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Joan
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
19
workCampaign
UBI
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20th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
 
15th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Farming is the mainstay activity for my household. The ability to save money is a huge change because it means that I get money to invest in seeds, and hiring labour.AS a result, I currently farm better and more. In addition to this, I no longer work as a labourer hence time to work on my own farm. This has to translate into more income since my crop looks to be growing better than the previous ones.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to save and use it to start a grains business. I will be buying and selling maize in my village. In order to have a sustainable income beyond the end of the transfers, this is the only business that can be the best choice.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest biggest difference in my daily life is the source of income that I have setup from poultry farming. I have been using the money I received from GiveDirectly on buying chickens that are now laying eggs. They are also hatching more chicks that will strengthen the income source. I don't have to rely on my husband on everything especially the daily needs such as food items. I am happy to be able to rely on myself which is timely unlike when I have to ask and wait for long before he pays for the requested items. I am a happy mother now.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will have more chickens and will have constructed a poultry house. This will be a really good source of income since I have the space required. I will have a grains business too! I hope to have started a maize selling business and this will be the best thing that I desire to have.
 
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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 currently different from how it was four months ago in that I have devoted all my time on my farm, I no longer do much of the casual jobs in the village like I use to do before. My family has enough food to eat because of that.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new additional goal for the next four months is to saved money to start poultry keeping project. This project will earn me an income to support my family.
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'm able to pay school fees for my child you started school this year and also buy her school uniform. This could have been so hard for me because I do not have a constant source of income. I do casual jobs and its only enough to meet the basic needs of my family. I have also devoted most of my time on my farm and reduced the casual job that I usually do in the village. currently, I'm doing horticulture farming and I will sell the surplus to earn me an income to meet other basic needs for my family and even use part of the income to start the poultry project which has always been my dream.
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 started the poultry keeping project and I will be saving the return from the sales of eggs to meet other additional household needs.
 
8th 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?
The difference in my life as compared to four months ago is that I am less worried about what my children would eat as before. Sometimes before, we could sometimes have little food to eat and this would worry me so much. I am also not as tired as used to before because I only work some few hours and take a rest and then go and do my own activities.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to improve the size of my poultry project. Poultry does not require so much resources to resize it and besides, its returns from eggs and even selling them as meat is good.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daiIy life is that I do not overwork any longer like I used to before. The major source of income here in our locality is working on manual jobs. In order to earn enough for my family, I had to really work hard in order to meet the day's needs by earning enough money. This meant that at the end of the day, I will be too tired to even do anything different, but now concentrate on my own farm because I do not spend too much working on other peoples farms. Now I can develop my own farms.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect that in the next six months or so, I would have improved the lifestyle of our family, and that my children and whole family will have good clothes and nice food to eat. I also expect to be living in a better and a more comfortable house than the one we are currently living in. The house we are living in now is an old mud house and I know God will allow us build a better one and ensure we live like the rest of our neighbors.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($45 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.
biggest difference in my daily life since I stared receiving the transfer from give directly is that am currently able to give my family better basic needs like food and clothing. I am currently engaged in less casual job unlike before hence feel relaxed and supported in life. I current able to visit my relatives which had been so hard before due to lack of funds to use for fare. My family and I currently live a happier life than before and am so thankful to Give Directly.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have a built a new house for my family, to have a bought a cow and my child will have joined school.
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 had not received the transfer in that my family and I are currently enjoying better basics needs like clothing and food due to assistance of GD transfers. I am currently engaged in less hard and less paying casual job unlike before. I feel relaxed and happy.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
The new goal that I have developed since I started receiving the transfer is to start poultry farming and a business.
 
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access_time 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
When I first got married, my husband and I had nothing at all. We started from scratch and that was the biggest hardship I have ever faced in life. Getting food and other essentials was a challenge but with hardwork from casual jobs and farming, we were able fo pull through. We have managed to build a house and I can only thank God for the far he has seen us through.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning is the happiest part of my day because it is at this moment that I feel energized for the day's activities. I like working during morning hours, and this is the time I am most productive in anything I do.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to spend my transfer on improving my family in terms of education, food and clothing. Getting food for my children has been a challenge since our main source of income is casual labouring. It is an on and off kind of job thus not sustaining enough.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Starting up farming business is an achievement am proudest of in life. Since I am a casual labourer, farming has assisted me a lot in providing needs for my family. When I combine the little I get from work and that from farming I am able to feed and educate my children.