I am so happy that the goals that we had in mind were accomplished. This was to own a piece of land. I am so glad that I am a proud owner of two acres of land. The previous one was a family land and I never had the freedom besides the land was not productive. Most of the time, I had to lease from friends which was a bit costly. I will now be preparing my farm in time which is an assurance of high yields.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did a splendid job that is evident in the transformations in my village. Before the visit, we were facing both economic and financial hardships in our lives which was as a result of the extreme poverty that we were living in. We now have good iron-roofed houses, livestock, and business courtesy of GiveDirectly. I, therefore, do not see any part that GiveDirecty needs to work on.

I spent KES 30000 of my second transfer on buying an acre of land. I have been yearning to own it for quite some time because the current one was a family land beside it was unproductive. On most days, I had to lease from friends at a costly fee. For most of the planting seasons, I couldn't afford to pay the required fee and I ended up getting not harvesting. These are some of the challenges I have been encountering but it feels like a relief to me. In addition to that, I cleared school free of KES 2500 for my son who is in primary school. He is now comfortably studying with fewer hiccups. With the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuffs for my family of seven and household items like furniture, clothes, and utensils.

It was around 8 am, I was in my house relaxing after traveling a long distance looking for water for my household. I heard 2 consecutive messages on my phone. I called my spouse to check my phone since I am unable to read. After checking he informed me that I had received my transfer. I felt very for receiving the transfer that would fulfill our dream of owning land.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am currently owning land after purchasing an acre with the help of my transfer. Initially, the place where we were living did not belong to us. We decided it was better to purchase our land to avoid any land conflict that might arise in the future as well as to have an investment for the family.

I spent KES 37,000 to purchase an acre of land that was costing KES 60,000 in total. The remaining amount I am planning to clear with my second transfer. This is because the place where we are living does not belong to us. We decided it was better to purchase our land to avoid any land conflict that might arise in the future as well as to have an investment for the family. I also used KES 4,000 to purchase a mattress for my 4 kids. They were spending their night on mats that were not comfortable they were constantly complaining of backaches after sleep. In addition, I spent KES 4700 to clear the fee arrears of my 5 children who are still in primary school. The remaining amount assisted me in purchasing nice clothes for every member of the family since we were wearing torn clothes which were embarrassing.