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Scholar
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
24
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53075 KES ($528 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a stable reliable source of Income. I managed to buy a dairy cow and fortunately it has started producing milk. Of which l sell some milk in our local market and some for my family consumption. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs. I am also very sure of getting enough yield since I hired tractor at the right time to cultivate my farm, as compared to before when I was using an oxen plough which was taking to long to complete cultivating and this was leading to late planting and poor harvesting.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion give directly did a very good think by giving people nonrefundable money because I am very sure most of the people could not have managed to repay it back since most of the people does not have stable income. It was also a good idea that they were dealing with use directly they did not involve authorities in the program.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to hire tractor to cultivate my farm. I thought of hiring tractor because I have been using an oxen plough but it has not been doing very well because an oxen plough is very slow and this could lead to late planting and I end up getting very low yield. I spent the whole of the cash transfer to buy a dairy cow,I thought of buying cow because it is a long term investment that I could relay on for so long and it is also a source of income to my family. Fortunately it has started producing milk, that I am selling some to the community and some for my family consumption and making profit. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs, as compared to before when I was depending on farming alone to sustain my family which sometimes I could not even get enough produce to sustain my family.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($535 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am very sure of getting enough produce for my future use. I also sleeping on a very comfortable place as compared to before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment l received the money l was very happy that l went down on my knees to thank almighty God for his blessing.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to buy dairy cow this will save me from spending alot of money to buy milk from my neighbors. I also spent the transfer to invest in sugar can farming because l am very sure of getting to do other things. The remaining balance l spent to buy furniture.
 
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access_time over 5 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money brings happiness and joy to my family. I would like to spend the transfer on buying a cow. This would eventually provide me with milk and improve our nutrition as a family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I get paid for the casual labor and buy some food for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in life is extreme poverty. Means of income is very unreliable in our community. We lack food and clothes to wear. This mostly force us to spend days without meals and walk in rags as well.