Having cleared the school fees for my dear son is the biggest gift GiveDirectly gave me and it has made my life to be different. Previously i had to strain much for him to be in school but the coming GiveDirectly has brought relief to me. Since I am the breadwinner of my family it was it was difficult for me to pay his school fees on time. He was always sent home to collect school fees hence he could miss some important exams. The moment I received my transfer my first priority was to clear his school fees so that he can study without any challenges. The fact that I am illiterate my dream is to see my children getting good education so that it can change their future generation. For this reason GiveDirectly has really transform my family and I, we are all joyous and thankful.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly has really been of great benefit to us in my village. We now have durable iron roofed houses unlike before when they were grass thatched leaking roofs. They were in a very miserable condition but for now, everything has totally improved. Secondly, in my village, no one possessed livestock, but when we acquired our transfers, the majority of us are now owning livestock. Also, our children are now studying comfortably without any disturbances unlike before when some were even dropping out of school because of fees arrears. I do not see anything Give Directly is not doing well.

I spent part if my second transfer on paying school fees for my son who is in college. Being his final year my was wish and prayer were not to see him being sent home to collect fees. God answered my prayers. I then bought some clothes both for my children and I. Our previous ones were worn and old. I later took KES 10500 to finish building my children house which I had started constructing it using the first transfer. Previously we were sharing the same house and the house was not big enough. That's why I decided to construct one for them. Lastly, the amount of money which had remained, I bought sufficient foodstuffs for my family.

Previously I did not own a cow and I had to buy milk and it was costly for me. It is through the transfer that I was able to buy two cows to keep in my compound and it is a great achievement to me for they are important assets and I will also be getting milk regularly and also earn an income through selling milk. To me this is the biggest difference I've experienced in my daily life.

It was around 6 am and I was already in my farm weeding my maize plants when my son came running shouting that there was a message from GiveDirectly, and on checking to confirm, I could not believe what I read,I just stopped weeding and smiled at my phone, upon confirming that I had received money from GiveDirectly. I leaped with joy as I was happier than never before. I imagined that I could accomplish a lot with the transfer, for I was going through a hard and tough time in my life.

I spent part of my first transfer to purchase iron sheets in order to renovate my roof since it was leaking when it rains and worn out since it has been a long time it was renovated and because I had no money to do this, it was a pathetic situation when it rains for it would soak everything in my house. I was also sleeping on old rags and used sacks on a traditional bed which was old and I couldn't enjoy a comfortable sleep. When I received the transfer, I bought a new mattress and a new wooden bed so that I would enjoy a good and comfortable sleep. In addition to this, I bought a solar panel for lighting in my house which has relieved me the cost of buying kerosene. I am also happy that I can charge my phone through this panel. I also spent the remaining amount to buy two cows to keep in my home. These cows will provide milk for my family consumption and also sell to earn an income. This will also relieve me the burden of buying milk which was costly to me.