Food insecurity has been the norm in my region recently due to a reduction in the sizes of land under cultivation. At the moment, I strive to purchase a piece of land however small it may seem. After achieving this, I will plant animal feeds on it so that my livestock will have a constant supply of feeds and this will ensure a continuous supply of milk. This will enable me to earn through the sale of surplus.

My village looks new at a glance since many iron-roofed houses have been built. Receiving money in a lump sum for free is such a blessing and we're grateful to GiveDirectly for it. The officers who enrolled us were respectful and did their work diligently. Generally, I do not see anything that GiveDirectly did not do well since everything they did looks good.

My spouse who works as a security officer is the breadwinner to our family while I tend to the farm. GiveDirectly did a good job in my village by educating us on how best we could spend the transfer to better our lives. Because of this, I spent KES 30000 to buy a dairy cow so that I will continue enjoying the fruits of GiveDirectly in our lives when it calves. Apart from this, I spent KES 15000 to pay school fees for my two children in secondary school to avoid being sent back home fees and spent the remaining amount on foodstuffs.

My mother-in-law had passed on and we were on our way to the mortuary when I received a message notification on my phone. My spouse had it since I was mentally unstable due to the shock of the bad news concerning the death of our mother. I became so happy when he informed me of the good news and despite having lost my mother, this money gave me hope and made me smile on that day.

My life has never been the same again ever since I received the transfer. This is because I am now a proud owner of 5 goats since two have already been reproduced from the three that I bought. These are investments to me that I can rely on in case of financial constraints especially in paying school fees for my children. The fact that I am also almost receiving my second transfer gives me hope that I will be a proud owner of a dairy cow that will enable me to earn some money through the sale of surplus since I am planning to use it to acquire one.

When I received my transfer, I spent KES 10000 to buy 3 goats as a way of investing this money. I will be selling one and use the money to pay school fees for my children when they have increased in number. In addition, I spent KES 15000 on the purchase of two three-seater seats and seat cushions, KES 1500 on a table, KES 7500 on two mattresses and blankets, KES 10000 on clothes for my family, and gave my spouse the remaining KES 4000 to use on his personal needs after using KES 7000 to buy two sacks of maize.