My desire is become a renown livestock farmer because investing in livestock is a reliable source of income nowadays. So if I get some money, I will add the number of goats. I am choosing goats over cows because to some extent, goats can withstand drought compared to cows and also their birth span is lesser than that of cows.

GiveDirectly is an organization of its own kind, through the cash transfers it has enabled many families in our community which were living in hats to construct good houses and also be able to take their children to school. As at now our community has a new face, it looks good and bright not as before and this is because of GiveDirectly. In my opinion, this organization is faultless and blameless since it did what other organizations could not. I echo its doings and I also pray for its existence.

When I withdrew the money, I bought goats worthy KES 17500.00. These goats are an investment and after a short while my zoo will be full of goats. Since I have a child who is in secondary school and she has been on and off school due to school fees, I opted to pay the arrears plus the current fees so that she be retained in school for proper learning. In respect to that, I paid KES 18000.00 school fees for her. After settling the two key things, I did not want to exhaust all the money because the season we were in was a drought season where we were required to buy both the food and water; I kept the remaining amount for the family upkeep.

I was so happy and grateful the moment I received the money because I didn't have anything even a house let alone land since we used to live a borrowed land where we were living in a makeshift house which was not any different from sleeping out in the open. I, therefore, desired to have my own plot of land, a proper house, at least get to settle my son's school fees arrears and buy food for my family. So, when I got the money from GiveDirectly, was so happy because I was able to fulfill all that I desired. I am so grateful.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving money from GiveDirectly is that I am happier and with a peace of mind now unlike before. I didn't have a house and used to live on a borrowed land but I now have my own land and live in a proper house. I wake up on my own compound like any other person, which makes me so proud and happy. I am breathing a sigh of relief, and I no longer have sleepless nights like I used to before. That is the biggest difference in my daily life, all thanks to GiveDirectly.

I spent most of my transfer which was a total of KES 45000 in which KES 15000 was for a partial payment for a piece of land because we used to live in a borrowed land, and the owner used to constantly remind us of the need for us to either buy it or move to our own which used to give me sleepless nights and made me so stressed. The other KES 30000 was spent on building a proper house because we used to sleep in a makeshift house which was not any different from sleeping out in the, which was both uncomfortable and unhealthy. Therefore, I am now so happy and grateful that I am living on my own land and in a far much better and proper house, that I will never be bothered by anyone and it is bye bye to all the sleepless nights I used to have before. All thanks to GiveDirectly. I also spent KES 5000 on settling my son's school fees arrears because I was stranded and didn't have the means or ability to settle them. It also used to stress me a lot since I know that it is my responsibility to cater for my child's education, therefore, there was no thinking twice about it when I received the money. I also did that because I believe in education and that when my son gets a good education, I will be able to count on him in the future to help me address the financial challenges I will be facing. This makes me so happy, proud and hopeful.