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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($245 USD)
access_time 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 and comfortable house enough to accommodate the whole family compared to when I used to squeeze myself in a very small house.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to start saving from my business motorcycle taxi to get enough money that will enable me to join technical school where I have been longing to join.
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 nice spacious comfortable house that I did not know that I would ever stay in. My children are very happy staying in their new spacious house because they are able to move and operate freely in the house, they are very proud to tell their friends where they are coming from. I have also broken a record in paying school fees in full a mount which I have never did before.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have started saving and in order to join a technical school to further my education and better his future.
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 the money from GiveDireclty is that I have hopes of soon having a decent house that I didn't know I would ever do in my life. This is because I have already bought the necessary materials required.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to be self-employed as well as my spouse too.
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 have been had I not received the money from GiveDireclty is that I already have building materials ready, this is an achievement to me.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of starting up a business for my spouse so that she can have a source of income because as we speak she is not doing anything. I also have a new goal of starting up my own brick making business because currently I'm just helping people out.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is having an unreliable source of income which has negatively affected my marriage. A case in point is my inability to meet her request for a capital to start a business. She thinks I am being mean by failing to provide the money when in reality I am just too broke to raise it.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I retire to bed after the family's supper because this is the time I can relax.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house and starting clothes business which will act as my source of livelihood.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having saved money from my casual work and spent my savings on building my current house. Today, I live comfortably together with my family unlike before when I used to spend at my brother's house.
