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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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I am trusting God that I will have
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference since I received my transfers is that I have been able to build a better house for my poultry business. This will enable me to rear more birds. Initially, I used to keep the birds in small numbers because they use to shelter in the kitchen inside the main house. There was no room for expansion.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The goal that I have desired to achieve ever since was poultry keeping. The story behind my passion for poultry is that I witness my parents provide for our family single-handedly with poultry keeping yet they were not doing it professionally. I am convinced that when I put more effort into poultry farming then I am able to grow it into a business.
19th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My expectations in the next six months to build kitchen coop. Currently, the hens sleep in the main house. They are destructive and they mess my children's bedding with their fecal wastes. It has been frustrating but I still had to keep them because they are my source of income.
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 I have been able to pay labor for the people who helped in finishing the construction of my house with ease. I also managed to provide food for them during that period. My house could still be pending with no hope of finishing anytime soon. My neighbors could still be laughing at me for being over ambitious.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal for the next four months is to buy a cow. I do not have any at the moment. It is an investment that I plan to engage in because there is a likelihood of succeeding in it. I can sell them in the future to take care of my needs. They also come in handy whenever an emergency occurs
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, my life is different from how it was in that, I have been able to achieve my dreams that I had set a few years ago. For instance, I was able to build a decent house. I would have not done this were it not for the transfers I got from Give Directly. Before then, I used to depend on casual jobs and selling charcoal. Achieving this always seemed impossible. My daily hassles could not give me enough money as a single parent who had to take care of all the family's needs by myself.
15th 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?
In the next six months, I expect to have kicked off with the poultry business and my income will have increased. This will mean a comfortable life for my children.
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 been able to build a better house for my kids and also bought goats for rearing which currently have increased in number.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I looking forward to building a poultry house to enable me to venture in poultry farming as a source of income.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life has changed in that I have been able to provide all the three meals for my children. This was stressing before I started receiving my transfers there are days that my children could sleep on a hungry stomach this made me feel like an irresponsible parent.
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?
In the next six months l expect to have completed building my house spacious comfortable 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 now have so many goats that l am almost selling them and buying a dairy cow under my name, which will saving from buying milk from the neighbors. The transfer has enabled me buy some building materials, that l am planning to use to build my house.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I do not have a new a goal apart from building my spacious house.
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 now have my own cattle that when l have any emergency l can sell them.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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 started my project of building my spacious house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily is that l have manage to buy some building materials as l am planing to build a spacious comfortable house since l am staying in a very small house.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months l will continue saving for my project of building a new house.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
In the last four months l have manage to save and organize memorial service for my spouse.
2nd 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?
Currently I do not have any new goal.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The difference in my life currently since I received this transfer are that I now have a goat and I started a business which is doing well.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I plan to start a bigger business than the one I have now and start vegetable plantation to help boost my income.
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 this transfer is that I now have a goat in my home which has been one of my dreams.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is in 2017 when I lost my beloved wife.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of my day is when I woken up very early in the morning and I can attend to my daily routine activities
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on on poultry keeping, buying livestocks and also to start small business activities
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My greatest achievement I have ever seen in my life is in 2016, when I managed to harvest eight sacks of maize