I was diagnosed as an asthmatic patient in 2001. The doctors cautioned me about doing strenuous work. So, I had to stop my charcoal manufacturing business and I am now a community volunteer. Here, I do not get salaries but rather allowances to help me get by, leaving me to depend on my husband, who works as a casual laborer at a steel manufacturing company. He earns very little and thereby struggles to get food for us as he is polygamous. When I got my transfer, I used KES 1500 to buy food and water, KES 1200 went towards my medical check-up, and the remaining KES 800, I bought two ducks to improve my poultry farming business. My intention of Investing in ducks is because they rarely contract illnesses plus there is a high demand for them, where one sells at KES 1,000. So far, I have six of them. From this business, I believe I will be able to satisfactorily provide for my two children, who are in school.

In my opinion, Give Directly does well by giving unconditional cash without any discrimination. This promotes equity and allows people to be empowered financially without having to be worried about how to repay the debts because they give nonrefundable cash.

My children had torn school uniforms because I could not afford new ones then. They had not paid the examinations fee too at the time when I receive my transfers. I, therefore, spent Ksh 1800 on both their school fees and new school uniforms. Through the support of Give Directly they managed to sit for their end-term examinations because it would have taken me almost two weeks to raise the Ksh 800 for the examinations. I also paid Ksh 800 for a solar panel which I bought on credit. I am required to pay Ksh 50 daily in order to use it but at times I could not afford it leaving us in darkness. My children are so excited because the service providers have not disconnected the solar lump. They can do their studies without any inconvenience. They are so grateful to Give directly for the support. Part of the money I spent on my medication following my health condition. I have a chronic illness that requires me to be on daily medication and attend weekly clinics.

I happen to do volunteer work in explaining to soon to be mothers and ones who recently had babies about proper care giving to their infants and so that day I was doing an outreach when I received the message which came in at around eleven in the morning that day. I was so happy because my pockets were completely empty and I had finally received some money.

The funds I receive have played a huge role in my day to day life for instance the financial had reduced tremendously because noe I have extra help which makes life less hard as compared to before and also my children get to stay in school because the day I received the money they had actually been sent home due to pending balances.

In August I decided to install solar power in m y home because of a various reason including proper lighting but at the time I was required to pay KES 16,000 for the solar panel but since I did not have the money I decided to take it on loan as I paid gradually overtime. So after receiving the money I took KES 800 and paid in advance because the deal I had made was that I pay KES 45 everyday until I cleared my debt. As for the remainder of the money I took the KES 400 and paid tuition fee for two of my children splitting it equally among them since I had a balance and I was left with a debt of KES 200.