I am planning to work hard by feeding my two calving cows so that they can get healthy calves and by so doing, I will be able to get a lot of milk and sell to boost my daily income. Secondly, I am planning to work very hard in my dressmaking shop and boost it with my little income. Lastly, from the little income I will be getting, I am planning to support my husband to get a stable job so that we can educate and support our children without any problems.

I thank GiveDirectly for the far It has bought me. My happiness about the transfers I received for the two months, a sum of $.1100 is beyond measurement. My family too is happy and my children can not wait to pass the phone to me and celebrate whenever I get a call from GiveDirectly. May God bless you. On the other hand, I do not have any complaints about the project, all has been well. Thank you so much GiveDirectly.

Before I started receiving the transfers, life was so hard we could not get healthy meals or even pay school fees, my husband had lost his stable job and he is a form 4 leaver. This means that he would go for a longer period of time before getting another job but now hustle in a construction site. The second transfer came during the Christmas season and it helped me in buying clothes and food for my family. It was a celebration season and my children were never left behind, they really enjoyed the healthy meals and nice clothing which they had lacked before. In addition, I also bought four goats at $50 each. Even though I am still looking for a job, I am currently operating a tailoring shop that I boosted with $50 from the second transfer. I am glad that the dressmaking skills I acquired in school have been helpful.

No sooner had I finished preparing lunch at around 1 pm than a message popped into my phone. Since I was engaged with other chores I did not hear the message alert tone. At around 2 pm when I took my phone, I saw an envelop-like icon on the screen of the phone. Upon checking, it was the first transfer of $550 sent to my account by GiveDirectly. My heart was filled with joy for receiving a huge sum of money that was not a loan.

Before getting the GiveDirectly transfer, my life was not pleasing. Getting daily food was a real struggle and at some point, I had to go without food for at least two days a week. As of now, I am glad that GiveDirectly empowered me and I have an investment besides the sewing machine which aids me in providing for the family.

Before withdrawing the money, I sat to plan how best I was going to utilize it to benefit me not only today but also in the future. Upon withdrawal, I opted to buy some livestock which would serve as an investment. I bought two cows for $160 and two goats for $60. I did this because goats have a fast birth rate and have ready markets since they are not expensive. So they are for short-term solutions. On the other side, cows have a higher value and by the time they multiply, I will be able to sell at a good profit. I also used $15 to repair my broken sewing machine which is now serving my family as a source of income. After that, my three children were sent back home from school for school fees. Therefore, I used $65 to settle their school fees and they are now happily settled in school. For the remaining amount, I bought some food for the family. Currently, I feel grateful for the achievements of having a livestock investment as well as repairing the broken sewing machine I have made through GiveDirectly.