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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to complete the house and buy a cow. I need a cow to replace those that I sold to pay school fees for my children. I need a dairy cow so that I earn a daily income from selling milk.
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 the house that I constructed. I had been living in a mudwalled hut that was grass thatched. I then decided to build a house made of bricks. the floor is concrete, unlike the earthen one that I previously had. t feels better to
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to have changed in the next six months because I will have completed constructing my house. Even though I am still struggling with school fee payment. I will be done with this by the end of the year. I expect that by this time, I will have less to do in terms of expenditure and concentrate on more home improvements.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 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 is that I have food all the time.I afford to buy food and milk for my family's consumption on a daily basis.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months,I will be stable in mind having paid school fees for my children.I will also be living in a really good house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
my life is currently different because I have fully paid school fees for my children.I am so grateful that I was able to build a house.I am so happy because of these this accomplishments
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I don't have a new goal but to complete the house I had been planning fro a along time and was unable to build it because of
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is the health challenge that I have.I was diagnosed with high blood pressure two years ago since then life has never been the same; Medical costs has drained me financialy and on top of that I am not as productive as I was before.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the during lunch time,this is when I am resting after a hard day's work.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfers on building a permanent house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is being able to educate my children.I did this out of my little earnings from subsistence farming all my children are all educated to the university level.I am a proud mother because I am quite sure their future is bright.
