My life is different than it would have been if I never received my transfer in that I am living a happy life after completing the fee payment for my son. Formerly, I was constantly worried about the future of my children due to the accumulated huge fee balance they have in school. In addition, I was able to boost my farming by purchasing an Oxen and ox-plough with the first transfer this will assure food security for the family. In addition, I was able to repair my motorbike and restart the taxi business which I had stopped due to lack of cash for maintenance.

In my opinion, I thank GiveDirectly for coming up with a cash transfer program. Through the transfer, my life has been transformed for the better. I was able to restart the taxi job an activity I have been relying on for a very long time. I do not see anything that the organisation does not do well.

I spent $200 of my transfer to complete the payment of my last born son's fee arrears so that he may get his examination results. In addition, I started the payment of the college fees of my son who is joining a medical course in August this year. Also, I used $100 to purchased 2 pairs of school uniforms and cleared school fees for my 3 grandchildren who are still in primary school. Furthermore, I spent $180 to repair my motorbike which had mechanical problems for a long time but I was not able to repair it due to lack of adequate finances. Currently, I have restarted the motorbike taxi a reliable source of income for the family.

It was my neighbour who came and informed me that she had received her first transfer. I quickly called for my helper who checked my messages and confirmed that I had also received mine. I felt happy and thanked GiveDirectly for the financial support.

Owning a cow is the biggest difference in my daily life. Having livestock to us is a source of wealth and valuable assets that can be depended upon. As time goes by, I am expecting that this cow will reproduce and have many of them. I will be getting milk for my family's consumption and sell the surplus in the dairy shops and hotels and earn an income. In addition, Its a saving for the future of my children's education because I will be selling the offsprings to raise their school fees.

I spent KES 15000 of my first transfer on buying a cow. Its an asset that I can rely on and as it reproduces, I can sell the offspring to cater for my financial needs. I will also be getting milk for my family's consumption and sell the surplus, thus earning an income. My children have also been sheltering in my neighbours house at night which is not good for them because they are still young. Thus I built a new house for my them. I bought iron sheets and building poles to facilitate this. I also spent a portion of the transfer to hire some laborers to weed my crops. I had a bigger acreage which would have taken a long time to finish the job. Lastly,I saved a small amount for my children so that when they open schools, I will be in a position to pay for their school fees.