For now, I do not have any new goals because the one that was in mind was to construct permanent stalls. This is what I had desired to have since I am an entrepreneur. I can now comfortably start up any kind of business or opt to rent out to a friend at a fee. Through the stall, I feel there is a financial breakthrough soon.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly did a great job, especially on how they have been handling us all though. Before receiving the transfers were offered insightful teachings concerning how best to secure our money from any kind of theft and losses. As a result, there was no kind of robbery that was recorded. Also, I do not see any part that the organization needs to change.

I spent almost KES 25000 to start up a kiosk shop which I am currently running in my village. The shop is my major source of income since my spouse is jobless for now. It has been so tough raising eight children with no stable income. It is now a relief to us as a family, through the little profits I earn. Later on, I bought new clothes and shoes for my children. To add to that, I bought two goats at KES 4000 which now serve as the living assets that I will rely on. Finally, with the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuffs for my family.

It was 9 a.m and I was just about to start making breakfast when someone called me. After I hang up the call, I realised I had received a message. It was the notification that I had received the cash transfer. I was ecstatic because I was not expecting this type of good news.

Before receiving this transfer, my life was filled with struggle. This was mainly because I did not have enough money to put food on the table for my six children. I watched them endure hunger pangs which sometimes made them cry because we would only have one meal a day. As a mother, I felt powerless. The KES 200 a day I earned selling refreshments on market days was just too little to sustain our needs. All this changed, however, once we received the transfer from GiveDirectly. I was able to buy foodstuff including maize flour, sugar, wheat and rice. We can now afford to have at least three meals a day. I couldn't be more grateful.

Food insecurity has caused my family a lot of grief over the years. I sell tea and snacks on market days at the nearby shopping centre to earn a living. However, I only earn approximately KES 200 a day. This amount is not enough to cater for the needs of my family of eight. It was important, therefore, that I buy foodstuff to ensure we had enough for the household. I spent KES 1,200 on maize flour, sugar, rice and wheat. I also spent KES 52,000 on the purchase of fifteen goats. I plan to sell some of them whenever I need money, urgently.