothered me a lot. In addition, I spent KES 15,000 to complete shopping and paying part of the fees for my child who was joining secondary school. Furthermore, I purchase a bed and two mattresses for KES 12,000 one for my kids and the other for myself. This is because I use to sleep on a worn out mattress and my kid used a mat which was not comfortable at all. They were constantly complaining of backache and I had received several complains from their teacher that they loose focus in class due to lack good enough sleep. The remaining amount assisted me in acquiring sufficient food for the family.