My life is different than how it would have been because I now sleep comfortably in nice beddings. Back then, I was using the traditional beds made of ropes and some old torn clothes as mattresses. I was always complaining of painful backaches and I could always seek medication regularly. It was so stressful and the worst part was having sleepless nights while the rest were asleep. Therefore the beddings have brought joy in my life and I no longer experience any discomforts and pains.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did so well in the whole village considering the idea of giving out unconditional cash transfers that improved our standards of living especially fr the poor individuals which have never happened before. Most of us now have nice houses and its now rare to find the temrprampary huts that filled the whole village. Also, I do not see any sector GiveDirectly failed us.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying a dairy cow and five goats at a total of KES 27000. I also paid school fees for my granddaughter who is still in primary school and I am glad she doesn't miss classes like before. Also, I bought some beddings such as a new bed and two mattresses. Initially, I used to sleep on the traditional beds which I was not comfortable with. With the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuff for my family

I was not aware that GiveDirectly had sent the first transfer since I could not understand the messages in my phone. It was until a neighbour asked whether I had received any transfer. I called for my helper later in the day who confirmed that I had KES 55000 in my mpesa account.I felt happy and thanked GiveDirectly for the transfer.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a pair of oxen to plough my farm. I was previously hiring from neighbours which was costly. Since they are readily available, I am assured of preparing my farm timely for cultivation. For the first time now, I will no longer be hiring from anyone instead, I will be hiring to them at fee during the planting season thus earning an income. I am also expecting to get an increased harvest because I will be ploughing the whole acreage. This will ensure food security in my household.

I spent part of the first transfer on buying a pair of oxen. I am glad that I will now be using my own pair of oxen to prepare my farm early and timely. They are readily available and cheaper as compared to using tractors, which are expensive with larger acreage. Apart from ploughing my farm, I will also be hiring them to my neighbours at a fee thus earning an income. In addition to this, I also purchased two matresses and a bed to replace the old beddings I was using with my children. I can now afford to sleep comfortably on my new bed and mattress. I spent the remaining amount to buy some foodstuffs that will save us for some weeks to come.