Seeing my children through school and securing a better future has always been my drem. Because of this, I have always had to deny myself some things like buying a new pair of cloth so that I can be able to pay their school fees. My son had to repeat class eight last year despite him passing well in his final examinations as I did not have money for him to join high school by then. I am glad since the transfers enabled me to pay for his fee this year and that of his siblings. Due to this, I now sleep well as I do not have to worry about their fees for this year anymore.

According to me, GiveDirectly does well by helping people independently without collaborating with other companies. By doing so, they ensure that the money meant for a recipient reaches him directly thus avoiding corruption. I did not notice anything that was not done well.

When I received my transfer, I spent KES 45000 to pay school fees for my children. I settled on this so that they would not be sent back home since I had no other means of getting money to use in paying their fees. Also, I spent KES 5000 on farming. I bought some maize seeds, fertilizers and hired a tractor for land preparation purposes. As a way of investing this money, I bought five chicken at KES 2500. When they increase in number, I will sell them and use the money to purchase a goat which I will continue rearing. My main aim is to eventually own a dairy cow and buying the chicken was just but a start up plan as the money was not enough to even purchase a calf.

My heart was filled with happiness the moment I received my transfer. My happiness knew no bounds and this forced me to withdraw it same day so that I would believe that indeed, I had the cash in my hands.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am always happy than before. This is because I now know that very soon, my daily expenditure will reduce. When it reproduces, I will be able to spend the income from the sell of surplus to meet some of our household basic needs. Also, owning a dairy cow is an asset to me that I can rely on in case of an emergency since I can easily sell a calf when it reproduces.

When I received my transfer, I bought a dairy cow worth KES 25000. Buying milk has been my daily routine and it is costly. On average, I used to spend KES 50 on milk daily and being a casual laborer, meeting all the daily needs was a big challenge. I am glad since in the next six months, I will not be buying milk anymore. Using the remaining amount, I bought some building materials like timber, poles and iron sheets to use in building a spacious house for my family. I am planning to use part of my second transfer on labor.