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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?
They is now any difference from how it was four months a go because l did not receive any month
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four months is to have hope that my brother will return the whole mount for me to build my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
There is no biggest difference in my daily life because l did not spent the money it was all stolen by my brother.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect my brother to return my money, for me to build iron roofed house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 USD)
access_time 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 in my daily life since I started receiving the money from GiveDirectly is that if it wasn't for GD I wouldn't be having such a big stock of poultry. I feel so proud and I believe in the near future I'll be able to raise a good amount of money out of it.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have constructed my house, so I won't have to sleep in people's houses.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from the way it would have had I not received the money from GiveDirectly in that I'm now independent and I can't long for anyone's property because I can afford most of the things I need.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of constructing my house because I do not have a house and I sleep in a brother's house. I didn't know I would achieve this goal because I didn't have the money but now that I'm receiving money from GD I believe I can achieve it.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing currently is that I got an accident which has now made me not to do my job.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when carrying people with my motorcycle. I know at the end of it I will have money.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer on buying iron sheets, nails and timber for building a house. At the moment I don't have a house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that through my motorcycle business I have bought chicken and now doing poultry farming.
