Now that I have two dairy cows from the GiveDirectly transfers, there is a need to plant nappier grass for their consumption. I am also planning to shift my firstborn daughter who is in her early preparatory class from a day school to a private school. This is because after receiving the GiveDirectly transfers I can now afford it as I want her to get a good foundation.

In my opinion, GiveDirectly does everything well. For instance, we were enrolled in our village without any partiality.

I have been married for the past six years with two kids. My husband works as a teacher on a temporal basis and earns KES 10,000. By this, we could only afford a liter of milk at KES 60 each day as this couldn't suffice a dairy cow. But when the second GiveDirectly transfers came, I spent KES 23,000 on a heifer as a future source of milk and investment for my family. Secondly, our maize crop was severely affected in our locality by the maize disease last year and this led to total loss as we didn't get any harvest. But I was relieved when GiveDirectly came because I spent KES 5,000 on maize, rice, and beans to sustain my young family. Since I used the first transfers to build a better house, there was a need to furnish it. I, therefore, spent KES 5,000 also on two sofa set seaters as an addition to one I had. Last but not least, I spent KES 3,500 on a high-density mattress which is more comfortable than the one I had before a lower quality mattress bought at KES 1,500.

The moment I received my transfer, I was at home doing the normal house chores, when I heard my phone ringing vibrating loudly, Upon checking I saw a Mpesa notification message showing that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I was overwhelmed with joy and happiness, I knew that I will be able to buy a dairy cow, I then called my husband to inform him of the wonderful news that came our way, words cannot express how happy he was, I am grateful to have received the support from GiveDirectly.

The transfer came as a relief in my life because I was able to buy the best daily cow that was available in the market, I had plans of owning one but this was not possible due to financial constraints, that is because my husband is still awaiting the government placement in teaching sector, I am so happy that we would no longer spend money daily on milk.GiveDirectly has lifted our lives tremendously and we are grateful for the support we got that was timely and of great impact in our lives.

I am a farmer and my husband is a trained teacher awaiting government placement, together we are blessed with two children. I wanted a project that is sustainable and easy to manage, therefore I thought of starting a dairy cow project in which I used KES 30,000 in buying a cow, I then used KES 6300 in buying furniture. I am hopeful that with time I will be able to cut down on the cost of buying milk daily, lastly, I used the remaining part of the transfer in buying foodstuffs. I am grateful for the support that made me realize my dreams.