My life is different because for one I had hoped of buying a calf but I never had enough money to purchase it, so the desire just remained to be a dream which could never materialize. Apart from that, I also managed to get a new house which I never thought I would get as soon as I did because my little amount of money cane never get me such a house.

According to me, I think GD is doing a good thing by helping the needy by giving them unconditional cash transfers which helps them in alleviating their lives and solving their day to day needs.

I spent the cash to buy a few household items such as sofa-sets, a new table and bedding. I also used a portion of the money to buy a calf which I will rear until such a time that it will mature and give birth to other calves which according to me will be very beneficial to me.

For a long time, I had longed for a decent house so that I could also have some prides like fellow men in the village but I couldn't afford it. Having constructed a decent house has given a lot of pride and peace because I'm not worried anymore of the house falling on us and at the same time I do not have to wake up my family at night whenever it rains so that we could pack the households in a corner for them not to be rained on.

On that day my phone was almost going off for lack of power, so I decided to switch it off while sleeping in order to preserve power to be used the following morning. So when I woke up, I switched it on to check the time and to my surprise, I received a message confirming that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I couldn't believe and I had to purchase some airtime so that I could be sure I had received money and to my disbelief it was true I had received money. It was such a joyous moment.

I had an old leaking grass thatch house and whenever it rained we had to store our households in a corner so that they couldn't be ruined by the rain. At the same time, the house had cracks on the wall which was so risky and I feared it could fall on us at any time and harm us. When I received the first transfer I bought building materials which I have already used to construct a big iron roof house. Aside from that, I bought bedding to replace the old worn out bedding which was uncomfortable sleeping on.