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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next four months is to improve the dairy farming that I have already started.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is that I have bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk and it was so costly for me. I depend on small scale farming to earn an income to meet the daily needs including paying school fees for my children. The amount of money I could get from farming was so small and could not gather for all these items. I could struggle so much. Currently, I no longer buy milk. My family has enough milk and I sell the surplus to earn an income to meet other needs. I am so happy because my life has changed.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to have change in that I will have enough milk and I will sell the surplus to earn an income to meet other basic needs.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is that these transfers have enabled me to boost milk production.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have bought a dairy cow and my farm will not lack any farm inputs.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because these transfers have enabled me to get better clothing and I can now fund-raise in my village.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to add another dairy cow in order to increase milk production.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is when my wife got sick and was admitted to Tenwek Mission hospital, I had to do fundraising to clear up hospital bills
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up happy and healthy, this is the time I see my family happy taking breakfast together
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfer to buy a dairy cow and build house for my poultry farming, this will increase my income
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is when I got double profit when I was doing my business-buying and selling cows. I used the profit I got to build my house and buy my land
