My life is different than how it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have build a kitchen house. I used to have a grass thatched house which made cooking not easy. I do casual jobs and the amount of money that I get through this casual jobs is so small and cannot meet all the basic needs of the family including buying building materials. I had always wished to own a better house. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has enabled me to build a better house. Currently I have a better kitchen and it has made cooking so easier. I have devoted much of my time on my daily activities without getting worried. GiveDirectly has changed our living standard.

In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.

I spent part of the money I received from GiveDirectly to build a spacious and better kitchen. I used to have a small grass thatched kitchen. Cooking was not easy because there was no enough space. I also bought two goats the rest of the money I build a poultry house. I had bought some hens with the precious transfer. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed my living standard.

I learned that I had received my forst transfer at around 9 AM when I was heading to the farm. Due to the excitement that had I remember having going back home and shared the food news with the rest of my family members. We prayed and celebrated as a family for receiving such a huge blessing into our lives which meant a lot to us.

Having the livestock that I am currently keeping in my homestead brings the biggest difference in my life. Through them, I am assured of acquiring and benefiting a lot becasue currently, I have started experiencing the goodies. With the dairy cow, my children are now enjoying the milk which is a surplus to their daily meals. Also very soon I will start selling the reming liters to my neighbors and generating an income. Also, for the chickens when they multiply I will be selling the mature chick and generate an income as well. I will be saving the money from both businesses and pay school fees for my children and this was the main reason why I settled in purchasing the livestock.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying some building materials such as iron sheets, building poles, and threads. This was for the construction of a kitchen. I later bought some livestock such as a dairy cow and chicken at a total of KES 31000. I settled some debts in the nearby shop where I had been taking foodstuffs for my family. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuff for my family and some other household items such as plastic chairs.