Owning a dairy cow and four goats is the biggest difference in my daily life. In my community livestock is greatly valued. It is usually seen as a source of wealth since once they reproduce over a short period of time. These livestock will come in handy in the foreseen future most especially to cater for my children's education after selling part of them . Meanwhile, we will continue enjoying the milk from the cow.

In my opinion , GiveDirectly did very well in giving out donations in form of money since there has been improvement in my living standards especially for myself as I have gotten an opportunity to pay school fees and acquire livestock that I did not anticipate to have at this time . Personally , I do not see anything bad that GiveDirectly did on its work.

I spent my second to buy two goats 5000 KES and having these goats is an achievement because they will reproduce and increase in number. I know with time, I have a herd full of goats that I can decide to sell whenever an emergency occurs. I paid part of my child's school fees for next year . I bought timbers 3000 KES . With the remaining amount it catered for my child's medical bills and saved the rest on my Mpesa account .

Having a dairy cow has really made my life to be so different in many ways. Since I am in a polygamous marriage and being the fourth wife, my children are still young and our husband is grown old. I had to look for a few assets that would help me generate income. This is the main reason I bought the dairy cow and a goat. I believe the money will help me in schooling my children and meet other basic needs. I am so grateful to be among the beneficiaries of GiveDirectly.

It was around 3 am when I heard my phone vibrating. It was unusual for my phone to ring at that time. I decided to check what the message was all about. At first, I thought it was an emergency message and thought that someone was in danger. I later realized it was an mpesa message from GiveDirectly. I was overwhelmed with joy knowing I will achieve a lot and develop my self out of this money.

I spent part of my transfer to buying a dairy cow and a goat. In my village, these were the asset that was highly valued because they reproduce within a short period of time and they can also survive in different climatic conditions. Apart from that I also bought a few building materials. The previous house was very small yet we were four wives living in the same house. I used to feel uncomfortable due to the congestion and lack of privacy. Our children used to sleep at my neighbor's houses which were very inconveniencing. I also paid school fees for my children because they had stayed home for a while due to a lack of school fees. Since my spouse is very old I had to take care of everything. I finally spent the remaining amount of money to buy foodstuffs.