I don't have any new goal at the moment, I still have a long way in paying for my children's school fees, I believe that I should equip them well in school for them to have a brighter future, I am grateful for the support that gave us hope of a better tomorrow by lifting our living standard amazingly.

The support that we received from GiveDirectly has lifted the lives of so many individuals in our community, thus, I do not take it for granted, I am forever thankful for the aid that brought sunshine to our village, The staff are well behaved and are patient throughout message delivery, thus I have not identified any loophole in the GiveDirectly project.

School fees have been my major challenge, I was left to carry all the responsibilities alone because I am a widow, I depend on my maize milling business to earn an income, though it is barely enough to sustain us due to many responsibilities at hand, I have one child at the university and three of them are in high school, The transfer came as a relief in my life, I knew that with it I would be able to clear the remaining fee arrears, thus I used KES 40,000 on school fees, I then used the remaining amount on foodstuffs and clothes. I am thankful for the huge support that impacted our lives positively.

It was in the morning and I was busy in the fields herding my cows, suddenly I heard my phone ringing notifying me of a new message. I stopped to check it and to my surprise, it was an SMS saying that I had received KES 55000 from GiveDirectly. I was so happy and I gave thanks to God and GiveDirectly for what they had done to us.

The biggest difference that the transfer has brought into my life is that I feel my life has improved, I am no longer how I used to be. I have been to do what I never thought that I will be able to achieve. My mind is hence relaxed because I no longer have to think about where I am going to get the money to buy a tank and to fence my land. I can now focus my energy on other developments.

I spent most of the money on buying a water tank. Most of the time we experience drought in our area and when this happens, the rivers dry up. Getting water hence becomes a challenge. I decided to buy the water tank so that when it rains, I can collect the rainwater and use it for my household consumption. I was not able to buy one before because I didn't have enough money. I am casually employed at a posho mill and the little money that I get most of it goes to payment of school fees for my children and buying food. I am therefore so grateful to GiveDirectly for making my dream come true.