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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?
My life is currently different from the way it was four months ago in that I got a good harvest this season and I now have 8 bags of maize compared to a bag I could get previously. This is because I used part of the first transfer to buy upgraded maize seeds and fertilizer unlike previously that I could use local seeds without fertilizer.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have an additional goal of planting more beans and maize in the next four months and sell them in future after their prices have gone up.
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 I started receiving money from GiveDirectly is that I'm now proud and happy I have a pit latrine, so I no longer risk going to the bush.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have constructed a kitchen because currently I do not have a kitchen and I cook in the main house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new plan is to build a toilet for my family because I do not have one at the moment and I have to wait till darkness to go for a long call.I also have a plan of renovating my house by plastering it.
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 because I have managed to buy livestock and cleared off the debts I had. I am also able to buy better quality foods which I could not afford before.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months,I expect to have built a toilet which will help reduce the health risks I am currently facing because of lack of a toilet.
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 payments is that am able to feed well because I used the money I received to buy food.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that i have faced was learning how to adopt to living in the village after the death of my husband.This was because we had been living in the urban centre for a very long time with him as the primary caregiver, but when he died,everything changed and i had to start all over with nothing back in the village.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when i go to the market to sell a few of my farm produce like kales and tomatoes because it is the only time that i get to meet and interact with my friends and fellow women to catch up on how everyone of them has been faring.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a pit latrine in my home,repairing a section of the roof to my house that was blown off by the wind and also buying a cow and a goat that i can rear to produce milk for selling.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that i am proud of is being able to educate my children and sustain all of their basic needs ever since my husband died despite not having a reliable source of income.
