GiveDirectly does well to help the needy. I am grateful that I will use the money from the transfer to uplift my life like it was before. The help will go a big way in helping me attend to my needs and also boost the business that I currently have.

I have worked as a shopkeeper for the last fifteen years.Up to the beginning of last year I happened to close down the shop due to the poor state of the economy and the corona pandemic. For the fifteen years I worked as a shopkeeper I was able to take care of my family needs.I managed to build a five bedroomed house, took my five children to school up to the secondary level and provided them food and other basic needs. When the corona pandemic started in our country I lost my only source of income.I later started a food eatery business where I sell Black tea, mandazi and chapati to my clients. During the time when I did not have a job, the roof of my house was affected by the rain and started rotting. The roof is partly made of Makuti and some rusty iron sheets that I bought long time ago. Currently the only one room is entirely covered by the roof while the rest of the rooms are without a roof on top. When I received the transfer I bought Makuti worth KSH 2000. I want to buy more from my next transfer so that I can repair the roof of the whole house. I decided to buy the Makuti because the amount I make from my business is not enough to meet my daily needs and also budget to my new materials for the roof. In addition the cold weather during the night has greatly affected me and this is an opportunity to change that. I bought food with the remaining KSH 1000 to feed my family because we did not have any food left.

I was outside my house deeply in thoughts on what step to take to get money and buy food for my family. I had spent the previous day trying to reach my son and request him to send money but my efforts were futile. I immediately heard my phone ringing and picked it up. It was my friend who was told me that he had received his transfer from Give Directly. Immediately I hung up the phone I received a text message. I quickly checked it out and found out that I had too received the transfer. I quickly went to the shop happy than ever before and withdrew the money and bought food.

Yes, the money has brought a big difference in my life and that of my children. Currently having no job and with lots of responsibilities, the transfer has played a big part in me being able to buy food for the family. My family can have food twice a day unlike before where we would just afford one meal or nothing at all.

When I received the transfer I decided to buy food. I am currently having a small business where I make sweeping brooms for sale. The business I have does not earn me much to be able to pay school fees for my children and even buy them food. My wife does not have any job at the moment. My eldest son who works in a nearby town helps me in raising the family. When he earns his salary at the end of the month he sends some money for us to buy food. When I learned that I had received the KSH 1200 I was very happy because I knew it would help in terms of buying food for the family.