Currently, I own a salon and have bought materials to help me build at home. This is like a dream come true. Previously, I was employed as a saloon attendant but the pay was not enough to meet my needs. It was a hand to mouth kind of life. But ever since I opened my own place I have seen a great improvement in my life.

Currently, I desire to see my saloon business grow into a bigger business that can employ several other young girls within the slum and even open a branch in town. This will increase profit margins.

Upon receiving my recent transfer, I invested in a saloon business. Initially, I was employed in the same business line of hairdressing and makeup application. Though my payment never used to satisfy my needs. So when I received the transfers, I decided to open up my own place. The remaining amount I bought irons sheets to help me in the construction of my house back in the village.

My life is currently different from how it would have been had I never received the transfer since I have been able to buy some building materials. I could not have afforded this if I only depended on my initial source of income. I have also been able to join college and I am currently pursuing a course in hairdressing and beauty. I would have never done any course in the first place were it not for Give Directly to intervene. I like the progress I am making in life ever since GiveDirectly came into my life. With all this, I believe that my life will always continue changing and I thank the Almighty for making this come into reality.

The new goal I now have in my life that I didn't have before receiving the transfer is to start a salon business. This is because I am currently pursuing a course in hairdressing and beauty. After I have acquired the skills and knowledge of how to run this market, I am confident that this business idea will be successful. I could not have thought that I would one day start such a business but since I was able to afford college fees courtesy of GiveDirectly, it opened doors for me. I am glad that I am growing and my life has improved greatly and will always improve even after when the program will have ended.

I spent the whole amount from my most recent transfer in buying building materials. I am intending to build a permanent house back at home. I have always been praying to God to help me get money to use in building a house. When I finally got the means to have the house built I did not hesitate. I recently bought irons sheets and timber. I am hopeful I will soon finish building the house. This will always make me comfortable visiting my inlaws since I will be having a place to lay my head on unlike before where I would sleep in the kitchen together with my inlaws children.

My goals are now to open up my own salon and also a retail shop.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can complete my hairdressing course that I was to drop out beginning of this year.

I spent my transfers to clear my two months rent arrears, to pay school fees for my four year old daughter and to pay for my hairdressing college fee. I am currently partaking a course in hairdressing. My husband is a Mechanic and he lacked clients for a few months late last year, that he even failed to pay rent for a few months last year. His jobs can be hard to come-by at times. He was out of work for a while and I was also dropping out of college. I was very grateful for the transfers as I went back to college to complete my course, I was able to pay rent and my child also stayed in school.

I was still asleep when I heard a message come into my phone, I checked my phone and at first when I saw the message I thought someone had sent money to my phone mistakenly. I was very happy when I finally realized that it was the transfers from Give Directly. I knew I would clear the rent arrears we had and live in peace with no debts.