Since the piece of land we're living in is small, I am planning to continue buying it in bits whenever I get money. This is because I also want to support my children in their education by paying their school fees on time. With this, apart from them getting a quality education, they will have something to inherit from me the way I also inherited mine from my parents even though it is a small portion.

GiveDirectly deciding to go to a place with high poverty index level where people feed from hand to mouth is a noble duty. With the transfer, we were able to achieve so many things in life. First, people were able to build houses, those who had no livestock bought one while others added thus increasing the number of live assets they owned.

I have five children and they are all still at the primary level in their education. I do a business of buying goats and selling them at a higher price for survival. I have one dairy cow and purchasing another was my goal so that we will be having milk throughout the year. I am happy that I was able to acquire one using KES 25000 from my transfer and used the remaining KES 27000 to purchase a piece of land. I settled on this since our family land is small and we can't practice crop and dairy farming on it. I have started planting some onions on this farm so that I can later sell and use the money to pay school fees for my children.

I had gone to the market to run for an errand, it was around 9 am when I heard my phone vibrating in my pocket, on reaching out I saw a Mpesa message notification on the screen, I was curious to open because I was not expecting money from anyone that morning, I was startled by what I saw, I could not believe my eyes, I was so happy that I immediately went house without disclosing to anyone in the market, on arrival I informed my wife who was equally excited and grateful for the support.

Words cannot express how happy I was when I finally bought a water tank, we are now assured that the rainwater we will be collecting will not go to waste anymore because I now have a storage tank, I am relieved that this will minimize the number of trips we make to the stream daily, I also started a goat rearing business which I am hopeful that I will be able to earn an extra income from it, on top of that I now have a sofa set where my guest can comfortably sit, GiveDirectly brought hope in our lives and we are grateful for the support that has impacted our lives.

Imagine fetching water from the river daily not once but several trips to the stream in a day, it is very hectic and Sometimes the water is dirty, the experience made me prioritize harvesting rainwater, unfortunately, I did not have a water tank where I could store the water. when my transfer came it was a big relief for me because I used KES 21,000 in buying a water tank, I then used KES 12,000 in starting a goat rearing project, later I bought furniture for my house. I am grateful for the support that made me accomplish the desires of my heart.