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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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 completed renovating my house and staying in comfortably without worrying of the rain.
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 started poultry keeping which is currently doing very well. I am able to sell them when I need to attend to any emergency, as compared to before when l had nothing at hand except to depend on relatives. These chicken are also a source of food to us especially when things are tough and I have nothing to eat. Since I started receiving this money my dress code has really changed too and now I am able to dress decently, as compared to before when I only had very old clothes that one can not wish to put on.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I currently live in a grass-thatched house which when it rains, the rainwater seeps through and we get rained on to extend where my important documents are destroyed. My goal, therefore, is to start saving some part of the monthly transfer with the aim of buying iron sheets to renovate my house with.
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 my dress code has really changed, I am now dressing up like working class. I am also eating well I do not eat one type of the food throughout as I used to do before.
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 my life to change in the next six months in that I shall have saved and with the savings, I will use to start breeding chicken to make an extra income. The profits from the sales of the eggs and the chickens will enable me to start bigger projects such as rearing livestock and I will cut the cost of buying milk.
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 is that I have saved money which I am using at the moment to plough my farm. Now I have been able to cultivate a bigger parcel of land that wasn't the case before. At times I used to cultivate by hand. I am certain of enough yields at the end of this harvest to feed my family and also sell the surplus to make an income to meet other additional needs for my family members.
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 save money and use it to start a commercial chicken-rearing business to make an extra source of income.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, my life is different in that I have been able to budget for my family needs with ease using the transfer and the income I make from the casual jobs which I do. The transfers have instilled discipline to me in terms of my spending since I have learnt to cut the coat according to my size on my spending and now I am not extravagant on my savings hence I don't run to debts the way I used to do before. I am so happy for the support it has really changed my standard of living
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 renovate my house by replacing thatched roofed to iron roofed house.
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 am now staying in a very comfortable house l am not worried when it is raining.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months my new goal is to invest in a large scale farming since l am very sure of getting enough produce for my future use.
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 manage to renovate my thatched leaky house an l can say it is better than it was.
3rd 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?
I am planning to move from my current grass thatched house to an iron roofed house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Currently I am experiencing a financially break through. I have been up lifted in terms of economy. I can easily access money unlike before it was a night mare.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I see my shelter renovated and I will be able to buy fertilizer for my farm. This way I will have a bumper harvest.
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 payments from Give Directly Is being able to build an iron sheet roofed house. Currently I live in a grass thatched house.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
In the 2012,my mother suffered a massive,within that year,I took her in various hospitals spending a lot of money that drained the family financially.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is evening when I meet my daily target of working and getting some cash to buy food for the family.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house and transitioning from thatched to Iron roofed.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My greatest achievement I am proudest of is graduating from high school in 1993 with good grade. I was a straight B student and was because of the amount of work I put in.