We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months, in that I will be having an astable business that will enable me to have an additional source of income.
I now know paying school fees for my school-going children won't be a problem anymore.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I added part of my savings to my monthly transfers and bought a bicycle. I am in college, and the distance between where I stay and college is a bit far. I am surely forced to pay bus fare daily which is normally too costly. This is why I resolved to buy the bicycle which would facilitate easy movement. I n addition to that, I also bought presentable clothes. The money has empowered me financially and I feel independent. I never bother my guardians to buy for my personal items. I can comfortably provide for myself
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal in the next four months is to start selling eggs as an additional source of income. I recently did my research and found out that this venture was a potential source of income. It will help us settle emergencies and little expenses here and there. I am in the process of accumulating enough capital and knowing the nitty gritty's of this business
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($44 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be having savings which I will use to start the poultry project. I will use the savings to buy building materials such as iron sheets, timber, and nails which I will use in building shed for the poultry and the poultry too.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have never been sent home for school fees. In the past, I used to be sent home for school fees arrears on a monthly basis because I had a huge fees balance. My mother and brother who have been paying my fees are not financially stable to pay my school fees arrears in time. This is why I used to be sent home regularly. With GD transfers, I have been paying my fees on a monthly basis. I am glad I have cleared most of my arrears and since the year began, I have not been sent home.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal in the next four months is to start a poultry business. This will help in giving me a stable source of income which will provide me the finances to help me meet my needs in time. I would want to relieve my mother and brother of paying my school fees.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
The difference in my life in the last four months is that I was able to help my mother in catering for my family needs such as food. This was encouraging because it was the first time I helped the house with their needs. I could not be able to help in the past because I am still a student who is also dependant on the family. I do not have any source of income.
4th Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($45 USD)
access_time over 5 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 start poultry keeping as my future investment since l am planning to sell them in future and spent the money to pay my school fee.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l am able to dress neatly and smart as compared to before when l was looking like baboon.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have started poultry keeping.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, my dress code has really changed as compared to before when put on very pathetic clothes that one would not wish to put on. Since l started receiving the transfer I have been staying in school without being sent home for the arrears because l maintain supporting my mother to pay my fee.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have is lack of money to pay my school fees that at times make me to stay at home to do some casual work while other students continue to learn.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after coming from school because it is normally hard for me to stay at school due to lack of fees, so it's always by the grace of God.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer to pay my school fees.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that despite the fact that my father died and left us very young, I have managed to go to school by paying my school fees through doing casual work .