Now that I have been able to purchase the piece of land, I would like to put up a decent house that can accommodate my entire family of four. The previous one is quite small and has no portions, so if a friend comes over, they can see everything, which I felt embarrassed about at times. Besides, I trust that once I have constructed the new house, I will be able to safeguard my privacy from my two children.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by ensuring that I receive unconditional cash transfers as promised. I was able to plan how I could use the money without wasting a single coin. Therefore, I did not see or hear anything that deserves to be looked into as they move to another village.

I spent part of my second transfer on purchasing a piece of land that was about an acre and cost around $500. The recent one was for the whole extended family, and it was very small. In every planting season, I had to lease from neighbours so that I could get meaningful farm products. Sometimes I could afford it, which facilitated the prolonged poverty and unavailability of food on my homestead. I now feel relieved because this has finally come to an end. Furthermore, I am planning to build a new house on this piece of land. To add to that, I paid fees for my daughter, who is in primary school. She has been on and off from school due to the arrears, which used to frustrate me and always make me worry as a mother. This is because this situation has been affecting her performance at large. Currently, I do not have a reliable source of income, so supporting her education has been a challenge.

While relaxing outside my house at around 4 pm, I heard a message tone from my phone which was in the house. Since my spouse was in the house doing his stuff, I do not know how to read, I informed my grandson who confirmed that I had received the promised money from GiveDirectly. I was filled with happiness for receiving such a huge amount of money at once, and for the first time. Getting such a sum of money at my age was not even in my dreams or wishes.

Getting this transfer from GiveDirectly has changed my life. Being enabled to pay back the loan for my motorbike was a great achievement. Currently, I generate income from the motorbike that I bought and it is serving my family well. I am very grateful to GiveDirectly because if it were not for them, maybe the company would have confiscated the motorbike. After all, the payment deadline was over. The second difference is the poultry investment that I started. I thought it wise to mark the journey of poultry farming as it was said, "a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single stride." I am optimistic that poultry farming will thrive and change my struggling life for the better.

I decided to build a third room onto my mud-walled house when I withdrew the money. This is due to the fact that the one I had was only big enough to fit my family. My kids would have to move aside if we had guests over, so that they could be accommodated. I was really troubled by this circumstance. Based on that, I decided to add a third room that anyone visiting us might use. In order to build the third room, it cost $150 in iron sheets, roofing timbers, poles, rafters, and labor from the contractor. After that, I spent $45 on a mattress for my kids because they didn't have one. I am content right now since my children have a permanent place to sleep. Although my lower primary school-aged child was already enrolled, I decided to pay the $45 in school fees for the following term to make sure he wouldn't be expelled for lack of money and could instead focus on his academics for better grades. In addition, I paid a debt of $150 that I had taken out to purchase a motorcycle and purchased a sack of maize for $56 to guarantee that I have food security at home. I spent $82 on four ducks and seven chickens because I wanted to keep poultry as an investment. I bought some clothing for my family and other necessities for my family using the remaining money.