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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that we have acquired some status in the village. We did not have any livestock in our names and people could look down on us.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have started a business. With this I will be able to feed my family more comfortably.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Apart from acquiring some status in the village, my children also sleep in a very comfortable place. I bought them a bed and nice comfortable bedding.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to have my own home. I want to move out of my father inlaws compound.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 USD)
access_time 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 that I didn't have before receiving the transfer is starting a second hand clothes business that will enable me have sustainable income.
I also want to put up my own home because I know my children will also get a piece of land.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it could have been had I never received the transfer, in that I have a lot of peace and also I
feel I am respected because I have my own asset(a cow worth 17000 KES).
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 have a second hand cloth business that will give me a sustainable income.
I will have put up my own home since this is my biggest dream.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving payments from Give directly, is that we are now eating well and my children are very happy.
I am also proud and happy because I bought a cow hence I have an asset that belongs to me.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is having an unreliable source of income which made me to over depend on my small business for most of my family needs. Over dependence on my business eventually led to its collapse and I had to consequently withdraw from the merry-go-round.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am done with my household chores and I am relaxed.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying building materials (iron-sheets, nails and timber) and establishing my own home in my own compound away from my father-in-law's compound.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of was joining a merry-go-round 2 years ago. Through the group savings, I was able to purchase most of my assets such as furniture, clothes, kitchen ware and met most of my family needs without over-relying on my husband.
