Our new goal is to buy a piece of land and another cow. We want to buy more land since the one that we are living in is small and not enough for farming. We had bought a cow with the first transfer that we got, but we would like to buy another since the one that we have, the milk production is low and only enough for us to consume. Buying another cow will hence mean increased milk production that we can sell and use the money on other important things such as payment of school fees for the children. We, however, do not have the money to do so.

GiveDirectly did well by organizing an entry-level meeting with the community members before embarking on the enrollment. The people got to understand the program in unison. They also did well by walking around with the village elder so that he could show them the way around the village. The way they conducted their work was good and I hence do not see anything that they need to change.

We spent the entire second transfer money on building another kitchen. We bought iron sheets, cement, sand, and timber for the walls. This hence cost us a lot. We decided to construct another kitchen since the one that we had, had grown old and we did not have the money to do so. We are small-scale subsistence farmers and sometimes when we grow crops, they do not do well due to the dry season that we usually experience. My husband thus usually goes out to look for casual work to get money for buying food and household necessities. We are hence so much grateful to GiveDirectly because with the new kitchen, our children now have a plance to sleep in since it is spacious.

I was at home looking after my cows as they herd in the fields when I suddenly heard my phone ringing to notify me of an incoming message. I decided to check it to see what it was all about, and to my surprise, I saw an SMS saying that I had received the lump sum transfer of KES 55000 in my mobile money account. I was so happy on seeing the SMS most especially because I wasn't expecting such good news. My children who had accompanied me noticed the excitement in me and they asked me what was going on. I told them what had transpired and they were so happy, we celebrated together.

The biggest difference that the transfer has brought into our lives is that we have been able to get the things that we have always wanted. We no longer incur the cost of buying milk and the children now have enough milk for their consumption. We are therefore so much grateful to GiveDirectly for the help that they have given to us.

I spent most of the money that I got from GiveDirectly on buying two cows. I bought one at KES 32000 while the other I bought at KES 10000. I decided to buy the cows because I didn't have any and hence I used to buy my milk which I would pay at the end of the month. The children hence lacked enough milk for their consumption and this was not good for their health. We used to have cows before but they got sick and died. We have not been able to buy others due to a lack of money. My husband owns a small shop in the nearby town center while as for me, I do not have any source of income. The money that we get from the business most of it usually goes to the purchase of food most especially maize. This is because we at times experience drought in our area and hence the maize crops do not usually do well due to too much sun.