My life has really changed from a village beggar to a responsible parent who can provide for basic needs to his children without stresses and worries. For the first time in life since my husband died, I paid fees for my children without asking for assistance from neighbors and relatives. This makes me filled with joy and peace of mind. I spent some part of the transfer on construction of a new house for my son who has grown up and needs his privacy. I no longer beg for sleeping spaces for my children in the neighborhood. It also serves as a extra room where my visitors can rest and sleep. I spent the remaining part to invest in sugarcane farming that will mature in the next eighteen months and add to my family's cash flow. At least, I have hope for the future and life worth living.

GiveDirectly has channeled transfers in a more secure, confidential and efficient way that is very safe and simple. The freedom to make a choice through unconditional transfers also gave people the power in decision marking which leads to human self-satisfaction. However, I have no observation of what never worked well.

I spent the second transfer to build a house for my son who has grown up and needs his privacy. The house also serves as an extra room for visitors where they can sleep and rest. This has saved me a lot from the shame of begging for sleeping spaces for my children that could be the gossip of the village. I used the remaining part to pay for his college fees. This makes me feel happy and responsible as education means a brighter future.

As we speak I'm in a neat, less dusty house which is free from jiggers because I managed to plaster the house. This is the biggest difference in my daily life because it has given me a lot of peace, pride, and happiness.

When the GD staff enrolled me in the programme I didn't believe they could send me money as they promised because I believed 110000 KES is such a huge amount of money to be given for free. So one morning when I woke up and got a message indicating that I had received money from GiveDirectly I couldn't believe it. I felt so happy and thanked God because this was a miracle.

I had a clay house which was so dusty and this forced me to buy clay every time and at times when I didn't have money I could steal the clay at night for smearing the house so that it could look neat less dusty. This was so expensive and at the same time, I was risking my life by stealing the clay. So when I received the first transfer I used a bigger portion to purchase cement and sand which I have already used to plaster the house. This has saved me a lot and from now I won't be thinking of stealing or purchasing clay any more. Part of the money I spent on new seats so that I could replace the old broken seats I had previously which were so embarassing especially whenever I had visitors.