After completing my house and paying my son's university tuition, which was the most difficult task of all, I now want to expand my enterprise and buy a dairy cow, which I believe is the best asset given the ideal climatic circumstances in our area. To do this, I have already enrolled in a rotational savings group, where each month the 14 of us donate one person $30. Once I have earned my shares, I will buy a dairy cow. Once the cow has given birth, I will buy additional stock for my company using the money I will make from selling milk. We currently pay $0.7 per liter for milk, making it much more expensive for us to buy. As a result, we will spend less on milk, make more money, and have a second cow, making it easier for me to provide for my family's needs.

GiveDirecty is the best organization since they do not have any connections to politicians and don't lend us money. People can freely spend their money without expecting anything in return, which allowed the beneficiaries to be welcoming and helped them improve their life because they were aware that nothing was expected of them. On the other hand, they must thoroughly investigate and comprehend the families, particularly those where there are intoxicated members, and continuously monitor them to prevent money from being wasted or spent on alcohol.

Since the tuition for my son Gideon's education course at the university was still unpaid, he was unable to attend for that semester. Hence, I paid the $250 in arrears when I received the most recent transfer, and I'm happy that he finished his studies and received his degree in December of last year. He shares our joy and pride in having completed his studies. In addition, although the interior of the house I live in is not coated in plywood, the spaces between the timbers make it cooler. Thanks to the $253 I had left over, I was able to complete the building. As the house is currently clean and comfortable, we no longer contract cold-related ailments. Since I am the only provider for the family, the income from my kiosk, where I sell cereals, consumables, cosmetics, and other household necessities, is insufficient to meet our demands. Since I started receiving assistance, my life has been better, therefore I sincerely appreciate it.

It was around 7:00 am when I realized I had received the message from GiveDirectly that confirmed the receipt of the first transfer. My children were getting ready to go to school while I was in the cowshed. I could not disclose the news to them right there, but later in the evening when they came back from school and affirmed the promises I had given them about buying books and school uniforms. I visited the nearest shopping center and made my first purchases the following day.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the clearance of an enormous debt that I had borrowed to take my son to school. I had struggled a lot trying to raise an equivalent amount that could possibly pay back the debt, but all sources that I was expecting kept failing me. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for the generous and timely support that made this possible.

After the complete construction of my new house, just a month before GiveDirectly visited our village, I hoped to enhance both the interior and exterior parts alongside bringing in other complementary pieces of equipment that would improve our living standards. With this in mind, we considered purchasing a large water tank worth KES 21000 that has so far been collecting and holding rainwater conveyed from the roof. It is with gratitude that the frequency of visiting the community well to fetch water has reduced. I also cleared the debt I had with my brother, who had lent me KES 25000 when I was taking my son to the university. The debt had been a burden to my family for quite a long time as my brother had pressed hard after I failed to honor the payback dates I had given him. In addition, I spent KES 5000 on cutting down some trees I had and sawing them in preparedness to erect a new kitchen in the future. The last bit of my transfers was helpful in purchasing household goods that included foodstuff, new bedding, toiletries, and also a new piece of furniture.