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Samwel
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
86
workCampaign
UBI
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20th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Currently, I have no new or additional goals for my life for the next four months because I am still paying school fees for my child. This was my major goal thus I will start thinking of another goal once my child finishes goal.
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 have a lot of relieve in paying college fees for my child. I have been using my transfer to pay college fees for my child because I did not want her to get frustrated as he used to, before I started receiving money from Give Directly. I am thanking Give Directly for giving me the financial support because I now have hope my child is going to finish her studies well.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I am paying fees for my child because education is the key to success, I also want the best for my child. Therefore I do not expect any change in my life yet. I am still on the race of paying college fees.
 
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is different from how it would have been four months ago in that I was able to pay school fees for my children. This has been my major burden which I have never completed in time because I do not have a stable income. I have always depended on income from farming which cannot sustain all our needs. The transfers helped me clear all my family needs and even to clear my children fees arrears in school.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I wish to buy a cow. This is because I know it's an investment whose value increases on a daily basis. I would want to improve my financial life by investing these transfers in a more productive way.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I am a farmer who has always put a lot of effort into my farming practices. In as much as I have always done my very best, I have never got the kind of harvest I would want to have. This is because I have always used local farming methods such as using local seeds without fertilizers. I used up my soil fertility and could not produce anymore. Receiving these transfers changed my life because my harvest has improved from 3 sacks to 8 sacks which I have never received in my life. This is because I was able to use modern farming methods such as hybrid seeds and fertilizers which I applied on my farm.
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 want to replace my roof. The one I have now is old and the nails are coming off. The iron sheets used are also old and I know soon my roof will start leaking. This is why I want to buy iron sheets which I will use to replace the current roof for my safety.
 
11th 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?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because, l no longer use tin lump to light my house, since l spent the money to buy solar lump that does require parrafin, so l do even spend money buy the parrafin.
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 buying building materials to renovate my house because it is too old it can collapse any time.
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 use tin lump to light my house rather do l buy parrafin to light my house, since l spent the transfer to buy solar lump. I also always have easy time when it comes to farming because, l spent the transfer to hire people to work on my farm, as compared to before when l would use my own hand which is very hectic and tiresome.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have started a project of renovating my house .
 
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?
I no longer have to buy kerosene daily as I used to because I now have a solar system which I am still paying for, my grandchild, who in most cases was sent away for school fees, is studying in peace and has never been sent home for the same since started receiving this transfer and we have never gone without food for when we receive this money, we always do monthly budget which sees us through the month.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I would really want to ensure my grandchild who I am taking care of after the death of the parents goes to school until he is through with university education so that he may also help his siblings.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my life since I started receiving this transfer is that I now a solar system which I did not have before. It was very costly buying kerosene every day since I do not have any source of income but now I feel relieved because I don't have to budget for kerosene daily. I really feel happy.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will ensure my grandchild is never sent home for school fees. I want to be paying school fees in time.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
At the moment,I do not have new goal but I will be having something new whenever I receive the money as time goes by.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different in that my children who are in school were able to have some little pocket money for their personal use. This could have never happened.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I cannot really tell how my life shall have changed in the next six months. What I can confess is that it shall have changed for the better hopefully and God willing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that we were able to have enough to eat after we corn using part of the money we received.
 
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is lack of money to feed my family,offer medication and build a better house.Lack of stable income has prompted us to live from hand to mouth.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up and plan for the day.The fact that God has granted me an oportunity to live for another day makes me happy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My plan is to spend the transfer from GiveDierctly on buying food items.Currently,we depend on our grandchild who is a casual laborer to provide for us.After one year,I will buy goats and keep.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am proudest of is a general shop business that I started.Even though it collapsed but am proud because it was able to generate income enough to cater for our basic needs back then.