My life is different from how it would have been because the money empowered me to renovate my house. Previously it used to have some muddy cracked walls and almost collapsing and someone from outside could clearly see what was going on. I also felt insecure becasue I had a feeling someday my properties will just disappear. I am glad I managed to renovate it and I no longer have to worry about the insecurities. Also, owning the two airy cows has made my life to be relatively different becasue I am now getting plenty of litre id milk for my family consumption and selling the remaing litres. This has enabled me to cater to my family needs without straining like before.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in that during the enrolment I was given enough teachings on how I can utilize the money appropriately. Also, I learned not to share the Mpesa pin with anyone and this really helped me because I never experienced any case of theft or fraud together with my village mate. I do not see any part GiveDiretcly failed us.

I spent part of my second transfer on buying building materials which include some bags of cement, sand and bricks. This was specifically for the renovation of my house which had muddy cracked walls. I decided to plaster the walls and floor so that it can be permanent and decent like the rest. I also cleared school fees for my children in advance so that they can cast with their studies without being interfered with like they used to do. With the amount of money that had remained, I bought enough food for my family and some decent clothes to replace the old ones.

It was exactly around 3 PM when I was hading to the farm when my mobile phone started vibrating. Since I am illiterate I decided to ask my helper to confirm what the notification was all about. On checking, she realized that it was an Mpesa message from GiveDirectly. They had finally sent the money that I had anxiously been waiting for. I was overwhelmed with joy and decided to return back home to share the good news with the rest of my family members.

Having the two dairy cows makes the biggest difference in my daily life. I have been training to keep them in my homestead because they have various benefits but I could not afford them because they were too expensive. In a few months to come, I am assured of getting milk for free which will be a surplus to our daily meals. Also with the remaining litres, I will sell them to the nearby local markets since there is a scarcity of milk in m region. This makes me ambitions because I am assured that will be able to meet my family basic needs such as paying school fees in time without any difficulties like I used to do.

I spent part of my first transfer on buying some livestock such as two dairy cows worthy of KES 40000. I have been longing to keep them in my compound for quite a long time but I could not afford it due to the poverty life that haad stricken my household. Also, I bought some building materials such as bricks, cement, and sand purposely for the renovation of my house which was temporary. With the remaining amount of money, I bought sufficient foodstuffs for my family and some other household items that I was lacking.