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 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 am now living in a decent iron roof house. Before then, I used to have a grass thatched house which was hectic to maintain. I could not also fetch water from my own roof whenever it rain. I had to fetch from a neighbor's roof. I am also proud because I managed to install electricity after saving for some time. I am glad that I no longer use a solar lantern where I had to part with 100 KES every day to avoid being disconnected.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next four months is to cement my house. Smearing is normally hectic and time-wasting. We normally have to do the repair once every week to ensure the house is neat and appealing. I prefer cementing it because it will make the walls stronger and last longer. At least I will now rest from the weekly routine of repairing my 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 since Give Directly came into my life is that I now own four more goats and fifteen hens. I decided to invest in them because they are highly marketable in this region. I know that as long as I take good care of them, I will be able to make good sales. This means I will have enough income to sustain myself. Therefore I will rarely lack anything in my house. I believe that by next year they will have increased and grown healthier, I will be able to meet my client's demands..
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My expectation in the next six months is to focus on my cattle rearing and improve my poultry farm. I want to ensure that I meet most of my client's demand. I also want to ensure that I have at least two stable sources of income so that I don't get stranded in case I get a low season of either of the products
15th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, I am able to access school with ease because paying school fees is no longer a problem. I also eat well, by well I mean no meals skipped liked I used to before I started receiving the transfers. If you meet now you will the difference in my body size and skin tone. You can tell I am healthy.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to buy more goats to increase their numbers and become prominent in rearing goats.
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 past four months is that, I have been able to build a better and more spacious house. Initially, I used to sleep in my brothers house. I also managed to buy goats for the purpose of rearing for future wealth creation.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I hope to have increased the number of my goats and will be attending my college classes with ease and minimal disruptions.
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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 than it was four months ago because I am always relieved from financial related stress. The transfers from GiveDirectly normally helps me to acquire some foodstuffs for my family members, more so, when my wages delays. The fact that my wife also benefits from the GiveDirectly's program has made life easier because she too does support the household. This has made me to always feel peaceful knowing that my family may not go hungry.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, my additional goal is to plaster the floor of my house. My house floor has been dusty thus constantly cause respiratory problems to some of my household members. When it will be cemented, we will no longer be subjected to respiratory-related problems. Secondly, it will make my house nice and durable.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Four months preceding the current transfer, the biggest difference in my life has been the successful connection of my home to the electric grid. The availability of electrical power in the home has created for me an opportunity to generate some daily income. For instance, I do not only charge my household's phones so easily but also charge my neighbors phones and torches at a fee. I always have adequate light in my compound and I am no longer afraid at night because I can always see everything that happens within my surrounding.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, my expectation is to buy six local breed goats. I shall be able to raise them so that they can reproduce and give a heard of goats which I will sell to buy some cows. I intend to use the cows I will obtain from the sale of goats to pay the dowry at my wife's maternal home.
7th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is now different from how it used be because I am able to make financial plans of how I am going to have a new house in the near future
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Right now I plan to have a new hose and then buy a few domestic animals such as goats which I will rear and keep as a remembrance of what GD did to me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Biggest difference is that I have been able to save enough money that will enable me to have a new house
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will have a new house in addition to buying a few domestic livestock in my compound. I will also be able to provide enough food for my family as opposed to what I used to undergo in the past.
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?
My new goal is to give quality education to our children.I intend to transfer my children from a Public to a Private Primary School. I would not dare do this before.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different as I have the hope in me since I can plan due to the reliability of the GD Payments.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect my life to change in that I will buy small livestock namely goats, and hopefully after a few years I will have acquired cows from the same.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that these days we manage to eat enough since my wife and I combine our payments for the welfare of our family.
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access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life was losing my parents who were my rock and afterwards life became very difficult for some years.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings after finishing my work and I'm able to get pay.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a permanent house for my family and also educating my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement has been, being able to provide for my family's basic needs despite not having a very stable source of income.