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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($247 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 plastered house, after every body talked a bout me that I will never stay in a plastered house in my life being that I am very poor. I am also now sitting on a very comfortable furniture that almost everybody do admire in the village as compared to before when I was sitting on old generation seats and I was the talk of the day.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Unfortunately I do not have any goal being that I have managed to plaster the floor of my house, though I wanted to plaster the whole house but I am not able to achieve this due to lack of enough money since I do not have any other source of income and I have also spent everything.
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 was able to plaster my house using the money I received from give directly . I am very proud because many people believed that I could not manage to plaster my house using the money I received from GiveDirectly since they knew that I have a lot of responsibilities that I can not prioritize plastering my house . I am now happy because I am staying in a nice plastered house where I am very comfortable that l can even sit down on the floor because the floor is very neat as compared to before when the floor was very dusty. I spent the money to buy furniture, that I was not sure that I would ever have in my life. I am very proud that am able to sit on a very comfortable furniture like other people.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to continue staying in a nice plastered house like other people without worrying of being affected with dust and frequent maintenance of the floor which is time consuming and expensive.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I have lacked seats in my house for long now and am tired of borrowing from neighbours anytime I have visitors in my house. Now, I have my own and I won't borrow anymore. This will give me peace with ,my neighbours and friends.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I would want to plaster my whole house since I am tired of smearing.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I was able to help my son build his own house and this will earn him respect in the house, I now have seats in my house where I can sit and relax and I have never gone without food since I received this money.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Apart from my earlier plans, I do not have any new plan or goal.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is being a widow. Everyone views me negatively and everything depends on me irrespective of my financial status.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I have worked to get what I did not have in the morning such as money for food.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer from Givedirectly to improve my house.The roof is in bad shape and needs replacing the iron sheets.I will also spend some amount on buying the furniture.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am most proud of is having my own home.My husband passed on and left me at his parents home without a good house.I had to struggle as a widow to have my own home which am so proud of now.
