Currently I am doing a second hand clothes selling business, and at any time when I get some money the first thing I will consider is to buy more materials and expand my business. Having enough selling materials boosts the business because people will get whatever they require hence enabling me to get good yields from my business.

GiveDirectly is an organization that came to empower and uplift us the people from humble backgrounds. The organization restored confidence to us and we are seeing ourselves as human beings too. Our livelihood was poor, no secured houses, no school fees for our children, no meals neither good clothes. As at now we were able to acquire all these basic needs through GiveDirectly.

Upon withdrawing the money, I used KES 25000.00 in adding stock to my existing business. I started a business of selling second-hand clothes after getting the first transfer. I also paid KES 8000.00 school fees for a whole year for my child so that he can has a good learning environment without being distracted for fees. Thereafter, I bought a mattress for KES 4500.00 because the one I had was worn out. Since we were going through a dry season, I opted to keep the rest of the money for family use.

I was at home, in my kitchen with my daughter. It was 9 a.m and I was cooking when I heard a message notification on my phone. On checking it, I saw the message indicating that I had received the cash transfer from GiveDirectly. I was ecstatic. Never in my life had I ever imagined that I would receive such a huge amount of money. Many of my financial problems were about to be solved and I couldn't believe it.

For many months, I watched my one and a half-year-old daughter struggle to function normally. She fell ill and became paralysed on one side of her body. As a mother, it was heartbreaking to see my child go through this. I wished that she was able to have a normal life like other children. When I received this transfer from GiveDirectly, I was able to pay for her physiotherapy treatment. Because of this, she has made impressive progress. My favourite moments are when I watch her play with other children. They remind me of how far we have come. Our lives have truly changed thanks to this GiveDirectly. I couldn't be more grateful.

I am a single mother of one. Sadly, my daughter who is one and a half years old fell ill months ago and became paralysed on one side of her body. This situation has caused me a lot of distress because of the high cost of treatment. Even though I run a beauty salon to earn a living, I earn very little money from this and can barely afford to pay for our living expenses. I felt that investing in my business by acquiring more beauty supplies and improving the quality of services would attract more customers and increase profit, and therefore improve our standard of living. So I spent KES 39,200 on expanding the business. Also, we needed a new bed to sleep in more comfortably. The one we had was small and too old. So I spent KES 11,000 on a new bed and mattress. Lastly, I spent KES 4,500 on hospital costs. My daughter needed physiotherapy treatment to get back to normal functioning.