In most cases, my children would be sent home due to fees arrears. On such occasions, they would stay at home for as long as a week as I look for ways to get money in order to send them back in school. Late last year, after receiving money from GiveDirectly, I paid all the pending school fee arrears for my five children who are in primary and secondary school. From that day henceforth they have never been sent home because of fee arrears. Thanks to GiveDirectly. Additionally, I decided to acquire a dairy cow which is hope in future when we start milking it. I plan to sell the surplus milk so as to get an extra source of income.

In my opinion, GiveDircetly fulfilling its promise of giving my community assistance in form of money which is non refundable was very significant and impact full to the general community.I do not find any mistake in it work at all.

I spent the money to purchase a dairy cow. I bought two pieces of mattresses and paid school fees for my five children who are in primary and nursery school respectively. I bought food for my family's consumption. I intend to use the remaining amount to replace the old leaking roofing into a new one.

Having cleared school fees for my children has really given me peace of mind. I did not get the opportunity to finish school just because my parents were poor. And because of this, my dream was to see my children get a good education. Illiteracy is costly. I never wished any of my children to experience what I have gone through in life because of being an illiterate person. My dream is now coming true because through the financial support from GiveDirectly, I have been able to clear fees arrears for my children and they are settled in school. Although some of them had dropped out of school due to financial constraints, I am glad that I tried my best to keep the other ones in school but still feel that I had failed my other children as a parent. I am now happy because were it not for GiveDircetly, my children would still be at home.

I still remember very well what transpired that morning. It was around 6 am when I was doing my routine laundry when I heard my phone ringing. I hurriedly went to check who could have sent a message early that morning. Upon reading its content, I realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy since I knew that most of my dreams were going to be actualized.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying building materials such as iron sheets, poles, timber, and nails. This was purposefully for building a decent house since the current one had a leaky roof. I never had peace during the summer times and the worst part of it was seeking shelter from my relatives. The hope of having a better house soon after purchasing the building materials melts my heart. I am also planning to buy a dairy cow as a potential asset which will help me whenever I have an emergency. In addition to that, I decided to buy a new mattress because the previous one had been worn out. On many occasions, I could experience discomfort leading to back pains. Being able to have a peaceful night without any discomfort is something that I had missed for a long time and thank GiveDirectly for this gift. I later cleared school fees for my children so that they can study without any disturbances and used the remaining amount of money in buying foodstuffs for my family.