Before receiving this transfer I had already set my goal of starting an income generating project though I hadn’t decided what kind of a project I was going to do. There were so many ideas though they required huge amount of money but I decided to cut my coat depending on the size of the cloth, hence I settled on a shop business.

GiveDirectly has done us good. I will not be mean to talk only on my behalf because its impact is felt everywhere our village. The organization has made us construct good houses, buy livestock as well as starting different businesses depending on one’s area of interest. Currently I can’t pinpoint any fault that GiveDirectly should rectify but I am urging the organization to proceed the way it does its work and at any cost it should not collaborate with the government or political parties lest it will collapse.

On receiving the second transfer, before venturing into the business I decided to settle some emerging issues that had cropped up. My children had been sent home from school due school fees, so I settled the fees for them to continue with their studies in school. Thereafter, I invested the remaining amount into the shop business where I am selling fast moving basic items such as maize flour, rice, cooking oil some relish, washing and bathing soaps and other personal effects items. The reason for coming up with this kind of business is that, it is a fast profit making business since the items I am selling are in demand on daily basis. This business is a source of income for my family and it will assist me to manage the things which were giving me sleepless nights such us food and school fees among other family needs.

It was happiness all over when I first realized that the notification message on my phone was from GiveDirectly, and the promised amount was already in my account. It was early in the morning, every family member was still at home. On informing them, everyone was so excited that we celebrated as we thank God for that great provision.

The biggest difference in my daily life after receiving the transfer is the installation of a solar, battery, and complete wiring of the house to provide enough illumination. It has been so dark previously but the brightness we currently have is so appealing that my children enjoy reading under it.

After receiving the first transfer, I spent part of it on the purchase of a solar panel and a complete lighting system. I had been using an old tin lamp which was emitting a lot of fumes that were not healthy for the kids. I also used 4320KES on school fees payment, complete the construction of the house we had been living in by obtaining and fixing a new door with 2500KES. With the remaining 21000KES, I spent on purchasing construction poles, and other materials that I am currently using in the new construction of my children's house.