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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different in that, I am able to own sheep and even go days without missing any meal. This is a very enormous improvement from my previous life before receiving the transfers.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have no new goal.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I was able to retrieve my daughter's KCSE certificate that was held at her former school because of pending school fees arrears.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My life in the next six months will be worth living. This is because I anticipate that the sheep will have grown in number and I will be able to feed well at my household level without struggling.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 USD)
access_time 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 the money from GiveDirectly is that I feel relieved of the financial burden I had on how to raise my child's school fee so that she joins college comes September this year.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to rent a piece of land for gfarming so that I can get good harvest next season.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from the way it would have been in that I feel so much at peace and relieved financially because I saved part of the transfer thus I can easily meet my needs.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of expanding my business so that it becomes more stable.
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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 faced is being unable to feed my family when ever I don't have enough money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the morning when I wake up healthy and ready to do my day's chores.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planing to use my transfer in expanding my farming through renting land for farming to increase farm produce so that I can sell of the produce and educate my children with the money I'll make.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The biggest achievement that I am most proud of is the education of my children because regardless of my little income, my children have been able to get proper education.
