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Leonard
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
64
workCampaign
UBI
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18th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
 
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, my life is different from how it was in that, I have my monthly transfers which I can easily plan well and live according to my budget. I am happy that I can even have a budget because initially, I would spend according to what was needed most at that moment. As a farmer, the money has been helping me to expand my farming and buy the basic needs in my house. I feel good because the burden has greatly reduced. I am glad that most of my expenses are catered for and we are living a better life without taking loans or overworking ourselves with casual jobs.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to invest in farming. I want to concentrate on groundnut farming because it was what is mostly grown in this region and has high market demand. The profits are higher than other plants too. I have done my research and I think I am capable of doing this with the help of Give Directly transfers.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life ever since Give Directly came into our village is that I was able to finally buy a goat. I have wanted to buy a goat for a long time now but due to financial constraints, I was forced to postpone my plan of buying it. This is a big breakthrough for me because It is the most valued asset in this region. It is held with great value because of the benefits such as reproducing twice a year and it less demanding in terms of getting food, water or attention. It can basically flourish in any climatic condition. I plan to sell the goats in the future especially when met with emergencies. It can also come in handy when I need capital to start a new project.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that most of my goals will have been accomplished. I am planning to increase household items such as seats. I had very few seats and I felt adding more would be of help. I will have also built an animal shed for my goats. Since they are expanding very fast I need to start thinking ahead being that currently, they are sleeping in one of the isolated rooms which is not up to standards and not safe either.
 
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago is being able to use better farm inputs to use on my farm. I am also able to buy household items
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal is to buy cupboard and tables. I bought some new utensils with my past transfers from GD to
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 preceding the current transfer is buying goats. I can collect them droppings to make compost manure.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to furnish my house with more furniture. I am also planning to buy a sheep that I will rear to ultiply and In future I can sell them to earn some income or even in case of an emergency
 
7th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
I managed to buy a cow,goat for rearing to sell later during financial crisis. I also bought household items i.e. seats and now my house is beautiful. I also ventured into farming which will help in food consumption of the family.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have no new goal at the moment.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I bought a cow to use in ploughing land as a business to get income for my family.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I am planning to add more cows that I will use to cultivate farms to get more income for my family.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
455 KES ($5 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to buy bulls to help in ploughing my farm.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The difference in my life is that I have chicken in my house, I eat well and I am courageous my life will get better because of this transfer.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I plan to buy bulls, plant tomatoes which I know I will earn a lot from their harvest.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving this transfer is that I now have chicken which I have been longing to have but since I did not have money I was not able to buy.
 
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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is lack of money to purchase a bull to easen my farming activities. As at now I have land but can only plough a small piece which at the end gives me a little outcome.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon after coming back from the farm relaxing in a shade while trying to figure out what to do the following day.This helps me plan better for the next day.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying cement to plaster my house and buy house hold items.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I used to live in a grass thatched house but managed to rent out part of my land which I saved the money for quite sometime and build a better a house.