I intend to focus more on farming. Growing vegetables for home use and also selling the rest in the market. This will help substitute my husband’s salary. I have a lot of expectations for my farm's productivity this season and have been thinking of expanding my store to accommodate all that it has at the moment and also crop produce that I am yet to harvest.

In my opinion, many households in the village appreciated the immense effort by GiveDirectly to alleviate them from poverty. All who received the transfer invested in what they needed most as it was made clear that it was our responsibility to make decisions on spending the cash transfers that we received.

I am a mother to six children, but only one is schooling at the moment. Her studies had been cut short because of fees arrears which had accumulated to $200. I was able to have it cleared after receiving the second transfer. Getting water from the river has been a struggle since it’s far away from where we stay and also costly. To curb this issue, we agreed with my husband to install tap water at home. Getting all the materials and a plumber to do the job we spent #200. Since I am a farmer, this has come in handy since I can now grow vegetables for both home use and sell the surplus to earn income. My husband who is a primary school teacher has been sorting the major bills as I take care of the minor ones. For the remaining amount of $130, I bought a few pieces of furniture for the house and food that would last us a couple of weeks.

I received the transfer message around 7 pm in the evening, I was cooking supper at that time and having a good time with my children. I heard my neighbours ululating that transfers had been sent. I checked my phone and to my surprise, I had also received my first transfer, I felt happy and thanked GiveDirectly for sending me the transfer.

We are sometimes hit with a persistent water shortage in our region and at times I use a lot of money to buy water for domestic use. To curb this problem, I decided to install my own water tap using the transfer. I purchased the water pipes required and paid for the water meter. I will no longer be incurring any cost on the water once this project is complete, which makes the biggest difference in my daily life. Not only will I be using the water for domestic use but I will also be selling thus earning some money. I am also planning to do some irrigation on vegetables on my small farm as well.

I spent Ksh. 30000 on buying PVC pipes and installed a water tap on my homestead. I have desired to have my own water tap since I was paying dearly for water just for domestic usage. I am greatly relieved because having my own source of water will ensure that I have enough for domestic use and also sell to others and earn some cash. I am also contemplating of utilizing my small farm for irrigation by planting vegetables. In addition to this, I also spent Ksh. 13000 on buying two new doors and fixed them to my house. The previous ones were broken and I could not readily fix another since I could not afford to buy the materials required. I spent the remaining amount of the transfer on buying a bag of maize that could serve us for some weeks and ensure food is available daily.