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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($252 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?
Upon receiving my second transfer, I decided to upgrade my house. I had been living in a grass-thatched house for quite a long time and I felt it was the opportune time to transition. So I spent Kes 25,000 to upgrade to an iron-roofed house. The remaining amount I gave my daughter to pay her school fees to prevent her from being sent home for school fees.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I am now hopeful of living in my own home. Through the transfers I got from Give Directly I have already bought the necessary building materials. Initially, I only used to depend on casual jobs. The money I got from these jobs was enough to buy basic needs. I used to save nothing towards this goal therefore there were slim chances of establishing my home. I am happy that soon I will be living with my family in our own homestead.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next four months, I am expecting to be living in a much better house with my family. I will have done away with the grass-thatched house and I will be having iron sheets for my roof. I am also hopeful that my kids will no longer stay home without school fees like before because I will have cleared the arrears.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($234 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?
Currently I do have any new goal.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The difference in my life currently since I received this transfer is that I sleep comfortably, I can move without struggle and I now have iron sheets which I will use to build a new house to accommodate my family well.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I plan to buy a cow and finally have my own house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving this transfer is that I can now sleep comfortably unlike before when I did not have good bedding.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I've faced in life is failing to join secondary school, I had to watch as my peers pursued their studies in pain, our household was too broke to raise school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when out with friends telling stories, at this time I completely forget about hardship at home.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer to buy domestic animals as an immediate investment hoping to sell their offsprings when time is due, the money will help me in starting an independent life.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is farming, I sold the harvest to help purchase school requirements. I also saved a little from the exercise.
