My new goal is to open a sustainable business that can help me get money for meeting the needs of my family especially paying school fees for my child. I do not have a job and I have noticed that in my nearby center, there is no one selling second-hand clothes. I would like to hence start the business and an M-pesa too. I, however, do not have the money currently for starting the business but I have some goats and a sheep that I bought with the transfers. I am rearing them and when they multiply in number, I plan to sell some to get money for starting the business.

GiveDirectly did well by holding a meeting with the community members before starting the enrollment process. This is because the people became knowledgeable about the program. They also learned that they need to plan on how they were going to spend the money before they could receive it. Most of them hence spent the transfer well because they had already planned. There is, however, one thing that I would like GiveDirectly to reconsider. There are single mothers who were left out during enrollment and yet they deserved to be helped since they are needy and have children to take care of. I think GiveDirectly should send people to the village prior to starting the enrollment process so that they can get a true picture or reality that is in the village.

I spent most of my second transfer money on buying a calf. I bought the calf at KES 20000. I then bought two goats at KES 9000 and a sheep at KES 4000. With the remaining amount of money, I used part of it in buying 15 more chickens which were being sold at an average cost of KES 350. The rest I used in constructing a poultry unit. I had bought two goats and another calf with the first transfer. I decided to buy more so that they can help me in the future when they reproduce and multiply. I have the goal of starting the business of selling second-hand clothes and an M-pesa. I hence plan to sell some of the goats and the sheep's offspring in the future and use the money to start the business that will help me in meeting the needs of my family. I decided to build the poultry unit and buy the chickens since the chickens were going to help me in getting money for buying food and other household goods such as soap, sugar, etc through the sale of eggs. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for the great help that you gave me.

The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy I remember it was around 9:15 am. I was cleaning the utensils. When I was done,I decided to check my phone. I didn't know there was mesage from GiveDirectly. When I saw the confirmation message I felt so happy because I have never received such amount of money before. My family members felt so happy too. I knew I would be able to buy goats and chickens as an investment. I also grateful for the support because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have purchased a goats and chickens. This is the best investment that I had always wished to start. I depend on small scale farming and small business of selling second hand clothes. This two earns me a small income and it was only for household basic needs and stock up the business. I didn't had an extra income to purchase a goats and start a poultry keeping project. When I received the transfer from GiveDirectly I felt so happy because I knew I would be able to fulfill my dream. Currently I have two goats and my poultry keeping project is active. I know it the next few months things gonna be better. My business will have expand and my goats could have multiply. I am so grateful for the support because were it not GiveDirectly all this could not have happened soon.

I spent part of the money to buy the goats. This is an investment because goats reproduce faster and helps during an emergency. I spent KES 10,000 to start a poultry keeping project. This earns me an income from the sales of eggs. I bought some furniture and bedding. I spent some on check up since I was not feeling well. The rest of the money I spent on food and clothes. I am so grateful because GiveDirectly has changed our living standards.