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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($245 USD)
access_time almost 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 because l have managed to acquire secondary certificate by completing my secondary education. Poultry farming is also doing great and I am able to get enough profit for my college fee. I am glad I will pay my college fee without too much stress or bothering friends and relatives.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months I will continue with my project of poultry keeping by the help of my grandmother, to enable me get some money to pay my college fee. As by that time I will have already joined college.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I am so much excited because i managed to complete my secondary school and aquire my certificate which i was not very sure that i could but through give directly support it was successful, truly it was a like a miracle. The poultry keeping that I also started is also doing very well that I have sell a number of chicken and got good profit that I have kept for my college fee. I am also now very sure that soon I will be joining college and i woll be able to achieve my dream of becoming a teacher.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have joined college and paying my college fee on my own through my project of poultry keeping.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 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 in my daily life since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly is that, I feel at peace because I have cleared part of the fees unlike before where I used to be worried thinking of how my fees I had accumulated.
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 built for my grandmother a house where we will stay with her in peace not being worried of an old house that can collapse anytime.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I managed to pay school fees and I feel happy because I don't think of the pending arrears anymore.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to construct a house which I will stay with my grandmother since the currently one is in a very bad condition which is almost collapsing.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have is lack of adequate income to pay my school fees and for our upkeep at home.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after coming from school and sharing my school work with my grandmother.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying my school fees.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that, despite being orphan, I have managed to work hard in school until I am now in the fourth form through casual work and support from my uncle.
