At the time of my enrollment in the program, I never had any bed as well as comfortable bedding materials. I, therefore, developed an initial goal of buying a bed and a mattress. Previously, I had been using a bed made of ropes, which was very uncomfortable though I had to use it anyway since I had no better alternative. This was a painful experience that I had to bear with for long. Immediately, I executed that goal, I developed a plan of building a new spacious house with two bedrooms. The previous one was small and just a single roomed grass thatched house.

In line with the nature of services GiveDirectly offers to its patients, it does well in creating awareness to the potential recipients. Through this, we as the recipiebrs have learned a lot on the nature of the transfer. As a result, we use our transfers wisely in order to meet our pressing needs. In addition, by sending cash directly through Mpesa, we have not been exposed to risk of theft which would have been rampant suppose physical cash would have been given to individuals. However, I have not so far observed what GiveDirectly does not do right.

I spent KES 50,000 from my most recent transfer on buying sand and building stones. These materials will help me to build a spacious house. Though we are but two at the moment, my husband and I, I am hopeful that when we get children, they will be able to have their own bedroom. In addition, I spent KES 4000 on buying food for my family because we did not have sufficient food then. This has helped us to save some money in the recent past which we shall use to meet other family needs.

It was around 10 PM when I was just relaxing on my bed when I saw a message notification from my mobile phone. Without delay, I had to check who had sent the message at such an hour because it was so unusual. Upon checking, I realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I had at long last received my first transfer as promised. I was so happy and I had to share the good news with my spouse since he has been away.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to clear my hospital bill. For over twenty years I have been ailing and I did not have sufficient cash to get better medication. I have therefore been living a sorrowful life ever since I was married since I was childless as a result. My neighbors and some relatives could call me names like barren, which could hurt me the most. I used to cry and pray to God to see me through. Though sometimes I was so hopeless since my spouse is the breadwinner who solely depends on casual jobs. It was therefore so hard for him to even provide for our basic needs. With the pain I used to undergo, I couldn't even perform any house chores therefore after receiving the cash transfers, I had to seek proper medication. I am now a happy woman because I am faring well with few pains and In God's time I will conceive. I am so thankful to GiveDirectly for restoring my joy.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying a metal door at KES 8000, a bag of cement and sand at KES 2000. This was purposefully for the renovation of my house since It had a wooden door that had worn out and I felt there was a need for good security. I later bought a new modern bed and I am glad that I now sleep in a cool environment. I had always been complaining of back pains as the result of the nature of my beddings. I also cleared my hospital bills since I have been diagnosed with fibroids and this has been hindering me from getting a baby for the last twenty years. With the remaining amount of money, I bought enough foodstuff for my family and other household items that I was lacking