I live in a small family land, this is because culturally it is expected that I move out of the family land to my husband's place, though this is not the case for me. After all, I am not married. Therefore, my goal would be to purchase a parcel of land that would make me more comfortable. To realise this goal, I plan on waiting until I get a stable job that would enable me to secure a loan so that I can achieve this.

My opinion is that the support from GiveDirectly boosted our standard of living by transforming our lives. They supported and empowered our community without discriminating anyone against anyone. I didn't point out the flaws or things that weren't done with the utmost integrity that they ought to.

I am a trained teacher still awaiting government placement. Though, at the moment, I depend on farming to earn a livelihood. I am a single mother of one. Upon receiving my transfer, I thought of buying a dairy cow worth $150, which would aid in reducing the cost of buying milk. I then settled a debt worth $50, which had accumulated for a while and also used $50 on farming. Lastly, I used the remaining cash to buy foodstuffs and clothes. I have accomplished so much in a short span, which I never thought that I would have accomplished. I am so grateful for the great opportunity that the organization gave us to uplift our lives.

I had just arrived home at around 7:00 pm when I received a message that brought the most exciting news ever. I was glad to see that the money I enrolled for with GiveDirectly was finally in my account on a day that I least expected. It was my first time handling such an amount of money and this even brought me more joy. Since I stay on my own I did not share with anyone but celebrated by myself.

Putting up a poultry project is the biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the money. My spouse lost his job and since then it has been tough on our household considering that he is the sole breadwinner. The chickens have laid, and we get a weekly income of almost KES 1000 from eggs sales. This added to the money we had set aside keep us going.

My spouse recently lost his job in one of the security firms leaving him with no option but to help people on their farms for pay. The income he earned from it could barely afford a whole day's meal. When we received the first transfer we agreed to spend KES 20000 on constructing a chicken house and purchasing 12 chickens to start with. The project is doing great, and we have more chicken at the moment. While paying for my dowry, my spouse had borrowed KES 10000 from a friend but after losing his job he could not repay on time. We, therefore, cleared the debt and saved KES 6000 in a monthly savings and loaning group. KES 10000 we spent on our household shopping for detergents, foodstuffs, and other personal care products. We still have KES 8500 set aside for daily household usage.