When I received my third transfer, I invested part of it in rice farming and expanded my general shop with the rest of the money. I am now running both farming and retailing concurrently and this has been sustaining our lives as household members.

My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer because Initially, I lived in leaky house; the house was too tiny to accommodate us well and again, it never had a door so my life was insecure but when I received the transfer, I built a better house-one which is healthier to our lives. Secondly, I received this money the moment when doctors in public hospitals had gone on strike and therefore I had no option but to seek for the most expensive treatment in private hospitals for my child who suffers from sickle cell and I am glad the money facilitated his treatment and he feels better now-I am proud of this as a mother.

What Give Directly does well is that it never discriminates the poorest and this explains why I got the transfer, but what it does not do well is that once it is done with the community members, it never schedule for any visit to see how well they would be doing.

I spent my second transfer on building an iron roofed house at 48,000 KES, then used the rest of the cash on food for the house.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a decent and spacious house that accommodates me well with my children and am no longer ashamed of welcoming any visitors to my home.

I spent my first transfer on treatment for our child who is a sickler and was admitted in Hospital for blood transfusion (10,000 KES) .

The moment when I received my money was quite a defining moment for us because the money saved us from embarrassment; it happens that our child who suffers from sickle cell anaemia had a severe attack that same day and needed to be Hospitalized for treatment. We thank God the GD transfer facilitated us to pay for her treatment for that time.