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Benedetta
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
35
workCampaign
UBI
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17th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 4 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. I have been using my transfer to boost my small fish business. The business has grown so far and I have been able to get a lot of profits as a result. This has enabled me to meet most of my needs such as paying school fees for my child who is in Secondary School. I now have hopes that my child will finish school because I now have the means to facilitate his education
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goals for my life for the next four months is to buy a cow. I believe this is the best decision because it will multiply and within the next five years, I will own more assets. Apart from that, I will also be getting milk for both domestic uses and for sale. This means I will have another added source of income. My living standards will also improve as a result of this
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 four months preceding the current transfer is that I boosted my small fish business. The daily sales have increased as a result of many customers. I thank Give Directly I am self-dependant and at times I get surplus capital to give my mother to pay school fees for my younger siblings. I was almost giving up with this business before Give Directly came to our village because I had small a mout of goods to offer to my customers due to little capital I had. In fact, some customers could come when I have already finish a selling, at times they could talk badly because of disappointments due to lack of omena(small fish).
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to stabilize my fish business by expanding it more and adding a variety of items such as tomatoes and onions. I believe the business will do well because fish is the most staple food in this village and I have identified somewhere I can get the fish at a cheaper price. I know I will prosper and one day have a story to te
 
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 4 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 am able to pay school fee for my daughter without any pressure as I use to do before.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to improve my business of selling small fish, so that when this money will become to an end I will still be having some thing reasonable at hand that can generate enough profit, to cater for my family needs. Through that business I will also be able to pay school for my children who are still in lower classes.
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 manage to pay school fee for my daughter without to much pressure as I use to encounter when she is sent home for the arrears. I am also very happy because I am very sure my daughter will complete complete her secondary level without any school fee arrears. This will enable her acquire her secondary certificate immediately without challenge.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have boost my business and getting enough profit for my up keep. I will also be able to pay school fee for my children without doing hard jobs like burning charcoal.
 
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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 currently is having an increased source income. In addition to the monthly transfers, I have been generating some profits from my business. This has helped me to acquire adequate food for my family. Moreover, it has been so easy for me to support my daughter's education because the transfers always come on time.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, my additional goal is to expand my business. I am planning to restock and have a variety of products which the customers will be able to get whenever they come. When the business grows, it will generate more profit which will help me to support my family members comfortably.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my life in the last four months is paying my daughter's school fee promptly. In the past, life was really hard and I was at the verge of giving up to support her education. Most of the time she could be sent back home and stay for about two weeks before she reported back to school with the little cash I could raise for her school fee. In the recent past, she has been having ample time to study for the whole term without being sent home. The transfers from GiveDirectly has indeed brought a difference in my life and I am indebted to GiveDirectly for the financial support.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next four months, I expect my family's living standard to greatly improve because I shall be having some money to cater for their basic needs. They will be taking three meals a day as well as getting other basic needs such as good shelter and nice clothes. They will thus be smart because they will be properly groomed.
 
8th 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 currently different from the way it was four months ago in that my child was sent back home for school fee becasue I was able to pay his school fee on time.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
For the next four months of my life, I have an additional goal of saving money for paying my child's school fee who will be sitting for his fourth form examinations next year.
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 four preceding the current transfers is the comfort and confidence I have when it comes to meeting the family's basic needs. Previously I could face challenges in meeting the basic needs and at times we could go without food and my children too could stay at hom efor months due to lack of school fee.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have started a small business so that I can have a reliable source of income.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($46 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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access_time 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living low in terms of income.I sometimes miss meals due to lack of enough cash to sustain my family's needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up and leave my house to go look for some casual labour in a nearby farm.This motivates me to work hard for my family's sustainability.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my form three daughter who goes to Kaudha day secondary school.This will improve her performance since she will not be missing classes.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is the fact that my daughter is in secondary school.As a mother am proud because most girls around are not in school due to early pregnancies and lack of school fees.