In the next four months, I would still want to continue paying my school fees. I would not want to drop out because I have focused my money on other needs. This is my priority for now.

I did my secondary school examinations two years ago and due to lack of finances, I was not able to join college. I had to settle in the village in as much as I would have wanted to go to college. I started doing casual work in the village to earn an income. My parents could not manage to raise my school fees and that's why I could not go to college. This is why receiving money was a big step in my life. I registered in college with part of my transfers and since then I have been using the transfers to cater for my personal needs and paying my college fees. I am glad I was able to go back to school because of GD.

In the next six months, I know I will have cleared this years fees arrears. I will continue paying my fees arrears on a monthly basis as I have done with previous transfers. My parents will also help me as we agreed and as they have always done when they receive their transfers. I am glad my dream of finishing college will soon come true because of GD transfers.

My additional goals for my life in the next four months is chicken rearing business. I opted to do the business first as a future investment and also it is manageable and requires minimal capital to start. I am still a student though am almost finishing Secondary School, thus I plan to start saving the little profit I get from the business. I am not afraid to say I come from a humble background thus I have to be wise, this is the reason I thought of opening savings accounts that I will be saving money for my College Education ones am done with Secondary Education.

I have been using my transfer majorly on buying personal items and revision books, simply because I am in a boarding school and these are the basics I need for me to stay in school comfortably. Initially, I used to depend on my parents for everything unlike today I can afford to depend on my self for other basic needed. I am self-dependent and this is the greatest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer. I really want to thank Give Directly because it gave me an opportunity to get access to some items I was longing to have but I could not because of financial constraints from my parents. If were it not Give Directly transfers I could not have managed to buy the text for revision that I have today.

I expect to have started earning a profit from my chicken business. I am very optimistic about getting positive results from my chicken business thus I expect in the next six-month I would have opened a savings account. The little profit I would be getting from my business would help me in expanding the business by buying more chicken and also chicken feed. I will also ensure that I save part of the profit for future project of joining college.

The difference in my life in the last four months is that I have new school uniforms, shoes, and books. Whenever I was in need of school requirements, it would take time to get them since my parents did not have an income to cater for all our family needs at once. I have been saving part of my monthly transfers, to help me meet my school needs. I am glad I don't lag behind in school because of GD transfers.

In the next four months, I wish to start a poultry business. This will help me raise money to cater for my school needs especially when I join college after finishing secondary school. I would not want to stay at home for long after secondary school of lack of college fees.

The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have been able to pay my school fees in time. Since I started receiving these transfers I have never been sent home for school fees unlike before the transfers. I used to be sent home every month before the transfers because my parents were unable to pay my fees arrears in time. This really affected my performance since I would be sent home regularly. Am glad I have improved on my performance because I have a humble time study since am not sent home for school fees anymore.

In the next six months, I want to ensure I pay my school fees on time. I would want to make use of the opportunity given to me by GD to better my life. I will channel most of my transfers in school so that I can do well and get a good job to support my family.

My life is currently different from how it was in that, I am a happy person and peaceful at heart. Nowadays, I am able to pay my school fees without bothering my father who normally ferries people and goods around in order to cater to our daily needs. I stay in school without being sent at home which has been an advantage because I do not miss lessons. I have greatly improved in my performance thanks to GiveDirectly.

My new goal is to start poultry farming. This is an investment that I will benefit from even some months and years to come. I am a currently a student and I know that I can use the income from the business to continue with my education.

The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is that, I was able to pay my school fees easily. Previously, I could stay at home for one week or even more while my parent look for money to pay school fees. This was a disadvantage to me because I could miss some lessons and catching up was a struggle. I am glad that nowadays I stay in school for the whole term and my results have also improved. Thanks to GiveDirectly.

I do not expect my life to change in the next six months because I will continue using my monthly transfers to pay school fees. This is the best way that I will use the money because I will be sitting for my final exams this year paying the amount in full will mean that I won't be sent home now and then due to fee arrears.

The budget we have as a family has now reduced significantly because I now receive this cash transfer

Once the project picks on, I will be able to generate income that will sustain me in the long run.

I have set my own objectives which I know I will achieve. I am planning to start a poultry business once I have enough cash that will kick start the process.

I am currently planning to pay my own school fees with the cash that I will still receive in the near future. Currently I have a balance worth 8330 KES but I know that I will clear the balance in due course.