The second transfers I spend part of it on buying a dairy cow and a goat. The remaining portion I spend on buying some maize for consumption as we had no food when we receive our transfers.

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Now I got my own dairy cow which I didn't have before. Now the animal gives us milk which we consume here at home and the surplus we sell to have income. I no longer spend my money on buying the same an what I save I spend on buying other neccesities.

After receiving the transfer from GiveDirectly, I decided to spend part of it on buying a cow which was worth 23000 KES. I made the decision since it had really been hard for us in our household to fully depend on the neighbors to sell us milk. We had been buying milk for such a long time and during the drought periods, it was so hard since even the neighbor who had been supplying us had insufficient. We now have our own cow and we are feeling good that we can afford to sell the surplus milk to the nearest school. I spent part of the remaining amount in the construction of a new kitchen since the one we had been using was getting old. We spent the last coins in purchasing of foodstuff for our household which include maize, beans, rice, vegetables, and other household goods

I really thanked God when I received the money. It was all celebration that the long wait had finally come. We had been waiting for the day for such a long time although we were not very sure whether we would really receive what we had been promised. I saw the message from the service provider early in the morning which was confirming the receipts of the money. Tears of joy rolled down my cheeks and I found myself rubbing the eyes repeatedly in a trial to dry them up. We woke up with my husband carrying a book and a pen since we wanted to start making a clear budget on what to do with the money. Sleep deserted our eyes and I think that was the case to any other neighbor since we could hear the laughter and noises emanating from the nearby huts. We really thank God for opening another door of blessing in our lives.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the presence of a cow which I never had before the transfer. I have been buying milk from my neighbor for a long time now but I now thank God that I have my own cow. Nowadays I milking from my cow enough milk to serve my household and even sell the remaining to the nearby school which has now become a source of income. I thank GiveDirectly for bringing us this far.