I intend to add a dairy cow since I already have a cow and heifer. This will boost my income hence will be able to pay school fees on time. I also intend to build a better kitchen because the current one is too tiny to even turn from one side to another hence can't accommodate my family.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly is honest and true to their word. They promised that we would get the transfers in a month and true to their word we received them. The GiveDirectly officers are also very disciplined and there was no favoritism during enrollment. In terms of service delivery, I would rate GiveDirectly at 99.9 %.

After building a modern house using the first transfers, my key challenge was now water accessibility. So when I received the second transfer, I spent KES 17,000 on a water tank that can store volumes of water for a longer time. This is because earlier on we used to fetch water in a river that's two kilometers away. This was quite tiresome for my wife and kids. At times we were forced to hire a donkey or motorcycle to transport the water but this was quite costly. Now, I am grateful because since I bought the water tank we have lots of water to use and we no longer go to the river anymore. Secondly, another challenge was food scarcity. So with GiveDirectly transfers, I bought three bags of maize at KES 10,500. This is because in my small piece of land I normally do small-scale maize, beans, Sukuma, wiki, and spinach farming which cannot suffice my family most times due to long dry spells. Furthermore, I have been a high school cook for the past 10 years and my salary of KES 10,000 can only cater for school fees.

The moment I received the transfer from GiveDirectly I felt so happy. I remember it was around 9:20 am. I was in shool. I am a school chef. I was in the kitchen making the breakfast for the children. I heard a message from my phone. When I checked it out I couldn't believe my eyes it was a message confirming that I have received money from GiveDirectly. I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. I immediately called my spouse to inform her of the good news. She was so happy too. I knew I would be able to build an extension room for my children and cement the floor of my house.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have build an extension room for my children and cemented the floor of my house. We used to live in a small house which could not host all my family members comfortably. My children are grown and the have to live in a private room. This was not possible because I didn't had the money to buy the building materials to build them a house. I depend on small scale farming and causal jobs in the village. The amount of money that I get through this is so small and it was only for household items. It was not good to spent night in the same room with grown up children. When I received the transfer from GiveDirectly I felt so happy because I knew my plans will be fulfilled. Currently I have build them a house. They have their privacy and do their homework without being disturbed. We are also no longer exposed to dust particles because I have cemented the floor of my house. I am so grateful because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

I spent the money I received from GiveDirectly on building an extension room for my children and cemented the floor of my house. We used to live in a small house which could not host all my family members conformable. My children now have their own private room. We were also being exposed to dusty particals because of the dusty floor. The rest of the money I spent on food and clothes for my children.