My short-term goal is primarily to expand my current livestock flock. I'm hoping to raise enough money to add to my existing herd of cows, goats, and chickens. In the long run, I would like to see all of my children finish their education, get good-paying jobs, and have access to all of the opportunities that we as parents may not have been able to provide for them.

I can only speak for my own experience with GiveDirectly. They came into my life and made an immediate impact like no other. Because of them, I was able to educate my children while also achieving personal goals that I thought I would never achieve. GiveDirectly excels at making dreams come true, as they did in my case.

The bulk funds from GiveDirectly went towards paying school fees for my children. The transfers allowed me to bulk up on food as well. My small business, selling groceries , also got a major boost from these funds, not to mention the funds allowing me to complete paying for my 2 acre piece of land, which will allow me to leave some form of an inheritance for my 7 kids. I say seven, but my two eldest past, though I still consider them my children. My 3rd born just completed form 4, my 4th is in form 4 at Ventanguo Secondary, my 5th is joining class 6 at Mlunguwame Primary, while my 6th and 7th are both in grade 4 at Mlunguwame Primary. While I primarily volunteer as a midwife at Pentanguo in Ganze, it makes it hard for myself and my husband, who does casual labour on construction sites, to meet all the finances such as $150, $1.5, $1.5, $1.5, all in tuition fees for my kids, from eldest to youngest, respectively. We will eternally be grateful to GiveDirectly for all they have been to us.

I saw the text message confirming that I have received the money from GiveDirectly in the morning, although I think I must have received it at night. I was so happy and grateful when I got the money because it was going to help me a great deal especially in completing the purchase of a piece of land that we had made partial payment for.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving money from GiveDirectly is that I was able to settle my children's school fees arrears that I couldn't before and I was stranded. However, with the transfer, I was able to quickly and swiftly settle them as well as completing the purchase of the piece of land. I am so happy and grateful.

I spent most of the transfer which was KES 11000 on settling my children's school fees arrears because I was determined to educate them, therefore, the lack of school fees and them constantly being sent home used to make me so unhappy. I am however, very happy now that they are in school for I know that when they get a good education with know disruption, they will stand a chance of getting employed in the future and they won't forget about me as well. I am so happy and hopeful. I also spent KES 7000 on completing the purchase of a piece of land that we had made partial payment for because where we live is not spacious enough for farming. We used to lease a particular piece of land whenever it is the farming season which used to be so inconveniencing as that was only limited to the seasonal farming of maize and not any other regular or more permanent crops that grow throughout the year. Therefore, I am now so happy that I've grown some other crops and trees on my own farm that is not limited to seasonal farming.