My ambition is to expand in agriculture by planting more crops in order to increase yield. This would improve our finances, which would go a long way toward securing my children's school fees. I was overjoyed that the transfer provided us with the opportunity to drastically improve our lives.

The organization ran its operations flawlessly, from the initial stages of enrollment to the final stages. Everyone treated us with dignity and respect. We had the impression from the start that our opinions were valued and that they provided us with the best services possible.

I had always wanted to move away from where I had built my house because it was ant-infested. Due to school fees and other responsibilities, this was not possible, and we never had a consistent source of income. My husband and I are farmers, and we have five children together. As a result, we practiced building a house with the entire $530 in a different location that was ant-free. I am overjoyed and grateful for the help that has brought me so much joy in my life.

I was on the farm tilling my land in preparation for the planting season when my phone vibrated. I fished it out to know who would have sent me a message at that time. Upon reading it, I became so happy as it was a Mpesa message indicating that I had received funds from GiveDirectly and immediately informed my spouse who was with me.

The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have some investments that I can rely on in educating my children. I am a subsistence farmer and sometimes getting money to use in paying school fees is difficult. Due to this, owning some goats is advantageous since apart from increasing in number over a short period of time, they can easily be converted to cash. I will be selling one when faced with financial challenges after exhausting all possible means.

Investing in my children through education has been my aim as a parent as I would love to see them succeed in life. Due to this, I spent KES 13000 from my transfer to pay school fees for my son who had just joined high school. I settled on this so that he would have enough time to concentrate on his studies without being sent back home. Also, I spent KES 25000 to build a house for my children since the one they had was grass thatched and termites usually feed on the grass and due to this, one is supposed to change the roof at least once a year to avoid it from leaking. In addition, I bought two goats worth KES 10000 as an investment that I can rely on when I have no money and my children are out of school due to a lack of school fees. Using the remaining KES 6000, I bought some seat cushions and food for my family.