I have decided that I will do farming and will plant vegetables. I will sell some and also use some as food crops. I have seen that I want to invest in something that will earn me income. With the sales I get, I will be able to get profit which in turn will be able to settle all my bills. I have struggled so much to make ends meet and I believe this time round things will fall out into places.

GiveDirectly gives people money without any strings attached to it. We get money and use it in a way that will benefit us and improve our living standards. Generally, GiveDirectly is one blessed organization and they've only impacted people's lives and improved their living standards.

The moment I received my transfer, I decided to go get a land where I will do farming. I really thought hard and came back with that great idea of having a land to grow vegetables and sell some and eat what I harvest. After purchasing the land, I went ahead and I bought a bed and a big mattress where my children can comfortably sleep and have a good sleep not like the way they used to sleep. This will really improve how they relate with people and with good sleep their health will improve. I also stocked food for them to make them happy and enjoy the blessings that we got from above.

I was ecstatic when the transfer was sent because, at the time of enrollment, I thought the exercise was too genuine to be true. I was skeptical of the entire process. I had never received such financial assistance in my life. I was relieved because, as a result of the transfer, I was able to assist my daughter-in-law, who had been ill for the past three years, by taking her to the hospital. As a result, the transfer enabled me to pay a portion of her medical bills with relative ease. Without a doubt, I have felt a significant financial relief since my first transfer was sent, and I am grateful to GiveDirectly.

Since I received my first transfer, I have noticed a tremendous improvement in my living condition. Before the transfer, I was really worried about how I would raise school fees for my son who is now in form two as soon as schools re-open because, in the last term, he had fee arrears. With the transfer, I was able to comfortably offset the school fee arrears. I am glad that currently, he has ample time to stay in school and focus on his studies. To me, I count this as a divine intervention that has settled my worries. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for its monetary support.

Because I do not have an extra parcel of land, I have to always rent out a farming space every year. This year, I was concerned because I had been experiencing financial difficulties. As a result, when I received my transfer, I was able to rent a plot of land for KES 2,500, which I am currently using to grow maize. I will be able to support my family easily thanks to the crops. Furthermore, I purchased a mattress and a bed because my previous ones were too old and uncomfortable to sleep on. Lastly, I bought food for the family because what we had purchased had run out and I did not have any extra money at the time.