We majorly depend on the sale of farm produce more specifically maize and milk in our locality. Over the past few years, maize production has drastically gone down due to a certain disease. This has made meeting out needs quite a tough job. For lack of money to pay the school fees, I had some school fees arrears which I was still pondering on how to pay. The transfers from GiveDirectly really came in at the right time because I was able to clear the arrears and also bought some cows from rearing. From the sale of milk from these cows, I will be able to meet my family's daily needs and ensure that my children continue studying by paying their school fees. I will forever be grateful for GiveDirectly.

In my opinion, I loved that program was very fair, everyone in the village got the same amount of transfer despite the poverty level. We were also given enough information about the organization and hos to use and not us to use

I spent a portion of the second transfer to buy another cow for rearing. After the maize production went down, we now majorly depend on the sale of milk for our needs. I, therefore, decided to get an additional cow. I also paid some school fees arrears and bought new clothes for my family with the rest of the transfer.

My life has greatly changed since I received my first transfer. When I received my first transfer from GiveDirectly, I spend on my family wellness. I bought a cow that I look at it as an added asset and I believe soon it will calve thus give us milk for both household consumption and sales. I am happy that this has given me a peaceful mind in that It has reduced my thinking of what to lean on in case of a financial crisis. I am happy that GiveDirectly has improved our family.

Since we had been given a time frame when the transfer will be sent, I had been eager to receive it thus I was always on alert. Early morning on that Wednesday, I was informed by my neighbor that we had received our transfers. I quickly went ahead to check my phone and I was left overwhelmed with joy after realizing I had money from GiveDirectly in my Mpesa account.

I spent part of my first transfer to two cows worth KES3600 altogether. I settled on this so that when it calves, I will have milk for both household consumption and sales to earn an extra income. I am so happy to have such assets courtesy of GiveDirectly. In addition, I paid my children's school fees of KES6000 to enable them to have a good time in school for their studies. I spent the remaining amount on buying some basic needs for my family mainly clothing and to cater for our daily expenses.