My goal has been to buy a piece of land and I am glad that I have already done an investment that I will use to achieve this. Currently, I aim to look for money that I will use in building a house so that I can relocate and start doing some investment knowing that I will never leave that place. Since I was able to put into action good farming practices, I am optimistic of a good harvest and I will sell part of it and use the money to achieve my goal of building a house.

In life, I have lived knowing that no one can ever give anyone financial aid of such an amount, not even your sibling or parent. GiveDirectly did a noble job by not only deciding to give us financial aid but by also making it unconditional and not expecting anything in return.

I am a single mother and I do not have a piece of land since I was given a portion by my parents to build a house where I can live with my children. As a lady, I have always lived knowing that it will reach a time when I will be expected to move out and look for a place of my own. When GiveDirectly came for enrollment, I decided that I would spend the transfer to purchase a piece of land. Because of this, I bought a dairy cow worth KES 30000 since the prices of land increased when people heard that transfer from GiveDirectly had been sent. I will later sell it and use the money to achieve my goal once the prices of land will have subsided. In addition, I spent KES 15000 on farming by hiring a tractor for land preparation and planting purposes and also bought quality hybrid seeds and fertilizers. I spent the remaining KES 7000 on food and other basic needs for my family.

The moment I received the transfer I felt so happy. It was around 9am when I heard a ringtone message from my phone. I was doing my daily morning chores. I reluctantly check it. I couldn't believe my eyes, I have never received such amount of money before. I had to confirm this by checking the Mpesa balance. I felt so overwhelmed with joy. I knew I would be able to achieve my goals. I immediately inform my family members and they celebrated with lots of joy. I went to withdrew the money the same day and planned on how to spent it.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have bought a heifer and two goats. I had always wished to own livestock project but I didn't had money to start this project. I depend on small scale farming and the harvest that we get is only for consumption. I didn't had an extra income to buy the dairy cow. I run a small shop, the profit that I get is so small and cannot meet all the basic needs of the family. I was not able to save some money. When I received the transfer I felt so happy because I knew I would fulfilled my dreams. Currently I have a heifer and I know I will get enough milk when it reproduce in the next few months. I will cut the daily cost of buying milk. I have two goats for a start. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard.

I spent KES 30,000 to purchase a heifer. I will be able to get enough milk when it reproduce in the next few months. This will enable me to cut the daily cost of buying milk. I also purchased two goats as an investment. Goats reproduce twice per year and it really helps whenever there is an emergency. I added stock to my business of retail shop. The rest of the money I bought food and clothes for my children. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed my living standard.