Before receiving the transfer, buying milk was my routine. Also, getting money to spend on food stuffs was not an easy task as I do not have any stable source of income. I am glad that this is no longer the case. My family now have enough food and I no longer buy milk daily like before. The transfers enabled me to purchase enough food and a dairy cow. This has made my life change from how it was before and how it would have been had I not received the transfer.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well by giving out financial aid and I do not see anything that they do not do well.

When I received my transfer, I spent KES 34,000 to purchase a dairy cow. I settled on this so that it would relieve me the cost of buying milk on a daily basis. Also, I spent KES 10,000 to buy some food stuffs and other household necessities. I still have some amount that I am planning to be using on food and in case of an emergency.

I was at the hospital taking care of a child that had fallen ill during the previous night. I was in a hurry to get to the hospital and I had forgotten to take my phone with me to the hospital. The good news SMS had hence come in when the phone was at home and my son was the first person to see it. I guess he became so happy about seeing this because he came to the hospital to give me the phone with so much happiness on his face. He told me the good news and I could not believe it because I had never received such a large sum of money before. I had to check the message on my own to believe it. I became so happy and I gave thanks to God and GiveDirectly for what they had done to me.

The transfer has brought a big difference in my life and that of my family. I have been able to buy a cow which I am currently waiting for it to reproduce. When it reproduces, we will be able to get milk for our consumption and we can sell some and use the money on other important things. I will no longer have to incur the cost of buying milk almost every day. I have also been able to pay my son’s tuition fee and I no longer have the stress of thinking of where I am going to get the money to do so. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for helping me.

The transfer from GiveDirectly helped me a lot. I was able to buy a cow that I had for a long time desired to have. I was also able to pay for my son’s tuition fee who is currently studying at the University. I still have a little bit of money left with me that has been helping me in buying a few household items such as sugar, milk, soap, etc. The reason why I bought a cow is because I have been buying milk for a while now and hence we have been lacking enough milk for our consumption. The cost too of buying milk is high considering the fact that I do not have a stable source of income. I usually depend on farming as my source of income. I grow a few crops such as vegetables, onions that I usually supply to a school. The school in turn gives me money that I mostly use in paying for my son’s education. I have hence not have enough money that can enable me to make other developments.