My life is different from how it was in that, I now have assets that I can lean on in case of financial challenges. Among these assets is a dairy cow that currently gives us enough milk for consumption daily. Due to this, I have been able to save the money I would otherwise use in buying milk. Also, my children have never been sent back home like they used to before. This has given them enough time to concentrate on their studies without missing classes.

GiveDirectly did well by giving us unconditional transfers. With this money, most of us now own assets, have been able to build decent houses among other things that we were not able to achieve on our own. I do not see anything that they did not do well.

I spent part of my transfer to purchase some sheep worth KES 20,000. Before then, I did not have any assets that I can lean on in case of financial challenges. I will also be selling the offsprings and use the money to pay school fees for my children. Also, I bought some building materials that I am using to build a house for my children. They are sleeping at my neighbor's house and due to this, they normally do not have enough time to study in the evening. I still have some amount that I will use to pay the mason and his hand's men once they are through with the construction work.

My life has greatly changed since I received my first transfer. It is always my happiness to see my family happy and healthy thus I always struggle to put a meal on the table and bring in more assets that we can lean on as a family during hard times. When I received my first transfer from GiveDirectly, I bought a cow using part of it. I look at it as an added asset and I believe soon it will calve thus give us milk for both household consumption and sales. I am happy that this has given me a peaceful mind in that It has reduced my thinking of what to lean on in case of a financial crisis. I feel empowered as a single mother to bring up my family and I thank GiveDirectly.

My children had risen up early that morning preparing to go to school and I was also awake when I surprised by an incoming message. I went ahead to check and to my surprise, it was a Mpesa message confirming that I had received money from GiveDirectly. As a hopeless single mother relying on casual jobs, receiving the money was a much blessing to support my family from debts ranging from my children's school fees balances and daily household needs. I felt so happy and thankful for the money.

Like a single mother without a formal job, low-paying casual jobs and poor farming has been my sources of income to see my family through. I have the ambition to educate my children for a better future of their lives as well as provide for them each day. This had always been challenging for me sending me to deep depression each day. When I received my first transfer, I spent the entire on my family wellness. I took KES30000 to buy a cow that has greatly changed our lives. We are so happy to have an asset to take pride in that has been a source of milk that has changed our daily diet. I took another KES20000 to pay for my children's school fees. It has been my happiness seeing them in school study without interruption like before. In addition, I spent the remaining amount on my household's daily basic needs.