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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 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 I am now learning very comfortably without thinking of me being sent home for school fee arrears. I am also very sure of completing my secondary school.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Unfortunately I do not have any new goal although I am really longing to complete my secondary school and join college to further my studies. I am not very sure if my grandfather will be able to pay for my college 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 can proudly say that since I spent the transfer to pay my school fee I have never been sent home for the arrears. My performance has also improved because I always have time to study throughout in school, as compared to before when I could even take a week then I am being sent home. I am now very sure of completing my secondary school because I managed to pay whole fee plus the arrears.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the six months I will have completed my secondary and waiting for my final result.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference is that I am longer sent home for fee unlike before when I was frequently sent home for fee balance.I also bought text that enables me do my revision with ease.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I would have received my second transfer thus I would have cleared my form four school fees balance hence I would not be sent home for fee.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I longer have stress concerning my education because I am no longer sent home frequently for fee balance like before when I had not relieved the transfer.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I do not have any new goal because I have not finished school.I still need money to pay my school fees to enable me finish my Secondary School Education.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I faced in life is the inability of my parents to pay school fees on time.This affects my studies hence reduces my productivity.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon.This is the time I relax with my friends hence reduces for me stress.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
When I receive this money, I am planning to clear my school fees balance which is in arrears.This is because my parents are jobless and are unable to provide a sustainable basic education.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is when I joined high school.Since I never imagined my parents who are peasants could ever afford to provide for my basic education but with the help of friends and relatives,they managed to raise some amounts to help me continue with my studies.
