I am happy that I accomplished all the plans I had with the entire transfer I received. At the moment, I have numerous ideas that I would wish to pursue in the future, even though I don't have ready funding. Top on my list is starting a small business to sell secondhand clothes from house to house within the village. I wish to create a network and source specific products from the market as per the customer's taste. This will be another source of income to settle household bills and pay part of the school fees for my four children.

GiveDirectly reached out and supported every household in the village with no bias or discrimination. I had never seen an organization before that gives unconditional monetary support to the beneficiaries, with the freedom to make spending decisions on their own. Reporting it later through a call pushed us to even be keen on spending and ensure that we had something to report. Nothing went contrary to our expectations, and I am grateful to GiveDirectly for their generous support.

Previously, I was struggling to raise money to buy milk for my family of five. On receiving the second transfer, I spent KES 45000 on buying a lactating dairy cow that stopped the purchase of milk. At the moment, we have a plentiful supply of milk, enough for my household and some for sale. I also paid KES 3000 tuition fees to cover the entire term for my three primary school kids and settled a debt of KES 3800 in the immediate shop where I had been obtaining foodstuff in credit. I am glad that I was able to keep the promise of settling the full debt with the second transfer, which made the shop owner happy as well. In addition, I spent the remaining amount on buying new pairs of clothes for my four children.

It was around 7 am while still sleeping that's when I heard a message alert on my phone. On checking, I confirmed to have received KES 55,000 from GiveDirectly. I immediately woke up and informed my helper of the good news and we decided to go the nearest mobile agent to withdraw the money.

The biggest difference in my daily life is happiness due to the availability of adequate food and decent clothing. As a result my kids have grown healthier, happier and better dressed. I am also grateful because through the transfers I have bought a piece of land that I had desired for the six years but could not afford.

I am a widow, a mother of five, and a rope weaver for the past 20 years. From rope weaving, I normally get KES 200 a day from sale of ropes and this used in feeding and schooling my kids. Additionally, I rely on maize farming for my household consumption. So on the arrival of the transfers, I spent KES 42,000 on the eighth piece of land. This is because I inherited a quarter an acre of land from my parents in law. This was not sufficient for both crop and dairy farming hence need for the additional land. Thirdly, I spent KES 6,000 on repayment of medical debt.This I borrowed four years ago while my daughter was very sick but she is now alright. Fourthly, I spent KES 3,700 on a bag of maize and so far the remainder can last till end of this month. This is because currently all my four kids are on holiday and to feeding them has been quite a challenge. Earlier on, I used to spend KES 280 a day on maize meals alone. But GiveDirectly has reduced all these household expenses. Lastly, I spent KES 3,000 on decent second-hand clothing for my kids.As a result my kids are well dressed compared to before when I could only afford the cheapest second hand clothes.