I was in financial distress at the time when we started receiving our transfers. When I received both my first and second transfers, I prioritized the most pressing needs which included clearing household debts and paying for my children's school fee. Even though we are not financially stable yet but I have a new goal to start up a grocery shop. I saved some money in a rotational saving group and once I earn my shares, I will use them to put up the business. This will enable me to have a reliable flow of income.

Before we received the support from Give Directly there was real poverty in our village. You would meet people all over with logs of wood for burning charcoal which was the main source of income. Currently, this is not the case anymore. It is a long since I encountered anyone burn charcoal. The unconditional cash given to us by Give Directly enabled people to invest in various businesses, some majority cleared school fees while others constructed better houses. I have not heard of anyone who is not satisfied with the work Give directly is doing.

With the second transfer, I spent 10000 KES on two sacks of corn and other foodstuffs which is enough to push my family for quite some time before I can think of budgeting for more. I am glad that Give Directly came through for us when we most needed the support. We made a great step in meeting our household needs but without a reliable source of income, we might find ourselves going back to zero. I have therefore saved 7000 KES in a rotational savings group intending to start up a grocery shop with the shares that I will earn from it. 4000 KES I used to buy a goat with a projection of selling its young ones in the future to raise my children's school fees. I still have 32000 KES in my Mesa account set aside for my next terms. School fees once the schools resume. Settling their school fees on time will grant them the privilege of attending all lessons which I believe will enable them to do better in classwork work.

I was at home washing my kids before they could go to bed. I heard my mobile phone ringing an indication that I had received a new message. After checking it, I was extremely happy to see that I had received the transfer as I was promised. I called my spouse to come home to assist me in withdrawing the aid.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am currently owning livestock a future investment for my family. I had wished to own goats which will assist me in catering for my basic needs but I lack the capital to invest in this activity. I am so happy and thankful to God for the opportunity.

I spent KES 3000 to pay the school fees for my 3 children who are still in lower primary school. I had not been paying their school fees for 5 months. In addition, I bought enough food supply for the family since we had a famine in our area. Furthermore, I used KES 14,000 to purchase 4 goats, I am planning to sell the male offspring to educate my children as well as meet my basic needs when they multiply. I also bought a mattress for KES 2800, this is because I was using sacks that were uncomfortable to sleep on. Lastly, I paid off my debt of KES 4000 at the nearby shop when I had been taking foodstuffs on credit.