I created an agricultural objective after resolving the housing problem. Since crop cultivation has often failed us, I want to start raising livestock, especially goats. This is so that goats, as opposed to cows, can endure extreme climatic conditions. Goats have ready markets and are also inexpensive to purchase.

We in the community are only able to express our gratitude for the powerful and inspirational program you presented. Sincerely, GiveDirectly helped us improve from where we were by taking us to a higher level. Without its unconditional cash transfer program, we would not have been able to do the things we have or climb to the levels we have now.

Being a 6th wife to my late husband, life has been full of struggles. Living in an old collapsing house was unsafe for my family. When I got married, I found the mud-walled house existing up to date I have seven children and six grandchildren. All my five co-wives found the house already existed too. That is how old I can describe. When I got the second transfer, I opted to build a new three-room house that would have enough space. I bought 37 iron sheets for $333 and timbers for $50. As of now, the house is complete only the door has not been fixed yet and I am working my way out to buy and fix it. I am very happy because I have a secure house not like before. Having done that, I used the remaining amount to buy some food for the family since it was a drought season and money for buying some food was scarce.

I was at home with my grandchildren getting ready to prepare dinner for the family of 5 members. I received two message alerts on the phone. Being illiterate, I handed it over to the helper checked the content of the message and informed me that it was the transfer from GiveDirectly. I was extremely happy about receiving the transfer since I had eagerly awaited for it from the day we were enrolled in the program. I was very sure that I would be able to achieve most of the desires that I had.

Owning a sustainable source of income after starting livestock rearing is the biggest difference in my daily life. This is because I was doing casual labour which did not earn me enough income to support the needs of the family like proper shelter and food. Previously, I was worried about the safety of my family members since our house was collapsing.

I had desired to construct a decent shelter for the family since the house that we were living in earlier was about to collapse. It had lean on one side which was very risky for my family members. I spent the recent transfer to purchase the building materials like building poles, threads and paid a labor cost of KES 10,000 for the construction of a 3-roomed house for the family. In addition, I bought 3 goats for KES 15000 this was to start livestock keeping a future investment for the family which will help me whenever I face any financial challenges. I also bought a modern bed and mattress for KES 6000. Before, I was using a traditional treads bed which was not comfortable since I was feeling pains all over my body every morning. With the remaining amount, I bought enough food for the family as we had to eat once per day due to the high cost of living.