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22nd Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am not certain of any specific goal currently but I am saving towards my children's school fees and my household upkeep. Nothing will make me happy as having a happy family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I have seen a tremendous difference in my life in the last four months. With the transfers, I was able to give support to my husband's hotel business which did yield good profits. I also have managed to save some amount for my children's school fees and this has reduced the burden on my husband's shoulder. I am a happy spouse given that I was helpful.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months God willingly I will have settled my children's school fees. Besides that, I am hopeful that the hotel [business will have picked up so well thanks to the investments made.
19th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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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 have been able to clear major part of the debt I had from my friends and our table banking group. I have always struggled to raise money to meet my family needs because I did not have the resources. My income from a small vegetable business was not much and yet I had to ensure life is moving on. This is the reason I had so many debts in my life. I am glad GD transfers are bailing out. I have been using the transfers to clear the debts bit by bit. I am moving in the right direction and soon I will have cleared the debts.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have a new goal of ensuring I clear the fees to balance for my children who are in school. I would not want them to be sent home as it has been the case before the transfers. I will ensure I give my best by clearing the arrears in the next four months
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 been able to pay school fees arrears for my children. They were constantly being sent home for the arrears because I did not have the money to pay. This is because of my low income from a small foodstuff business which was not giving much to support my family. But the transfers have been very helpful because I have cleared the major part of their balance. Thank God for GD.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I plan to boost my foodstuff business. After paying all the debts I have, I want to channel my transfers on my business by adding more stock to the business. This will give me an increase in income from the profits to help me cater for my family needs well.
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?
My life is different in the last four months in that I no longer have huge fees arrears in school as before. The monthly transfers have helped me pay bit by bit and now I have reduced the balance. Anytime they are sent home for fees and I do not have money to pay, I can be able to go school and talk to the teachers to allow them back in school as I still look for the money to pay. They have always listened to me ever since I started receiving these transfers because I always keep my word. This is because of GD transfers.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four months, I wish to boost my foodstuff business. This will result in a good profit which is my income. The profit will help me meet and cater for my family needs in time without much struggle.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have been able to pay back rent arrears which I had when I was staying in a rental house. This is because I did not have a house of my own. Due to my low income from small foodstuff business, I was not able to meet all my needs and pay the rent arrears. I was forced out of the house because I was not able to pay up the balance. Since I started receiving these transfers, I have been able to pay part of the arrears. Right now, I am in good relationship with the landlord because I am almost done with the payment. He no longer harras me and my family like he used to before the transfers.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I want to focus on paying school fees and the rent arrears until I clear the balances. I would want to develop my financial life and I cannot achieve that when I have these debts. This is the reason why I have chosen to focus on clearing the debts and start to focus my income in making my life better.
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 that I have a reliable source of income and can manage to meet most of my daily needs. My business has really grown which as a result has earned me more income. I no longer borrow foodstuffs from neighbours as I used to because I can afford to put something on the table for my children. I can also buy decent clothes for my children which makes them look neater than they used to.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new additional goal is to add new goods to in my business. I have a small shop where I sell household items. I am planning to add some plastic houseware to the stock which I believe will increase the profits I make. This will enable me to earn more income thus be able to meet most of my basic needs.
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 months preceding the current transfer is managing to pay school fees for my children. Paying school fees has been a menace for me since I do not have a reliable source of income. I used to borrow money to pay their school fees which resulted in me to huge debts. I am now relaxed because I collect the monthly transfers and add to the profit I earn from my business to pay school fees with much ease.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to earn more income from my business. Having introduced new goods to my business I hope I will get more customers which will result to increase sales and profits. This will earn me more income thus my financial needs such as paying school fees and buying food more manageable thus raised living standards.
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?
My children have never been sent home for school fees like before, We eat well unlike before when we would struggle to find food and life generally has been made easy by Give Directly.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Apart from my earlier goals, I want to buy clothes for my family so that we can dress well.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving is that I have always found out a way to solve my problems especially financial problems and this has reduced most of my stress. I am generally happy and life has been made easy for me because of this transfer.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I would want to boost my business by adding more stock.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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 that I now want to buy stock of shop items that I normally sale to earn a profit.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from my previous life in that I am now able to buy a large stock of maize and sale to my customer. In addition to that, I am able to raise school fees for my children.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My life will change in the next six months because I will be able to get enough stock and improve my business. Currently, I am not able to serve my customers so well because I do not have enough stock of what I sale.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that I have been able to buy the bag of maize that i will later sale to make a profit.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I've faced in life is raising school fees for my daughter, I did all kinds of casual jobs to earn any amount to keep her in school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when with friends at my place of business catching up on trending issues in the village while attending to customers.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend the transfer on repairing my house which is in a bad shape & pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is working hard to ensure my daughter gets quality secondary education, she's now pursuing her studies in Moi University.