We are staying a happy life and we are also eating well. I also bought the Maasai shuka that I lacked. I now have what I have been longing to have for many years but due to lack of money, I have been unable to buy it. I really thank Give Directly for having changed my life.

An additional goal for my life for the next four months is to buy beddings because the old ones are already torn. I have been longing to do so though I have been saving money towards school fees. I now thank God I would a little extra to buy bedding.

I am happier and healthier. Initially, I looked emaciated and hopeless in life due to frequent sickness and hunger. It is because I used to work very hard and not eat well. I am a casual laborer and the wages I got on a daily basis were never enough to cater for the family needs on a daily basis. This meant sleeping hungry in with an intention of sacrificing for other pressing needs such as paying school fees for my grandchild, especially when they were almost doing exams. I am glad that is no longer the case because we can now afford to eat well. There is a great change in our lives, my neighbors are even wondering about the great developments in my family both healthwise and material wise.

I do not expect any change but I want to have a good and happy life the way I am today.

My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l no longer borrow table from my neighbors when I have visitors which has made very proud . I am also feeding well and comfortable because I bought enough maize for my consumption.

My new goal in the next four months is to start cattle keeping as my future investment since l will sell them in future and spend the money according to my need. I also feel I should start the cattle farming so that in any case the program closed down I will have something to remember.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that, since I started receiving the cash transfer I have never gone without food being that l always make wise decision on how to spend the money l receive from GD. I have also been able to feed well and eat what l feel like, because I have access to my own money therfore not depending on any one. Before receiving cash transfer from GD l used borrow a table from neighbors when hosting visitors, l am very happy now that I bought my own table and l no longer borrow this has made me so proud.

In the next six months l expect to have started cattle farming as my future investment so that incase of any emergency I can always sell them to help solve the problem at hand.

In the last few months, I have been able to buy a few household items such as a new table and a large cooking pan. To me, these are quite great achievements especially the pan which to me was a need. Borrowing such kind of a pan from my neighbours was a bad experience for me because I could always hear them talk bad about me whenever I went to them. They even gave me a nickname because of that and I thought that it would be best if I had my own, which I am glad I do now.

I have old blankets and bed sheets which adds to my health problems because I cannot stay warm enough at night. I would like to save some of these transfers so that I can buy one warm duvet which is a huge priority to me especially now that we are approaching the rainy season which usually has very chilly nights.

I have been sickly lately which has made it almost impossible for me to work to earn my own income. Having no money and nothing to eat usually makes my condition worse because of lack of proper medication accompanied by emotional stress. Over the last four months, I have witnessed significant improvement in my general health which I attribute to these transfers because as much as I don't have a definite source of income, I have learnt how to manage the little that I get every month to take care of my needs. The satisfaction has given me peace of mind which has positively affected my general health.

My two neighbours and I are planning to come together and form a table banking group so that we can save some of the remaining transfers before the project comes to an end. When I receive my share, I will start a business so that even when this project is over, I will still be able to make some money for my daily use to avoid depending on my son who is also burdened by his large family.

My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l now have table, l will no longer borrow table when l have visitors.

My new goal is to buy bedding since l do not have proper bedding to sleep on.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that l will no longer borrow table from my neighbors anytime l have visitors since l manage to buy table using Give Directly's money.

In the next six months l expect to have started cattle keeping by buying a few goats.

My new goal that I did not have before receiving the transfer is to save money and buy a goat because I believe it will give birth and I can sell its kids to get more money.

Currently I can afford to have three meals in a day unlike before when I had not started receiving the transfer.I am proud because I have monthly income and my heart is settled,I have less stress.

I expect my life to change in the next six month in that I will have started cereal business that will help me get sustainable source of income hence enabling me support my family with ease.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving my transfer is that I am now happy and have less stress because I know I have monthly income. Since my husband died life has been tough because I do not have any income or assistance from my relatives, I have been sick and doing casual work is not easy.I can now eat three meals a day unlike before when I could go hungry the whole day.