To become financially stable and able to take care of my family, I want to start a business selling silver cyprinid and smoked meat. This will offer alternative sources of income and make it easier to meet all my family's needs. Without these transfers my family and I would be struggling so much but I am glad this is not the case. I am very appreciative of the financial support from Give Directly; it has been of great help to me.

During the month of October, my residence collapsed, necessitating my family to endure several days in the cold. I allocated $34 towards constructing a new dwelling to provide shelter for my family. Although the construction of the house is not yet complete, I am grateful that we now have a new place to call home. Additionally, I procured food amounting to $13 to ensure my family's sustenance. I engage in the sale of building poles and charcoal, with occasional periods of no sales. The funds from the transfers have been instrumental in mitigating this situation. Furthermore, I made an investment of $56 in acquiring livestock, which includes a goat, nine goats, and three ducks. As they multiply in the upcoming months, I plan to sell some of them and utilize the proceeds to address my family's needs. I deeply appreciate the financial support that has been instrumental during these challenging economic circumstances.

My foremost objective is to expedite the construction of my new home, aiming to alleviate the challenges posed by inclement weather conditions. Additionally, I aspire to launch a modest kiosk venture to enhance my earnings, thereby enabling me to address many of the needs currently beyond my means due to my limited income. I'm enthusiastic about the financial support I am presently receiving, which is contributing to these aspirations.

Last June, my home crumbled, forcing me to endure the harsh elements of rain and scorching heat in a makeshift shelter. However, there is a silver lining as I've initiated the construction of a new dwelling - a roomy, two-bedroom house capable of accommodating my spouse and six children. Using $24 from my August income, I secured sturdy building poles essential for the structure's stability. I'm elated that the completion of the house is on the horizon, promising us a fresh start. In addition to this, with the remaining funds, I managed to partially settle a school fee debt of $36 for my two primary school-going children. This ensured their uninterrupted education for the term, and I'm relieved to report that they successfully resumed their studies. I'm profoundly grateful for the financial assistance provided through these transfers, as it has enabled me to achieve far more than my usual income source, selling charcoal, would have allowed. Given the meager profit margins, my daily expenses would have remained a considerable challenge without this support.

Living in a pathetic condition has always been a great concern to me. As I receive my monthly transfers for this year, I hope to accomplish the goal of building a new house. It will save me from extreme cold conditions during rainy seasons. A situation that is always costly for me in terms of seeking medication. Once I succeed in this, I also hope to begin a livestock-selling business, it is quite rewarding during festive seasons.

I have been living in an old house that is in a dilapidated state. Because of its outdated roof, whenever I am inside, I always feel like my entire family, is in an open place. Because I am constantly unable to raise money for my family, it has remained in that situation for a long time. To raise some money, I always fetch and sell firewood. Because my wife does the same casual job, she does not have a consistent source of income. Therefore, I spent $34 from my recent transfer on three iron sheets because I want to build a new house. Nonetheless, my prior transfers had also assisted in covering my six school-age children's tuition and food expenses. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for the financial support.

My tiny house, which was home to my wife and six children, collapsed last week. All of the members of my family were accommodated by my mother. I'm currently sleeping in an improvised goat skin and polythene shelter. My current financial situation is poor because I make a pitiful living selling building poles. Every penny I make goes toward feeding the family and covering the children' tuition. I've done my best to save, but every time I do, a financial emergency forces me to spend what I've saved. My top priority for this year is to use a significant amount of my transfers to construct a sizable, luxurious home for my family. The financial boost will be extremely beneficial.

During the beginning of last month I experienced a tragedy when my house collapsed after heavy rainfall. I was lucky enough not to be in the house with my family at the time but unfortunately this meant that we were homeless. Therefore my wife and I have been sleeping outside this entire time while my kids went to live with their grandma. That is why this time around when I received the transfers I ended up spending KES 1,500 in purchasing timber because I am in the process of gradually building up my home. Afterwards I proceeded to spend KES 1,200 on nutrition by buying six packets of maize flour because there was barely any food in the house. As for what I remained with which was a balance of KES 700 I ended up spending it on paying for tuition for two of my kids who are in school and kept being sent home.

Although I own a house, it is small and in disrepair. It leaks whenever it rains and cannot accommodate my family members comfortably. This has necessitated my desire to construct a new house. I decided to spend my transfer money on building materials as soon as I received it. For example, I spent the entire KES 3,000 on purchasing five iron sheets in preparation for the building activity. I intend to build a new house as soon as I have sufficient materials.

GiveDirectly is doing a great through the donations the change I see back in the village is clearly visible. People are not starving as they used to anymore. It would also have probably taken me quite a long time before I could start saving for the purposes of renovating my house. I have yet to heat or see any negative consequences from being involved with the organisation.

Last month the roof to my house collapsed but luckily no one was inside the house at the time. It was a grass thatched house, which got easily destroyed. So when I received the funds I put KES 1,500 in my savings account so that I could let the money accumulate and then once it was enough I would renovate my house. I was left with about KES 1,500 and I went ahead and took KES 1,000 and used to buy timber for the purpose of building the house when the time came. The remaining KES 500 I bought three packets of maize flour for KES 435 and used the remaining balance to buy sardines.

I was very excited about receiving my transfer. It was around 9 AM, I was sealing some holes on water storage jerricans when I heard a message alert on my phone. I ran to my helper, and they confirmed Give Directly had sent the promised funds. It was a miracle that sent celebrations across the village.

I have not realized a big difference in my life following the transfer. Despite receiving the cash, my children and I have starved for two days within the last month. I feel the first transfer was not sufficient to clear school fees and provide enough food for us. However, I hope future transfers will eventually eradicate the meal deficiency dilemma in my house.

Having three children out of school for almost two days, I deducted KES 600 from the transfer to clear the outstanding arrears and they happily resumed studies. After meeting their education needs, I purchased maize flour worth KES 350 to enable us enjoy daily meals. I saved the remaining amount for financial emergencies.