I do not have any new goal for now because I was able to accomplish the one I had in mind which was to own dairy cows. I am happy that currently, I have been getting plenty of liters of milk which I normally sell in the dairy shops, and earn a living. Lately, I have been able to take good care of my children without straining like before.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does a good job by transforming our lives positively. Most of us now have iron-roofed houses, livestock and managed to send our children to school. We were able to accomplish all these because the transfers were unconditional. Apart from that, we were able to receive good teachings on how to protect our money from online scammers.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying a dairy cow at KES 15000. I have desired to own it for a long but I couldn't afford it because they were relatively expensive. I settled for it because I had plans of practicing dairy farming which I believe it will do well in the village. To add to that, I cleared school fees for my three children who are still in primary schools. I am glad they are no longer being sent home regularly like before. I later bought pastures for the dairy cow at KES 5000 since there was a prolonged drought by then. With the remaining amount of money, I bought foodstuffs for my family and other household items that I was lacking.

I remember it was around 9 O'clock, I was on my way traveling back home from fetching water from the water pan. I heard a message notification on my phone, I was curious to know the content of the message since it was unusual to get a message at such a time. I was surprised to realize that it was the transfer, after reaching home I informed the rest of the family members and everyone was extremely happy to hear the good news.

The biggest difference in my life is that I am now empowered after starting dairy farming, this is a reliable source of income for the family. This has boosted my self-esteem since I will be able to have something to depend on whenever I face any financial emergency once I start milk selling around the village. Previously, I was a charcoal vendor a job that earns me KES 100 per day which was not enough to feed my family of 6. Sometimes my children would go to bed without eating something that kept me worried.

I spent KES 45,000 to start livestock rearing by purchasing 3 indigenous dairy cows. I have always wished to venture into this activity since I am experienced in dairy farming. This is a reliable of source income for the family as I am planning to be supplying milk to my neighbor at KES 50 per liter. I will use the income to cater to basic needs like food, clothing and save some to educate my children. I also used KES 2500 to pay school fees for my 3 children who are still lower primary. In addition, I purchased a school uniform for one of my kids who were casual wear while going to school. I was feeling ashamed as a parent for not fulfilling my responsibility. I bought enough food stock with the rest of my transfer.