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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 USD)
access_time 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 l am now staying in a nice plastered house, after being the talk of the day that I will never stay in a plastered house in my life being that I am very poor.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Unfortunately I do not have any goal being that I have managed to plaster my house, though I wanted to paint it but I am not able to achieve this due to lack of enough money since I do not have any other source of income.
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 l was able to plaster my house using the money I received from give directly. I am longer infected with the jiggers as i used to before. I am now happy because I am staying in a nice plastered house where I am very comfortable that l can even sit down on the floor because the floor is very neat as compared to before when the floor was very dusty and difficult to maintain.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to continue staying in a nice plastered house like other people without worrying of being affected with dust and frequent maintenance of the floor which is time consuming and very expensive.
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 is that I was able to buy steel doors to enhance my home security. I do not have to worry about anybody breaking into my house while I am away.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to finish plastering my house and I will be living in a clean and presentable house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am independent and stress free since I received the transfer.I can plan with my own money.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
No new goal.
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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 illness. I have been constantly ailing. Faced with constant Malarial and Typhoid attacks, I have been experiencing pains, weakened and psychologically tortured. It has been hard to do my activities or even eat. Tough life experience indeed.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is late morning. At that time, I take my breakfast, busk in the sun and take a rest from work. I do feel happy during those moments.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer on building a new house. The house I currently stay in is weakened by termites and is almost collapsing. The life of my family is at risk of befallen house. I will buy poles, cement and other building materials to put up a more safer, stronger and comfortable house for the family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of would be educating my children. I am a peasant farmer with low income. From farming I have been able to pay school fees for my eldest son to tertiary level of education and he currently works as a professional with on of the government arms. I feel proud of it because the community around regarded me a poor woman who could not afford educating her children.
