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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($250 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My goal is to buy some cattle. I intend to buy some heifers and bulls to rear on a parcel of land that is lying idle. It will go along way to generate an income from selling them when they are bigger and mature.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference that occurred in my daily life when I received transfer is the payment that I made for construction labor that needed a lot of money. I was more than KES 1500 that would have forced me to take a loan from a bank. Loan repayment would have taken me a long time to repay using my tea farm products. I instead of using the farm produce to repay a loan, I use it to meet my family needs. I am happy that I have a better life now.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Being free from loans, because of the GiveDirectly transfer that I spent on paying school fees and debt, I am able to grow my tea farm to occupy more land. I will spend the money I get from the already established tea farm. Most of the money I receive from the farm will be used to buy tea seedlings. I am hopeful that once established, It will give me an additional income in time to come.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time almost 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 is that these transfers have enabled me to start building a brick walled house and pay school fees for my kids.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have completed my house and start construction of a new kitchen and increase my tea plantation because it is a source of income.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because I have the chance to do my own work and reduced casual labor.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to complete the construction of my brick walled house and pay school fees for my kids.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My father passed on when I was young and had to grow up with my mother alone.Being the first born I became the bread winner when I became of age.I had to support my siblings.I had to drop out from primary school and support my mother in farming so that the younger siblings could go to school.This has been the biggest hardship in my life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my children are back from school.I feel happy when my children are around because they are my pride as a parent.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is the land I bought back in 2002.I have planted tea in this piece of land and that is what has helped me educate my children and feed my family so far.
