My newest ambition is for me to be able to purchase a dairy cow. I have one at the moment but its hardly enough though the milk surplus is not enough for our daily consumption. Achieving this dream at the moment would be an uphill task due to financial constraints but I trust that all will be well.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly has empowered our community financially by giving out funds without expecting anything in return. We are glad that the transfer brought development and happiness to us, thus we are forever grateful. So far I have not witnessed anything that was not done well.

I am a consistent farmer and a single mother of four children. Upon receiving my second transfer, I thought of using KES 14,200 on starting a goat rearing project to attract more income. I knew that this would mean financial freedom because with it money is safe. I was unable to initiate the project before due to school fees and responsibilities. I then used the remaining part of the transfer in paying school fees for my children. I am so happy and fulfilled to have achieved a lot in a short time.

I clearly remember that beautiful evening, it was on the 8th of February, at exactly 6.14 pm while weeding vegetables in my garden when I heard an SMS alert on my phone. On checking, I couldn't believe my eyes I had received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly a lump sum that I had never received in my whole life. I was overjoyed and this motivated me to finish weeding the hardest part of the garden that I would not otherwise have at around 7 pm. I later decided to withdraw the money but there was a shortage in the nearby mobile agents. Therefore, I waited until the following day.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the purchase of a water tank which I had desired for the past four years but couldn't afford due to school fees burdens. Since I received the transfers I no longer go to the river and my family now drinks clean healthy rainwater. I am also grateful because through the transfers I have cleared school fees for my daughter who is sitting her final exam from next week. I am also relieved of borrowing chairs and cooking utensils.

I am a mother of four, a dairy, maize, and beans farmer. Before GiveDirectly, my key major challenges were getting a water storage container and a better house. Therefore, when I received the transfer I spent KES 25,000 on a 3000 liters water tank. This is due to a lack of clean drinking water from the nearby water sources and the river with clean drinking water is one and a half kilometers away. To get clean water, we would hire a motorcycle at KES 150 per day for 100 liters of water and this was costly due to other basic needs like food. Additionally, I spent KES 2700 on three pieces of Iron sheets for cuttings, 600 on a water pipe, and KES 1500 on water tank installation costs. Secondly, from the transfers, I spent KES 9,300 on my daughter's school fees because she had arrears. This is because I normally rely on cabbage farming for school fees but are unreliable at times due to the prevalence of drought. Thirdly, I bought ten plastic chairs at KES 6,500 because I used to borrow them whenever I had visitors. I also bought two large cooking pots at KES 7000 and a tea kettle at KES 1, 500. This will come in handy when I have a lot of visitors. I also spent KES 1600 on half a sack of maize. This will sustain my family for a longer period.