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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 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 is that I bought all the materials for buidling a house. I will be building it soon and aslo because a I have bought a cow.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to start a grains business. I intend to start a maizie and bean store.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my life is that I Ibought a cow that I had been trying to get but was aunable over a long time.I expect to get milkk soon as it calves which will save me the trrouble of buying milk everyday as this has been so stressful..
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My life will be different in the next six months because I will have about three sheep. I will have started my grains business too.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($236 USD)
access_time almost 6 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 now hopeful to have a good kitchen because we live in a leaking roof thatched one. Once I get the next transfer I will be able to pay labor to build it because I used my first transfer to buy the required materials.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months. We are currently farming. I will be having revenue from sale of farm produce and even buy goats which will reproduce and give us more revenue. I expect to have poultry too and get an income from that too. I will have diversified income sources and my life will be better economically. I will use funds from sale of goats to buy cattle and keep progressing in that manner.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Had I not received the transfer from Give Directly I would not have executed the building of the kitchen (which is on the way) nor have planned to do farming as I plan to. The plans would have just remained for an unknown future date.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I do not have a new goal. I have been desiring to do agribusiness : potatoes and carrots . I thank God because this will be possible using my next Give Directly transfer. I have a new farm that I have already tilled awaiting planting. So I will use Give Directly funds to buy all the inputs I'll need : seedlings, fertilizer and labor.
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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 when my wife fell sick last year(2017).She had a complication when she was three months pregnant.This happened after she fell down.I took her to several hospitals but she got worse every day.We were forced to terminate the pregnancy which was very sad for us.I had to close down my cereals business to cater for the hospital bill.This has affected us financially up to date.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am having breakfast with my family.This is the time we plan for the day's activities together.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a dairy cow.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is having a family and being able to take care of it.As a man I feel proud because this shows how responsible I am.
