My initial goal was to enroll back in my teaching course and complete my training. My husband has been supportive of my education until the other day when we both had financial issues that made it impossible for me to complete my fourth year, hence I dropped out in the third year. This has been my goal before I even received the funds from Give directly.

Give directly was very supportive, and I liked the way the village transformed in a short time. Different people with different visions and goals used financial support to change their lifestyles, which improved their living standards. However, feel like Give directly should have a program that supports young women who dropped from school because of unwanted pregnancy .

I spent most of the recent transfer in building a three-roomed wooden house. I have been living in a one-roomed mud house with my husband for quite some time. All the money we both made from casual jobs in the village was drained from my education. The house was not in good condition and we have been forced to live in it because we could not afford to even repair the roof that was leaking during the heavy rains. Upon withdrawal, I spent KES 50,000 to build the new structure and used the rest of the amount on food. The house is almost complete and my husband is working on getting the windows and doors fixed as well as cementing the floor. I am excited will move into a new house before graduating from my teaching course.

I was at home in the evening preparing to milk my cow when I received a text message that I had received money from Give Directly. This was one of the happiest moments of my life because it was the first time to receive such a huge amount of money at once. I shared the news with one of my brother's in-law, and he congratulated me for the money.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving my transfer is the pride I have knowing that soon I will achieve my dream of becoming a teacher. I did not know I would ever sit for the examinations because I could not raise the fee. Currently, I rely on my spouse, but he does not earn much. Whatever he gets from his casual work can barely feed our family. It will be my happiness to assist him in meeting the household needs.

I am currently in college but I owed the institution some fee arrears which forced me to defer the final semester. When I received my first transfer I spent KES 35000 on clearing the fee arrears. Finally, I will be able to sit for my final examinations and graduate. I also did not have seats in my house, so I spent KES 10000 on decent seats. We could sit on the ground and borrow seats from neighbors whenever we had visitors but currently do not courtesy of the Give Directly transfers. The rest of the money I spent on both foodstuffs and clothing for my family.