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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($247 USD)
access_time over 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 because l am now staying in a nice spacious comfortable house in my own compound where I do not need to woke up in the middle of the night to put things in a safe place. I am also able to get fresh clean water without to much struggle as compared to before.
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 buy plastering materials and plaster my house. Although I am not very sure if truly I will achieve it being that I have received all transfers from give directly and my business is not all that stable enough to allow for investment.
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 am now staying in a very spacious comfortable house, where I do not need to squeeze things in one corner to create more space .I no longer woke up in the middle of the night when it is raining to put things in a safe place as I used to do before. I am able to collect clean water from my roof than going to ask those with iron to allow me collect water from their house which was bring a lot of conflicts between me and my neighbors. I am free to do development in my own home without any restrictions as compared to before.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months i expect to have started saving from my business to buy plastering materials which I am planning to buy bit by bit to enable me plaster my house because I am also longing to stay in a nice plastered house like my neighbors.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($236 USD)
access_time over 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 money from GiveDirectly is that I managed to stock enough corn in my house which has relieved me a lot of the stress of raisinhg money daily for buying corn.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have built a big decent house.
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 be had I not received money from GiveDirectly in that if it wasn't for GD, I wouldn't have bought building materials meaning I wouldn't be having any hopes of building any time soon.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
At the moment I do not have any new goal but only to focus on constructing a kitchen and a bigger house.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is paying school dues to our two children in primary school due to inadequate income. We did not grow vegetables this year because my husband has been sickling.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoons, when I am relaxing after having my lunch.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to build a bigger house with metal roof and three rooms. This is because this one is small given that it is just one room and we are six, and it leaks when it is raining.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is having educated our three children up to form with the savings from our horticulture farming.
