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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?
Currently, at the comfort of our living room, we got to watch the news and get updates on current events happening both within and across the borders.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I would wish to start dairy farming so that it can help me to diversify my income and help me to feed my family through the sale of milk.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Before I got the last transfer from GD, I to listened to the news over the radio and was yearning to buy a television so that I can get to see what is hpening around the world.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I would expect to have started dairy farming so that I can get to have milk for sale and get more income for supporting my family.
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 is that these transfers have enabled me to access clean water and food stuffs .
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have built a house and buy a a dairy cow which will make me live a more decent life.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because the water has reduced on time wastage for my life.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to buy a dairy cow heifer to make life easier and reduce on expenditure costs and also built my own house.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the struggle with my education due to lack of school fees.Coming from a humble background and a family of six children we really struggled with our education.My siblings and I were often sent home due to lack of school fees and this even made us have little to eat at home.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening.This is the time I get to relax after work.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a water tank.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is buying this piece of land where my family is now living.I used to reside at home where I was born but now that I have a place of my own I feel very proud .
