I have a strong passion for education. My main objective for this year and the future is to see my kids through school. I think that investing in my children's education will help them have an easier time achieving success in the future because I believe that education is the key to success. They should not experience suffering similar to what I did while growing up, in my opinion. My children becoming successful in their academic endeavors and career pursuits will be my greatest achievement.

I am grateful for the organization's financial support. I was having a hard time financially, therefore it was challenging for me to provide for my family. The money helped me with other necessities, savvy investments, and paying for my kids' education. I commend the organization and urge it to perform such deeds of goodwill for other destitute villagers in other villages.

I invested $190 to purchase six goats after getting my second transfer. The goats are a long-term investment. Since we no longer rely on our farms to make a living, the drought-like climate conditions in our region have dealt us peasant farmers a serious blow. We still haven't harvested anything from our farms after three years. The number of goats will grow over time, increasing my initial investment. My daughter-in-law was pregnant and due to give birth when I received my transfer. At the time of her birth, I spent $50 on her hospital bills. I'm glad to have a grandchild now, and she was discharged from the hospital with the help of the money from the transfers. I spent $80 on a bed and mattress because I had been sleeping for years on a sisal twine bed, which was very comfortable. I am happy to finally sleep on a comfortable mattress because I have yearned for one for a very long time. I then used the remaining money to cover my two children's secondary school tuition. This improved their performance by allowing them to concentrate on their schoolwork without being constantly interrupted.

I received a message in my phone at around 7am when I had just arrived home from fetching some water. Since I do not know how to read, I requested my husband who was just a stone-throw away from me. Without hesitation, he broke the news plainly and directly due to overwhelming. “Hurrah, finally the GiveDirectly transfer id here with us”, he said. I jumped up and down in appreciation knowing that, I was going to solve the issues that have been bothering my family for a long time now.

Nowadays, I sleep in a house. Initially I had no house at all. I wasn’t aware of windy seasons, rainy season neither cold season. All these weather changes were passing through my body not because I loved it but because I had no other better option. May I register my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the entire organization.

Being a widow with no house has been a great challenge in my life. After withdrawing the money, I bought 20 pieces of iron sheets, nails and ridges so as to start construction. Thereafter, I bought a bale of maize flour and some buckets for fetching and storing water because the water hardship is increasing daily at our area.