Immediately after I received the money I decided go deal with matters concerning nutrition mostly. This is because I retired from teaching about five years ago and at the moment I lack a steady income, therefore ensuring that there always food on the table is most important for me and my family. I took KES 2,000 and bought forty five kilograms of maize which was much cheaper compared to buying maize flour. After that I was left with about KES1,000 on me which I sent to my kids to use as transportation fee since school was closed and they needed to come back home. I split the KES 1,000 between the two of the equally.

Giving us the money makes me happy. I feel so mych blessed to receive the money every month. There is no challenge I have ever experienced with GiveDirectly so far. Everything is on point.

I am a peasant farmer. I have 3 children. A son and two daughters. One of my daughters is in the University. The second born daughter is in medical college while the last born son is in form three day school. Me and my wife are peasant farmers. We do not have stable job to keep our children through school but Gods grace has always been suficient. We are surviving through his grace. I spent the money to pay school fees and buy food for the family. We appreciate your help so much.

That particular day I was seated at home trying to have a normal conversation with my family even though I was very worried about our circumstances, I felt stuck with nothing moving around me. When I heard vibrate with a text message, I stood up and went to get the phone. I checked and saw that I had indeed received the money, I was very happy as a heavy load was lifted from my shoulders.

The biggest difference in my life is that I now have the assurance that my family has constant access to enough food and good education as I am now able to pay school fees consistently preventing them from being sent home due to unpaid school fees. I am very grateful for the opportunity.

During this first transfer, I was able to first send my children to school, one was in day school while the other was a high boarding school. The both of had been sent home and we're waiting for me to provide but it was very difficult. I decided to first send them back to school, by paying KES.900 so that they could have a better education and a better life so everything else took a step back. The rest of the money, KES.300 was used to buy food for the family. This would give them the energy to face the day. This has been difficult to do since the beginning of the drought. I am very grateful to Give directly for giving me this chance to better not only myself but my family.