I used the first transfer to buy a piece of land, we stay on my mother's land and I would like to move out and build my own house for my family. Two of my daughters are getting married soon and I am planning to use the dowry money to start construction.

Providing us with a toll-free number that we can call whenever we have an issue with the program has been helpful. Whenever I call I am received with respect and they listen to me.

I have been selling traditional alcohol since I was thirty years old. I buy a liter at $1 and sell it at $1.3. In a month I would sell thirty liters and spend the profit for food. With seven children the money is not enough to cater for their expenses such as school fees. School fees have been a challenge and most time my children are sent away which makes them miss a lot of schoolwork. Receiving this money has enabled me to buy a mattress I recently gave birth and my back was in a lot of pain because of sleeping on old clothes, paid medical expenses for the birth of my son, and paid school fees for my children.

As I was doing some house chores, I had an alert message. Since I couldn't read, I took the phone to my brother so he could tell me the content of the message. He was the one that informed me that give directly had sent my transfer. I was very grateful. For a very long time, I have had the need to buy a piece of land but I did not have the means to facilitate it. Now, the organization has granted me an opportunity to fulfill this.

The greatest difference I have seen in my life ever since I started receiving these funds from give directly, is the fact that I now own land which my sons will Inherit, and this has given me some sort of pride. something I never had all this time when I was living in my parents' compound. I also have plans to buy some livestock using my next transfer as they will act as my financial security.

I am a single mother of 7 children, four girls, and three boys. One of my daughters, who is 18 years old, is married. So, under my care, I have six children. Another one of my other daughters and son dropped out in class 4 and Class 3 respectively.  This is because my job as a traditional wine vendor, earned me barely enough to fend for all their needs, and for this reason, I was unable to raise funds to pay their school fees. The other four are I still too young to start school. When I got the funds from give directly, to secure the inheritance of my three sons, I bought one acre of land at KES 40000. Presently, we live in my parents' compound. Whatever amount I remained with I used to buy a mat made from dried palm tree leaves that my visitors would be sitting on, a water tank to help curb the water problem in my village. Finally, I bought some nourishment for my children and I.