Yes, I have a goal of completing the building of the second room in my house which had only one room and a corridor that served us as a sitting room. I started this construction using the first transfer because the house was congested and could not accommodate my family.

GiveDirectly is an organization that came to make us proud and feels like the rest of human beings by empowering us. I am saying so because I have a water tap that supplies my home with fresh water through the transfers I got. Initially, I had to hire a motorbike to aid me in fetching some water which was at a distance. Apart from the time consumption, it was also expensive to hire the motorbike for $1 per trip and the water was also not free. Currently, I am happy because I have my tap water for family use.

When I withdrew the money, I first considered adding a second room to my house. This idea was triggered by how small my house was and it could not accommodate my five young children since the six elder ones have their houses. I also paid $100 in school fees for my two secondary children who were in form four. By the time I received the transfer, they had been sent back home for fees and I immediately paid so that they could not lose a lot of time as they were preparing for their final national examination. Thereafter, I bought some food for my family.

I got anxious when my friends and relatives told me they had received their transfers. I quickly went and picked up my phone from the charging shop. No sooner had I opened the phone than a message popped up, confirming that I had received my first transfer. I was thrilled and started ululating, attracting the attention of passersby. I headed back home and shared the good news with my family and who congratulated me.

Installing the fresh tap water in my home is the biggest difference that the money has brought in my life. I now enjoy having water and no longer walk for long distances looking for water. I am happy that I could achieve this and I am looking forward to selling to my neighbors at a cheap price and earning a living.    

I spent KES 15000 on setting up a tap in my home. For the longest time in my life, I have been fetching water very far away from my home. Every day I had to walk over 40 km in search of water for my own home use. When I received my transfer, I installed a tap with fresh water, which will reduce the pain and struggle of walking long distances in search of water. I invested KES 7000 in starting a poultry project. I spent KES 5000 on building the structure to house the chicks, whereas I spent KES 2000 on buying one-day-old chicks. This project will offer me a perfect opportunity of being self-employed after spending over ten years with no job. I then spent the remaining amount of money on buying building items, e.g. cement, building poles, and iron sheets, to add an extra room. The room will provide enough space to host visiting relatives and friends.