On the morning I received the transfer, my children had been sent out of school to pick up pending school fees. So I gave them KES 2800 to settle the balances. I was happy that the money came during a needy moment because the children resumed studies and eventually sat for their end-term examinations peacefully. I spent the remaining amount, KES 200, on food.

Due to congested 2021 academic calender, I experienced a lot of struggle in paying school fees for my three children in primary school. As a result, I prioritized spending my most rescent transfer worth KES 2500 to pay school fees for my two daughters and my son whose fees were pending. I am currently offloaded from school fee burden thus I am a happy parent.

In my opinion GiveDirectly is doing a great job by trying to elevate us from poverty especially because they let us decide and prioritise on what is most important by not putting measures on what we should do with the money but rather focus on what means or is the important to us as individuals.

Just two days before receiving the money three of my children had been sent back home due to pending arrears in the tuition fee so when I received the money I paid KES 2500 where KES 1,000 I paid the ones who were in higher classes then the last one I paid KES 500 since her school fee balance was less compared to the rest of her siblings. The rest of the money which was KES 500, I bought maize flour worth KES 400 and what was left I bought sardines because at the time we were experiencing some scarcity in putting food on the table.

My phone was off and charging at the time the text message was sent. A friend of mine came by my house and told me about her receiving cash from GiveDirectly. I went ahead and checked my phone and confirmed that I too had received the cash. I was very happy to find out that.

The difference the money has made is that my children are still in school. I also paid the loan that I owed. So I am now at peace and can now think straight about how to lift myself in my life. I am also looking forward to investing the other funds so that I can live a good life and not drown in poverty.

I spent KSH 900 in paying school fees for my kids who were in school and were about to be sent home. KSH 300 was used to pay off a debt that I had. I previously was facing challenges and did not have food and I remember we had spent 2 days without eating anything and I did not have any money at that time. My children were in a bad state due to hunger and the only option I had at that time was to ask for a loan and with the money, I used to buy food for my kids so that they could eat.