I used to stock just a few items on my business because getting the capital to expand and diversify my operations was difficult. Due to this, I was only getting a little income from it. My life is now different because ever since I began receiving this money, my business has drastically improved since I serve a larger number of customers hence earning a better income. The transfer enabled me to add more stock every time it was sent, and now business is stabilizing day by day, it's in a good position having an increased income. In addition to this, my life is also different in that I have been able to effectively fulfil my basic needs and some other household expenses on time.

My goal now is to fully commit myself to run my business because a larger portion of my savings was spent on this. I am hoping that it will soon grow into a bigger entity serving a large number of customers. Having a business has proved to be a better way of earning a good income due to the high demand for my products.

I spent KES 20000 of the most recent transfer on boosting my business as I had done with my other transfers. I am glad that stocking different kinds of products has attracted a larger number of customers and this has increased my profits. On the remaining amount, I saved a portion of it on my phone which I am hoping to invest soon in other viable projects. I have been using the remaining amount to pay for my daily household basic needs as well as paying for my rent and buying foodstuffs for my family, clothing and other necessities.

My life is currently different from how it would have been had I never received the transfer in that my business is now doing well. Due to this, my daily income has increased and has enabled me to meet my needs on time which I was not able to before. Before starting to receive money from GiveDirectly, I would at times sell only a pair of sandals or rubber shoes or even none because people did not have a variety to choose on. This always made me depend on my spouse on everything. I am glad that this has now changed courtesy of GiveDirectly as I can make more sales in a day because people can now freely choose what they like from my collection.

It has always been my dream to do a tailoring course but was not able to finish the course after enrolling on it due to lack of school fees. I am now planning on going back to school and pursue my dream. I will use my savings from the business to pay for my tuition fee. I will be able to open a tailoring shop where I will be mending clothes from after completing my course. I will also be selling my shoes Inside this shop hence I will be running two businesses under one roof. This will increase my daily income which I will be using to support my husband in paying some of our bills like paying our house rent.

I spent part of my most recent transfer to add some stock to my business. This business is my only source of income and expanding it is the only way I can earn more income to use in meeting my family needs. Secondly, I spend part of it to pay an M-shwari debt which I took during my grandmother's burial and I had not cleared paying for it. Because of this, I had been listed with credit clearance bureau (CRB) and I had to use some money also to pay the clearance fee. I saved the remaining amount so that I can use them collectively with my next transfer. I am still planning on how I will effectively use this money in a profitable way.

I did tailoring though I did not finish some class hence I am planning to go back to school to finish the remaining bit. After which, I am planning to buy materials and start a tailoring business.

I boosted my second-hand shoe business hence I get a good profit. And this is the biggest difference in my daily life because, through this, I am able to pay my bills, buy food, pay school fees and pay merry go round contribution. I don't depend on my husband anymore on financial assistance as this was a major source of conflict between me and him. We are now staying a happy and peaceful life because I can now chip in handling household needs.

I am doing second hand shoe business and when I received this money, the only thing I could think of was to boost it. Most parts of the transfer went to this course. I am glad I have a bigger business now and this means more profits. Some part of the transfer went to transport when I was travelling up- country to see my parent. I also gave them some money for their upkeep out of that transfer.

It was a round10 am in the morning, I was washing and I heard my phone beep so I decide d to stop washing to check the message. I was shocked when I saw the message from GiveDirectly that I g=have received Kes 2000. I still could not believe and I rushed immediately to my neighbour's house to check with her if she has also received the same. She too confirmed so and we were very happy and screamed with aloud louder that God has actually seen us.