My short-term goal is to expand my quarry. be able to serve more people and, in turn, make more money. My long-term dream is to increase my livestock and poultry count. Be able to sell more milk, eggs, and meat to ensure we are making more money for our family.

GiveDirectly has given me the opportunity to dream again. There were countless things I wanted to accomplish, pressures I was trying to reduce, etc., primarily pertaining to money. The funds allowed me to purchase things that will benefit us for years to come, and that is all thanks to GiveDirectly. We, as a family and village, have seen what they truly mean to us, and we are eternally grateful.

I had wanted for a long time to try my hand at poultry farming. Primarily, layers are needed for the egg business. I purchased 15 of them, thanks to the transfers from GiveDirectly. We sell and eat them domestically as well. An egg goes for $0.13, while a tray fetches $3.9. The funds found me when my main source of income was the quarry at home where I sell stones. I sell a truck load for $10 and add it to the maize we grow and sell from our 50 by 100-meter farm with my wife. To relieve us of the burden of paying school fees, I planned to use some of the funds to pay for my four children's tuition. My oldest child is in Form 4 and my second child is in Form 2, both at the same school. My third and forth children are in the same primary school again, and I'm in grades 7 and 3, respectively. Their fees are $80 each per term for the two in secondary and $40 and $5 each per term for the two youngest, respectively. The funds were a major blessing in that they allowed us to move our family forward as a whole and make lasting purchases that would impact our lives positively.

That morning I had left my phone charging and went with my family to weed maize on the farm. Upon our return at 10 am, and on checking my phone I had received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly at around 8 am. I was very happy and withdrew the money a week later.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the transfers is the clearance of school fees for the whole academic year. This I couldn't afford before due to the seasonal nature of my job. Secondly, the transfers have enabled me to start a layers poultry project which will be a source of income soon.

I am a father of four and quarry worker for the past four years. This quarry work has helped pay school fees and household expenditures. I also do small-scale maize and sweet potatoes farming. When I received my transfers, I spent KES 25,000 on the payment of school fees for my daughter who just joined high school. This is because I also have my first child in high school and I was broke when the turn for the second child was to join high school. Secondly, I spent KES 15,000 as capital for starting a layers poultry project. This will be a source of income for school fees payment and household consumption. Thirdly, I spent KES 9,000 on medication for my wife who was unwell at the time when the transfers arrived. Lastly, I spent KES 4,000 on a bag of maize that can sustain my family for the next three weeks. The rest I spent on the latest clothing.