My life is currently different in that I was able to pay school fees for my child who was in college by the time I received these transfers. He was at the verge of dropping out of school due to school fee challenge but GiveDirectly came in handy to help us with the whole situation. He has since been able to complete her college education and we are looking forward to him being employed and bringing change to our family.

In my opinion GiveDirectly did so well in giving out money unconditionally to every deserving household within my village. There was no any form of biasness in how they distributed the money and we felt so happy for the timely support.

I spent KES 13000 of my second transfer to help complete a house that I had already started. We were living in a very small house with my family which was getting a little more uncomfortable for all of us considering that our children were fast growing and needed to have their own space. I had not been able to build one all that long due to financial difficulties. When I received this transfer I saw it fit to complete the already started house. I also used KES 25000 of the second transfer to buy a cow for the family. I did this with an aim of providing enough milk for the family in future and a balanced diet as well. When the cow reproduces, the additional livestock can be sold to meet financial emergencies. I look forward to having more cows that will help me meet financial emergencies.

Before GiveDirectly came for enrollment, I could not get enough yields due to the fact that I did not have money to purchase fertilizers to boost the quality of the soil on my farm. Rather, I could only afford to use domestic inputs which their potency took longer to be felt. Having used the right requirements in preparing my farm, I am optimistic that my yields will be higher this year that will last us till the next harvest. Seeing my crops doing well on the farm so far is the biggest difference in my daily life since it is an assurance of good harvest.

It was around 2 o'clock in the morning when I received two message notifications on my phone. Since I was awake at that time, I decided to check who the sender was, to establish the urgency of the messages which had got in at an expected hour. On realization that I had received money from GiveDirectly, my heart was filled with happiness and I started ululating accompanied with songs of praises. This money gave me hope of giving my children a quality education I really desire for them.

I was frustrated because I did not know what to do when my children were sent out of school because I had not paid even a single cent on this term. To make the situation worse, I did not have money to even spare and pay part of it hence they had to take a week at home while school was in session. Therefore, when I received my first transfer, I directed most of it to settle most of my children's school arrears. I am glad that they are in school as their peers. I used the remaining amount to buy farm inputs which majorly includes bean, maize seeds, fertilizers and hiring a tractor to assist in tilling my farm in preparation for planting.