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Benedate
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
24
workCampaign
UBI
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20th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My goal in the next four months is to purchase a goat. From the proceeds I expect to get from farming, I will use part of it to purchase it. I chose to invest in goat keeping because they multiply fast and only requires a small space.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Ever since I cleared high school, I developed aa deep passion for farming. My parents managed to give me a small piece of land to cultivate. During the last four months, from the savings I had made, I managed to lease a piece of land in order to increase proceeds from farming. currently, I am happier because I expect a bumper harvest from it which will see me enroll in college to further my studies
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My expectation in the next six months is that my farming techniques will have improved such that, I believe I will be in a position to incorporate other crops to boost my income. I also believe I will have already enrolled in the college which has always been my dream and considering the financial burden that my parents have been facing, I couldn't rely so much on them.
 
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 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 how it was four months ago in that I have been able to lease a farm. I have planted some beans on this farm and I am now glad hoping for a good harvest since it is my first time to venture into farming. I will sell them after harvesting and use the money in supporting my mother by paying school fees for my siblings.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The additional goal for my life for the next four months is to buy a dairy cow. I will be selling milk at the nearby shopping center and invest the money on something else. I am planning to use my savings from our merry go round group to achieve this.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
It has always been my dream to start a poultry keeping project but I was not able to achieve this due to lack of money. I am glad since I was able to achieve this in the last four months preceding the current transfer. I no longer lack some personal items since whenever I need them, I can easily sell some of the cocks or eggs and use the money to buy them. Being able to buy for myself these personal items which are basic needs to every lady without much struggle is the biggest difference in my daily life.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will be a proud owner of a dairy cow. With this, I will be assured of a source of income after GiveDirectly will have stopped sending us the financial aid after the years they had promised us. I will have also harvested and stored my beans as I will be waiting till next year so that I can sell them when the demand is high.
 
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
I am able to depend on myself on meeting my personal needs. This became possible after receiving transfers from GiveDirectly.It enabled me to save in a table banking group and used it to buy a cow that earns me an income through milk production. Also fell good being able to contribute towards the needs of my household.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have an additional goal to buy two goats to keep. I will do these by selling the maize I cultivated using the transfers. This will assist me not to rely on only maize cultivation but also have a source income from livestock.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I bought a cow. From this achievement. I sell the milk I get and use the money to pay school fees for my sister. My parents are now relieved to get my help in meeting the school fees need. But most importantly, I get money to use buying my own items that I need which I could not afford before starting to receive the transfers.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I will have joined a college. I will be using the money I get from the farm projects I started with the transfers. This is from selling milk and eggs. The next transfers will also help me through college education.
 
7th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life currently is different since I do not go around any more looking for some casual work to do.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The new goal I now have is to buy a cow.
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 I do no have to overwork now days in order to get money.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in that I will have bought a cow.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a goal of buying two chicken and a sheep before the end of this month since they really help lot as I am aspiring to join college and by the time I will be joining they will have increased in number and I will sell them and use the money I get to pay for my school fees.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different since I do not need to overwork in order to get enough money to gather for my needs like paying for merry go round group.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I am expecting that my life will have changed since my sheep and chicken and chicken will have increased in numbers due to multiplication.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My daily life is different since I no longer need to overwork in order to get money to pay for merry go round group.
 
Enrolled
access_time almost 7 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced is lack of school fees to go to college.i did well in secondary school but my parents cannot raise fees for my college education
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning to midday hours when i am doing my day to day chores and working in the farm
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to start poultry farming business
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement which am proudest of is when i had planted potatoes on a small piece of land and i had a good harvest,sold and got some good amount of money