We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have started a barbershop. I am planning to invest and expand my sources of income by all means. I believe I will be successful in achieving these goals because I know my risks are well calculated.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I bought crossbreed chicken with part of the previous transfers with an intention to start a poultry farm. The crossbreed poultry grows fast and they earn a good income within a short period of time. I'm proud I have been able to save enough for the past for months. I will later use the money from the poultry business to start up another business next year. With the additional income from the shop, I'll have a reliable income which will sustain me even after GiveDirectly will have stopped sending us the monthly transfers.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
For the next four months, I have an additional goal of starting a barbershop. There are a few barbershops in our area but the demand is so high. I believe that I'll be able to earn a good income from it since there is a school close to the shop where I intend to start this business. If all goes well I will be financially stable and meeting my family needs and goals will not be that much of a hustle.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from the way it was four months ago in that I bought a few chicken for rearing with the previous transfers. Apart from that, I have been able to save a lot of money after selling a few in the market. I am targeting next Christmas holiday. I believe I will have grown the business and I hope the demand will still be high by then. I thank Give Directly for enabling me to start this business.
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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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 continuing with my education with out being worried about how to pay my college school fees. My poultry farming will also have picked up and I will be able to pay my college fees without any struggle.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l no longer depend on my parents in order to buy my personal things as I used to do before, because I now have my own money that I can spend. I have learnt to be more responsible in that when I get money I always spend it wisely to achieve my goals. I am very happy that GD has given me an opportunity to be able to, prioritize my need and make decisions on how to spend. very sure with the savings. If I manage to complete my course I will be able to look for employment and I belive through employment life will better.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four months is to improve my already running poultry keeping project by adding more poultry. I am planning to extend my poultry project because I would like to get enough income that will enable me afford my College fees thereby relieving my parents from the burden of having to pay school fees for my other siblings and my college fees.
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 am able to buy my personal property comfortably without depending on my parents as l used to do before. I am also able to prioritize my need and make decision on what to spend on. I feel very responsible and motivated to work hard and have a better future.
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect that in the next six months, I will have opened my own egg depot where I will distribute the eggs and chickens from the chicken project I am currently putting together. This will mean a much better source of income for me compared to the current casual farm jobs that I depend on yet earns me just peanuts. My prayer is financial stability which I hope will be witnessed in the next six months.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Ever since I completed college, I have not been successful in landing formal employment which has forced me to turn to casual jobs which are mostly unavailable. This always leaves me with lot of time in my hands making me quite idle. I have never been the lazy type and staying idle was not the best part of my days. Over the last few months, I have been engaging in useful projects during my free times, all thanks to the transfers which have given me the opportunity to fund them. I have been busier at my farm which I leased using the tranfers and putting up the chicken pen for my upcoming chicken project. This has left me with not time to idle around and I am a happy man.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I want to use my next two transfers to buy 50 chickens to start me off on the chicken project that I will launch soon. I have been planning to start such a project ever since I bumped into a friend who is reaping out of such a business and gave me a few tips and encouragement to try it out while I still have no formal employment.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
These tranfers have changed my life over the past four months because they have made me much more independent as I am now able to do much more projects on my own without having to depend on my parents as I did before. Recently I managed to lease a piece of land to farm which I am sure will give me more returns in the next few months. Together with a few other projects that I have been able to do over the last few months, I know that very soon, I will have to entirely quit depending on hard labour jobs because I will have better sources of income.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have started my business of barbershop and saving for my collage fee.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l have managed to pay my school fee throughout my fourth year without depending on my parents or my farm produce.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next four months is to start a barbershop where l be getting money and saving it for my collage fee.
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 manage to complete my secondary school without any school fee arrears.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($45 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?
I will want to start a business to boost in my income
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have my own money and I don't ask for pocket money from my parents and I am in school studying in peace. I have not been sent home again for school fees.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will want to clear up my school fees balance and start up a business to help boost my income.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Before I received this transfer, I am always being sent home for school fees since my parents were unable to pay in time but since I received the money, I am in school and studying in peace.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is lack of school fees as at times I am forced to stay at home while my fellow students are in school thereby making me to lag behind in the syllabus.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I take a walk in the village just to look at the beautiful scenery that we have in our land. This makes me to forget about some of the stress that I had during the day.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying my own school fees as I am in Form four at Argwings Kodhek Secondary School.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to establish a banana farm which has really helped me financially over the years.