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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15th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
10th 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?
I bought a goat worth 2500 KES and a sheep worth 3000 KES. I want to rear the livestock until such a time when they mature and eventually when they give birth, I will be able to sell out some of them and make some profits out of such a venture. I will also sell them when I run into a financial crisis in the unforeseeable future.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have a short term plan of building a new house within the next four to five months. I have to make sure that I buy enough building materials that will see the project become a reality. The layout plan involves selling out some of the maize that I have got in my stock in order to raise some little money that I will use to build the new structure.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The cash transfers have been of great help to me because I have been buying household items such as sofa-sets and utensils which I never had before but I had the desire to buy them but due to lack of money, I could never purchase them. I also got a chance to buy new clothes for every member of the household to boost the drawer for everyone.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to start a small scale business for my wife so that she also has something to keep her occupied and generate some little cash for her. I know that she can be a good business person who can handle the venture so well and generate some money for her family. When she has a business to run, I will also feel relieved financially because she will be supporting me in taking care of our daily financial needs.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($45 USD)
access_time over 5 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 we are getting food more comfortably. Meeting our daily needs is no longer a problem like it was previosuly.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months,I am hopeful that I will be owning an Iron roofed house.
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 had I never received money from GiveDirectly in that I am able to fend for my family more easily without any problems. I have also been able to purchase iron sheets more easily. My hope for building a better house shall come to pass.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I do not have a new goal but I am trying to build on the old one of building a better house.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship have faced is life in apolice cell, i was wrongly accussed at the place of work and i ended up in cell but finally i was able to be freed and see my family again.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when am done with my daily routines without injury, i take shower and relax with my family.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to buy iron sheets to change my house, i have agrass thatched house and i need abetter and abigger one.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is the bamper harvest i had last season, i harvested ten sacks that i used to feed my family and sold the rest to assist me pay school fees for my brothers.
