The cash transfers have brought a positive change in my life in various ways. First, I am a proud owner of goats which I am currently keeping in my compound. In the few days to come, I am positive that they will reproduce and increase in number within a short period of time since they reproduce twice a year. will be able to sell the matured offsprings in case of any financial difficulty or emergency. Secondly, I am now sleeping comfortably in a wooded bed and getting sweet dreams, Unlki before whereby I used to sleep on the traditional beds which I was not comfortable with and I always complained of some back pains. Finally, through the transfers, I managed to purchase a piece of land and I will now be saving the money that I have been using in leasing other people's land. Also, this assures me of getting lots of harvests.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in so many ways in my village. One the fact the money was non-refundable and unconditional was the best part of all. We were all given the opportunity to choose how best we could utilize the transfers according to our heart desires. Also, the GiveDirectly officers were so approachable and we were free to ask them any question that we needed clarification and they were there for us.

I spent part of my second transfer on paying school fees for my children who are in both secondary and primary schools. This has really been stressing me for quite a long time because they have always been sent home for fees frequently. I later bought some livestock such as gats that will serve as the living assets that I can rely on in case of any financial constraints. Also, I settled a debt of KES 15000 to a colleague. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family.

It was exactly 8 am when I was at the farm together with my children then my mobile phone started ringing. Since I am illiterate one if my sons decide to check, only to realize it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy and we even decided to go back home and to celebrate.

I have been in a marriage for so many years and I have never had the joy of sleeping comfortable bed for all that long. I have been using some old mats as bedding without even mattress neither sheets. I was always attacked by some pests ie mice and also been complaining of severe back pains which were as a result of the state of the beddings. Therefore this was really affecting me and sometimes I could not perform the house chores and even fell sick. However, the coming of GiveDirectly into my life has transformed everything because I a now sleeping comfortably in aq wooded bed and decent mattress. I have been having some sweet dreams of late and I no longer complain about the back pains. And this makes the biggest difference in my daily life.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying a piece of land at KES 30000. I have been longing to own it for long since mine was very small and I had to lease from friends every planting season which was quite expensive. I also bought some new clothes for my children because the old ones were torn. Also, I bought some bedding which includes a new bed and a mattress to replace the old beddings that I have been using. With the remaing amount of money, I bought enough foodstuffs for my family.