After utilizing the second transfer as per my plans, I developed another goal that I aim to accomplish. If I get some money, I want to fix a water tap at my home. Currently, Freshwater is pricey and we have to move a longer distance to get it. Based on that, I developed a goal of fixing the same to reduce the cost of travelling since I have to hire a motorbike to fetch the water.

I am thrilled that GiveDirectly has done well for me. Initially, I did not have any defined source of income but now I have a grocery shop which is a gift from GiveDirectly. I am optimistic that, through the small savings from the business I will accomplish my goal of fixing a water tap at my home. I can confidently confess that, if it were not for GiveDirectly I would not have accomplished owning this income-generating activity.

Upon getting the second phase of the transfer, the goal was to complete the roofing my house which I started building using the first transfer. I bought 22 pieces of iron sheets for KES 33000.00 and the labor charge was KES 3000.00. Initially, the house I was living in was tiny and congested thus I wanted a spacious house. As of now, I am happy living in a vast house where I place every item in their appropriate place not as before when everything was in the same place. Thereafter, I opted to buy two sacks of maize and 25kg sack of rice for KES 11000.00 and KES 2500.00 respectively to ensure food security at home since drought stroke us. Having one child who is in grade three, I paid KES 2000.00 school fees for the whole year because I knew I would use the money elsewhere. For the remaining amount, I invested it in a grocery business. The business has been doing well because vegetables are scarce in our area because of the lack of rainfall.

I was at home in the evening cleaning utensils when the transfer message popped up on my phone. Since I was busy and I wasn't expecting to receive the transfers that day, I was not in hurry to check but waited until I was done and opened the massage, I couldn't believe my eyes! I had received the transfer. I was so happy because I knew I was about to fulfill my goals

Previously, I was not able to provide three meals for my family and I was struggling to make ends meet. Nowadays, I don't have to worry about what my family will eat at the end of the day. With enough food in the house, the money which would have been used to buy food can be used to cater for other basic needs.

We have been living in a very tiny single room that my husband build during his youth days. With our two kids who are growing fast, we needed space and privacy for ourselves and we also wanted to build them a room of their own where they can where they can be comfortable. My husband who's a motorcycle rider earning averagely 250 KES per day had been trying to save towards buying building materials but due to family responsibilities, I had taken ages to buy few things. When I was enrolled in the program, our first priority was building the house into completion so that we can focus on other family matters. I also wanted to buy livestock because I lost all my livestock to severe drought last year. I spend 20000 KES to buy building poles, 6000 to buy two goats, 20000 KES to buy cow and the balance to buy enough food to take us for some few months. I'm hopeful that with the next transfer, I will complete building my two bedroom house and I'm so grateful to GiveDirectly for the support.