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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?
I live in a good house which has always been a dream, my business is doing well since I did add more stock with part of the transfer and my son has never been sent home for school fees since I started receiving this transfer unlike before.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Apart from my earlier set goals, I would want to buying household items such as seats, utensils.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I have wanyted to have a good house but due to my small and irregular income, I have never managed to have one. When Give Directly came, I have built the house I really wanted to have and I feel very happy.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I would want to clear my children's school fees so that they may never be sent home for the same until they finish school.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 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 in my daily life since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly is that, I stay in a decent iron roofed house which no longer leaks hence I no longer worry whenever it rains unlike before where I could be rained on in the grass thatched house.
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 will have bought more seat and utensils hence I will no longer borrow from my neighbours.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I have gained respect from the village members because of reparing my house by fixing a new roof.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to purchase more seats in my house to avoid borrowing from my neighbour who sometimes complain that I should buy my own.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is domestic violence. After consuming alcohol, my husband resorts to violence for no apparent reason. Sometimes I spend the night in the cold as a result of this.Because of the children, I have to live with it.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the evening when we gather with friends to make stories after a hard day's work.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use the money that am expecting from Give directly on building a new spacious house and complete the payment for decent chairs that I have been paying for in instalments.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that proudest of is having ventured into fish selling business.The business collapsed but am proud of it because during the days it was active, I could comfortably provide food for my family members.
