The investment of the transfer proceeds toward the purchase of goats will be my greatest accomplishment this year and moving forward. I currently have 8 goats in total, and my goal is to increase this herd to a sizable size. The proceeds from the sale of some of the goats will then be used to purchase cows. The price of a cow can range from $50000 to $80000. This sum is enormous and can address many of my issues. Many cows equal a lot of wealth that can be cashed in at any time.

I'm working on any available job that comes my way because of the country's deteriorating current economy. I do work related to selling charcoal, fishing, and building homes. All of these jobs have one thing in common: I don't make enough money to support my family on my meager pay. My children are the first to bear the impact whenever I am unable to land a job. Due to significant unpaid school fees, they are frequently expelled. I paid $4 in school fees for my youngest son, who was starting kindergarten this year, when I received my February transfers. With the aid of the Give Directly transfers, I am pleased and confident that I will see my children through to the end of their highest level of education. Last but not least, I bought a goat with the remaining $30. I want them to grow in number so I can eventually sell some and buy some cows, so this is an investment for the future. The market value of the cows is extremely high, which will be economically advantageous for me when I wil be selling them in the market.

When I started receiving money from GiveDirectly I began to invest in goat-rearing projects. I spent $25 on purchasing a goat. The reason why I loved this project is that goats reproduce twice per year. I will sell the young ones to be able to purchase an ox. I have always wanted to own an ox since it helps in plowing the farm during the planting season and makes the work much easier. For the remaining amount of money, I top up with my little savings and purchase shoes, book, and pens for my five children in primary school. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has improved our living standards

Before the transfers came through, I barely had any money and yet I had a debt in tuition fee which led to my children being sent home almost everyday. I spoke to the administration and promised to pay as soon as I got the money. Sooner than later GiveDirectly sent out the transfers, so I took KES 1,800 and paid it for my four children. Since we were also facing challenges when it came to having a meal I ensured that I used the balance of KES 1,100 and purchased five packets of maize flour. Lastly I took the KES 100 left and bought laundry detergent.

In my opinion, the transfers I get monthly is something GiveDirectly does well. I can develop myself. I'm now assured of having money every month unlike in the past. I therefore, intend to plan adequately that I may grow. At the moment, I do not feel there's something GiveDirectly is not doing well.

When I received the first transfer, one of my children who is a class 8 candidate needed some money for the national exams. I therefore, spent KES 800 on this. The remaining KES 300 was used on food. For the second transfer, I used it to reduce my debt at the school. Thus, I paid KES 2500. Since it very hot at this time of the year in my region, I had to get my children shoes. I spent the remaining KES 500 on buying them shoes.

I was in the forest gathering wood ready to burn charcoal, when I had my phone beep. I stopped for a second to check the message. I was happy and excited when I saw the Mpesa message. All of a sudden I stopped doing what I was doing and rushed home.It was a relief because charcoal burning is one of the hardest job have ever had to do and takes long for one to enjoy its benefits.

The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving this transfers is being debt free when it comes to my children school fees. I have 7 children where 4 are already in the lower primary and the other 3 are yet to join school in the next 2 years.I am hopeful that I will be able to pay my children school fees with the next 5 years support program.Besides I have interest in keeping of livestock as a way of supporting my family and retiring from working as a charcoal burner.

I have 7 children and the oldest is a candidate. I received my transfer when she was at home because she was expected to pay her end term exam fee. The situation at home was quite frustrating because I mainly rely on working as a charcoal burner and the process takes more than a day to be ready .I took KES 800 and paid partly her exam fee as I used the remaining KES 370 to buy a meal for my family for the next 2days as I hope to make sales.