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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 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 new additional goal in the next four months is to start a business of selling second-hand clothes at the market. This will generate an income to meet other additional needs for my 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 in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I have built a better and spacious house. We used to live in a small mud house that could not host all my family members comfortably and it was so hard to maintain especially during the rainy season. When I received money from GiveDirectly we decided with my spouse to build a good house that is easy to maintained and so decent. We built a timber house and we are so happy because our living standard has really changed.
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 have expanded the number of acres that I do farm. This will under the long run make me get a good harvest. I will sell the surplus to expand my business of selling clothes and even choose a different new business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time over 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 life is that I now have a house and I also have food for my family.I no longer have to stress about how to get food for my family since I bought and stocked cereals that will last for a while.I am happier nowadays.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months because I will have bought more cows.I will have used this transfers to buy seed and fertilizer and planted in my farm.I will be living comfortably as I will be living in this new house.I will also have connected my house to electricity.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Without this transfer ,I would not have build a house util much later.My life is currently different because I now live in this new house.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have new goals to buy more cows to keep in my farm in order to enable to pay school fees for my child.I also plan to connect my house to electricity that will enable me to start a barber business.
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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 in life is lack of school fees.After I completed secondary education, I really wanted to go on with my studies.Due to lack of school fees I just stayed at home and finally decided to get married.I believe that if I had studied further I could be somewhere better than this.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning.This is because I am glad that through God's grace I have seen another day.
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 being able to bear children and seeing them healthy.That is a gift from God that I value most since there are others who are barren.I have four children who are healthy and two are already attending school.
