I spent most of the money on buying cows that were sold to me at approximately Kes 30000. I also bought a new school uniform for my kids who were used to wearing torn clothes. Apart from that, I also made sure that their school fees balances were cleared in good time. I had to make sure that I use the money appropriately so I decided to build a new house for my family and I also went ahead to build a new house for the kids because they needed to have some privacy. had a house of their own.

The organization helped the community members to changes their lives, myself included because, for one, I was able to build a new house which I never thought I would ever own in my life given my economic status.

My life has transformed because of the new house that I already built using the transfers that I got from the organization. My kids are also able to go to school unlike before when they could spend months and months just staying at home because we lacked money to pay. Apart

When I received my first transfer, I strived to fulfil what had been my biggest desire, which was to buy and own a pair of oxen that I have begun using to cultivate my pieces of land. For a long time, I have been hiring from my neighbours and it was costly to me. I could not also manage to till a large tract of my land because I was mainly using a hoe which is not effective for a large piece of land. I am hoping that through my oxen, I will be cultivating large tracts of land and I will have abundant harvests for feeding my family. I also spent this transfer on buying iron sheets and other building materials for building a new house. The one I was living in previously was in a bad state and was a threat to my own life since it was nearly collapsing. Taking shelter in it was risky, however, I had to continue staying in it because I had nowhere I could seek shelter. Thanks to GiveDirectly for the financial help which has helped me start building a new house which will be ready for use in a few days to come. Lastly, I paid a small portion of my transfer for my children's school fees so that they can continue with their studies without any disruption.

I received a message notification on my phone very early in the morning as I was up for my daily chores. On checking to confirm, it was a Mpesa notification from GiveDirectly indicating that I had received my first transfer. I was very happy to have received such a huge sum of money on my phone. I knelt down and thanked God because I knew that for sure the transfer would enable me to meet my expectations that I thought I would not meet due to financial hardship I was passing through.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a pair of oxen that I had never imagined I could own in my life. I had lived in constant lack of money thus buying even personal property was not easy. However, the transfer from GiveDirectly has enabled me to acquire the oxen and through them, I will be able to till a large acreage of land to increase my food production. To me, owning this pair of oxen is the biggest difference in my daily life.