Even though I am financially unstable at the moment after spending all the transfers I received on the set projects I had, my ambition of starting a new business is still strong. I have a new goal to venture into the business world - specifically opening up a retail shop - to serve the immediate needs of my community. This will be much beneficial to me in that I will be able to earn some income that will, in turn, meet the needs of my household.

GiveDirectly's work is unique in that; everyone got a chance to directly interact with the field staff, got enrolled without having to pay, and received the same amount of transfers that were sent directly to an individual's account. This is great work by GiveDirectly since we never put many struggles to be in the program, but the enrollment was smooth and clear in information. We also got a chance to spend independently on our decisions, making it easier for everyone to address their household challenges.

On receiving the second transfer, I had a lot lined up awaiting the receipt. I spent the first KES 20000 on paying tuition fees for my four children, - three in secondary school and one in the University. This was a clearance of the small arrears in individual schools, and I am glad that I have no debt at the moment. I also purchased a currently 2-month's in-calf heifer at KES 25000 to add to the lactating dairy cow that I had bought with the first transfer. Previously, I had lots of livestock but sell them out to pay the school fees for my children when I had nothing left to sell. The purchase of the two is heartwarming and a way to redeem the good times that we used to have when we had a bigger herd. I also purchased foodstuff for my family worth KES 5300 and spent the remaining on other small household goods that we needed then.

I was out on my farm when I heard ululations from the neighborhood that I could not tell what they were meant for. I could not react to them that fast since they stopped after some minutes and had to keep working. It was until a friend of mine from the village came asking me whether I had received the good news from GiveDirectly. At that moment I had left my phone charging in the house and had to rush back, check it up, and was excited that the promised amount was already in my account. We shared the joy with the family members and later planned to withdraw from the nearby shopping center.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the lactating dairy cow that I brought in. Even though the production is not at its optimal point, I am happy that the breed is four months in-calf. This will soon increase the production once it calves down thus giving us an additional source of income.

Having seen the great importance of livestock farming in the past few years, I could not miss a chance to invest part of the transfer on adding up another dairy cow to my farm. I already had two that have been producing milk enough for household usage and some extra liters for sale. Adding one at KES45000 was worth it since we needed to scale up the milk production hence the daily income from the sales. I spent KES4650 on tilling my piece of land and obtaining certified seeds that I just planted, paid the remedial fees for my three children, and spent the remaining on other household goods. I am thankful for the great projects accomplished and looking forward to other greater projects once I receive the second transfer.