In the coming years and beyond, I have a plan to revive the dairy cow project that I used to have. Sadly, I had to let go of the project and sell everything to support my children's education, as I didn't have a reliable income source. However, I am looking forward to restarting the project with the assistance of my son, who has recently found employment. I believe this endeavor will provide a dependable source of income through milk sales, which will support my expenses during my old age.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done a remarkable job by providing us with financial assistance in the form of cash. This approach granted us the autonomy to decide how to utilize the funds. Thanks to these transfers, I have managed to accomplish things that once seemed unattainable. For instance, I now reside in a comfortable house constructed with timber walls. This is a significant improvement from our previous situation of living in a mud house, which not only posed health risks due to dust but also required frequent maintenance through the smearing.

I had been facing difficulties in paying my grandchild's secondary school fees, and the arrears had accumulated to $400. I have been taking care of him since he was a young child, as his mother left him with me when she got married to someone else who isn't his father. Being his grandfather, I took on the responsibility of raising him and ensuring he continued his education. When the second transfer arrived, he was at home due to the unpaid fees. In a decision that felt right, I used $400 of the transfer to clear his fees, settling the entire outstanding amount. This choice was logical because I had no remaining assets to sell; I had already exhausted all my cattle to support my children's education. I am now relieved, knowing he can focus on his studies without the burden of unpaid fees. I utilized the remaining $130 to buy essential food for my family of seven, which includes my spouse, my three children, and my two grandchildren.

I felt so much happy the moment I received money from GiveDirectly. It is my helper who came and informed me that indeed we had been sent the money as promised. I became so happy that finally I was going to empower myself and my children with the money.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now happier than I have ever been before. For a long time I have had a desire of building a better house but I have not had the means to do that. I feel happy that I now am able to build a better house and allow me to enjoy my old age in peace. I will not bother my children who have their own personal needs to meet. I look forward to receiving the second transfer to purchase the remaining building materials and start the construction work

I used almost the entire transfer amounting to $400 to buy timber that will help me put up a better structure. For a long time I have been living in a iron roofed house that was built in the early seventies. I have been thinking about building a better house but paying school fees has preoccupied the better part of my life. I became so happy that immediately after they completed their studies then I also received a transfer from GiveDirectly that will enable me build a better house. My plan is to build a timber walled house that will better my living standards and my family. I stay with three of my daughters and other two sons who still look up to me. I then used the amount that remained to help my daughter Mary who required some money to support her children who recently joined secondary school.