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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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four months is to finish building my new house by plastering the floor using cement. Once this is done, it will be ready for use.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Before we started receiving these transfers, I used to buy and hawk around charcoal using my donkey. Charcoal is prohibited and since it leads to the destruction of forest cover and this led to sometimes being caught on the wrong side of the law. When I started receiving these transfers, I decided to leave this risky business and venture into farming. I was able to farm my idle piece of land and I currently have some beans that will soon be ready for harvesting. I also bought some sheep using the transfer received. I am grateful that since I started receiving the transfers, I have grown in terms of assets and farm activities.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My expectation in the near future is to be financially stable. This is possible through improving my farming practice and maximizing the use of my farm. Being financially stable will allow me to meet my family's daily needs such as food and other school requirements. This will improve our welfare and ensure that my children are happy. Being financially stable also improves confidence and earns one respect and these are qualities that I earn now that I am elder.
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?
Improved home
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I intend to use the money on buying a dairy cow.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Paid a debt and made seats yo improve home. Foood
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Buy a cow
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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 because now my family can now sleep peacefully at night. This is after I managed to complete my house. In the past, we have been sleeping in an incomplete house. My subsistence farming has not been doing well due to droughts yet this is my only source of income. The meager income has delayed the completion of my house as this was the only income I have. From the transfers, we managed to save some money used to complete our house.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to buy a goat in the next four months. We shall rear this goat so as in the near future we sell it and use the money to buy something else also or pay school fees for my grandchildren.
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 past four months preceding the current transfer is being able to provide food for my family. The past months our area have been affected by drought thus we harvest little from my subsistence farming. Using this transfer has enable me to purchase food. This makes me happy because I have not failed to provide basic needs for my family as a household head.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I am planning to buy a dairy cow in the next six months which will provide us with milk. We have started saving from the transfers and in case the money is not enough we shall sell the goats we have to raise it. Having this dairy cow will enable me to sell the extra milk production thus increasing my income.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 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 have been able to start building a house for my family.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The only goal i now have is to finish building my house.
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 happiness.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in that I will have finished building my house and I will have also bought some household items like tables and seats.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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?
The new goal that I have developed since I started receing the transfer is to completed my new house then buy a goat.
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 if I had not received the transfer in that I can have daily food for my family unlike before.The transfer has helped me construct a new house and this brings happiness in my family.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to be living in the new house.I also expect to have bought a cow and be doing better in farming.
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 the transfer is the hope I have for good things to come in my life more so from the house that I am going on building it with the help of the GD transfer.I am happy about it .
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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 sufficient food for my family.This is because I have'nt been able to expand my farming to meet the food expenses.I struggle everyday just to put some bread on the table.this makes my life very hard.
What is the happiest part of your day?
the happiest part of the day is in the morning.This is when I get the opportunity to go out and work.I am always happy to see an new day and hence a good chance to improve my life.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a house for my family and buy a dairy cow.I will also use the money to expand my farming buy buying potato and maize seeds.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
One achievement that am proud of is buying a piece of land.This is where I live on and am so happy to have migrated to this place I am today.