We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, we would have completed renovating my parents' house and I will also seek their support to help me construct a better house as I am planning to start a family soon.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
In the last four months, we decided as a family together with my parent to renovate our house. We put together our transfers and spend to purchase cement and sand. At the moment we have managed to plaster the floor of our house which was initially made of mad. this has ease work for my mother whom she uses to sweep the house more often due to dust.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, we would like to put together our next transfers and spend to complete plastering the walls of our house. We managed to complete the floor but the money which we had saved got depleted before we completed the walls. Though we haven't completed we are determined that we will manage to complete with other next transfers.
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I will be doing well and may have started my own family.I will be able to start a family since I have disvovered a very good way of making money. This will help me to provide for a household and therfore I can start a family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I have a spring onion crop that is planted on a leased peace of land. I used the money that I have been receiving over the last four months to pay for the lease and also to buy the onion seedlings. The farming of this crop is so profitable and mature within three months. It also doesn't require alot of caring and this helps me get time to live a better life. Unlike before where I uses to toil all day working for other people, everything I do on the farms is for myself.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I dont have an additional goal but I intend to keep using the money I receive on spring onion farming. The sale of the onions fetches more money than the usual crops such as maize and beans.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different because of the income I make from farming. I have increased the magnitude of the exercises by leasing more parcels of land and planted the spring onion. As a result, I have become a very busy person as I work on the farms almost everyday. The good news is that the crop matures after three months and fetches good prices all the time. I cureently enjoy a higher income than when I used to work for other people.
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Over the next six months, I am optimistic that I shall have been able to improve my house to a cemented floor and hopefully focus on opening up a general shop. The general shop shall enable me to have a sustainable source of income and make me self employed.
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 am now able to get that extra income which has enabled me to acquire the things that I could not get in the past like clothes. I used to rely solely on casual labour to get income that could support me and my family. This was barely enough to buy food for the family and I was often left with little or no amount to be used for buying any personal properties. I have accumulated my monthly transfers and with the support from my mother who is also a beneficiary of the transfers, I have been able to build my own house. I am now ready to marry and struggle to give my children better living standards than the one I have had.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goals in the next four months is to improve my home by upgrading it to a cemented floor. I plan to do this by saving enough of the monthly transfers over the next four months. The savings may not be enough but I am sure I will get enough support from my mother whom I supported to improve our home with my own transfers.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
The constant source of income from GiveDirectly transfers has empowered me by a great extent. The transfers has enabled me at least have a plan of what I want to accomplish and focus on making sure that I achieve them or move towards achieving them. I have also been able to meet most of my daily needs without having to struggle a lot.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to marry in the next six months because I am currently single. Hopefully some girl will buy my vibes and agree to marry me. This will enable me to be independent and have my own family.
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 the plan that I have to expand the house that I currently live in because it is small. I will use GiveDirectly funds for this cause. So I am hopeful my plan will come to pass.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
No new plan at the moment. My focus is to expand the house I live in by extending a wing.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different because I can save some cash each month from the casual that I do. The transfers meet my needs such as clothes and enables me to save what I would have otherwise spent.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($45 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 new goal that in the next transfer, I will be starting a poultry projects by obtaining the chicks I saw in the nearby market. I am planning to construct a house for them so that I start rearing once O brought them into my project. This would be a profitable project once they start laying eggs since I will be selling them to the potential customers around and even supplying hotels whenever there is a demand.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Currently my life has really changed and every project I am looking for]ward to at the moment must be a productive and profit generating project. Instead of the old method of chicken rearing I am opting for the layers this time since I know they will be producing a lot of eggs which I will be selling daily.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect a great change since every transfer comes with a great Idea and soon I will be thinking of starting my own family.
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 from GiveDirectly is that my daily problems have really reduced and I am currently feeling flexible in my daily schedule.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I dropped out of school while still in primary level-in class 7 to be specific and now I am paying the price for discontinuing with schooling since this has rendered me uncompetitive in the job market. As a consequence I am now a casual labourer.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up feeling fine and going on to start my daily chores.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on maize farming and starting a small business-shop.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
In the year 2015, I planted onions and the production was so high that led to greater returns. This enabled me increase my acreage under onions cultivation the following year. For me this is the greatest achievement I am proudest of.