Apparently, I do not have any new goal. My sole objective is to scale up my charcoal vending business and seeing to it that I have purchased oxen for the purposes of enabling me to cultivate my land efficiently. Thank you GiveDirectly.

What this organization did well was paying us a visit and mentoring us about the GiveDirectly cash transfer program. Besides, I love the fact that it has been the biggest program that has ever had a positive impact in our community and it's environs. Moreover, they also lived up to our expectations . Their is nothing that did not go well

I have been into charcoal vending business for a long time. However, my challenge has been on matters transport for facilitating the stock to the nearest market which has been costing me an arm and a leg. Considering that I have been hiring a motorcycle at the tune of KES 1000 per trip to deliver the bags of charcoal for sale, I breathed a sigh of relieve when the second transfer came knocking in that I decided to purchase a second hand motorcycle at KES 25000. This has been a game changer in that a lot of savings have been made thus enabling me to meet most of my family's need unlike before. We are a family of seven and my wife being my business partner, things could not help but continue getting better as days go by. Additionally, I bought five goats using the proceeds from the second transfer and my hope is to reach a total of 20 goats. My ultimate goal is trade them out for an oxen that will come in handy during ploughing season. I am grateful to GiveDirectly for having come through for us financially hence enabling us achieve lots of personal development.

It was very early in the morning and I woke up to the good news that I had received the money from GiveDirectly. I was very happy because it was going to help me a great deal. I knew that I was definitely going to get the things that I had desired for so long, especially a bed and mattresses for myself and my children.

The biggest difference in my daily life is, I can say, the fact that I now have the things I didn't have before. Mostly, the motorcycle that gave me the freedom and independence as well as control over my own affairs especially my business because hiring a motorcycle was dependency factor that never gave me a peace of mind. Therefore, that is the biggest difference in my daily life which all resulted from the financial assistance I received from GiveDirectly. I am so grateful.

I spent most of the transfer which was KES 25000 on making a down payment for a motorcycle that I will be using for my business, which is charcoal buying and selling. I buy charcoal from around my home area and ferry them to the city to sell them. I bought the motorcycle because I previously used to hire a motorcycle to ferry the charcoal to the city which was very costly and meant that I had to share the little I could raise from the sell of the charcoal with the owner of the motorcycle I hired which meant that I would potentially end up with very little money for my family's immediate needs. Therefore, when I got the money from GiveDirectly, I went for my own motorcycle without a second thought so that I could cut down on the cost of hiring a motorcycle for my business. I am so happy and grateful that I now don't have to share what I make from my business with anyone, which makes me able to comfortably plan for my family's immediate needs. I also spent KES 15000 on buying a bed and two mattresses for myself and my children, because we all used to be sleeping on the floor, which was both very uncomfortable and unhealthy. I am so happy and proud that we now sleep comfortably on mattresses, all thanks to GiveDirectly.