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 buy a motorbike for a taxi business. I have a friend who is working for someone and he has developed himself compared to his colleagues who are still doing casual jobs. I knew that I would earn much more if I had my motorbike. I believe I will live a better life because the taxi business will enable me to have an additional 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 in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I now have a stable poultry farming project. The project has assisted me a lot in terms of generating income. I normally sell eggs and chicken almost every week which ensures there is good cash flow. I have also never slept hungrily. We can always decide to eat eggs or chicken whenever we feel like. The transfers also helped me acquire three healthy dairy cows.
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 be economical stable. I believe after establishing my motorbike business, I will be in a position to provide for my family the basic needs with a lot of ease. Having an additional income is better, I have a lot of confidence that my plans are going to work, in future paying school fees won't be a big problem anymore as it has been before.
19th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 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 fro how ut was four months ago. Before GD cam to my community, I had just lost my job and i was back in the village. I had not figured out what to do. I had a few chickens. So I opted to do farming but I lack resources but just as I was planning on a way to raise funds, GD came to my rescue. Now I can proudly say that I farm, and rear livestock as my main source of income.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I am planning to acquire a motorbike and give it out as a taxi to generate some revenue at the end of each day. This money made from the motorbike can help me meet my daily needs as well as serving a few daily and monthly personal contributions.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
My life is different from how it was four months ago in that, I have managed to purchase a cow for the purpose of rearing. This has added up to the number of livestock that I had and I can now harvest milk and sell for more income.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I am hoping I will have bought a motorbike and given hired it out as a taxi to generate some revenue at the end of each day. This will be able to comfortably service my daily and monthly payments.
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?
My life has really improved and I'm grateful to Give Directly. This is because I now own cows which are a form of investment and at the same time, I was able to lease a piece of land where I'm currently farming both for sale and for the family. To me, these are great developments project that will sustain me even when I don't have a source of income. Considering I am a casual laborer the side hustles will come in handy when I don't a casual job to do.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Currently, I have two cows which I bought with the previous transfers. I also planted vegetables and maize that I intend to sell once they mature. For the next four months of my life, I have an additional goal of saving some money from the farm produce and sell the cows so that I can use the money to buy a piece of land. I am looking for a fertile land which will give high returns because I am planning to do farming. I thank Give Directly because if it were not for them I would have never planned to buy land any time soon.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I have a large family but we do not have enough land for farming. This has been a challenge because I haven't been able to get enough food to sustain my family. I usually buy food from the market which is usually expensive and inefficient. I'm glad I was able to lease a piece of land through transfers I got from Give Directly. I'm currently farming both vegetable and maize for sale and for the family too.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Currently, I only rely on farming but with my large family, I feel the income I earn is not enough to take care of the family's needs. So in the next six months, I have an additional goal of saving some money which I'll use to purchase a motorcycle. I am planning to save some profits I get from the sale of my farm inputs and add to the monthly savings in six months in order to afford to buy the motorcycle. I'll later hire out the motorcycle and earn daily income from it.
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?
In the past four months owning a cow was just but a dream. I never knew that my compound would one day have my own cow grazing on it this is because I had never imagined raising enough money to enable me to buy a cow. But currently, I own one and it goes by the name Give Directly. This was made possible thanks to the transfers I received from GD.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I am planning to venture into poultry farming and to be specific broilers. I have been keeping the local breed but I want to try out the broilers and compare the profits between the two. This will inform my investing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
In the past four months, I have been able to save my transfers and bought a cow. I am guaranteed of milk in the near future. Initially, I only had sheep and goats but my desire has always been to own a cow but this was not possible because I lacked adequate resources to do so but I am grateful thanks to the transfers now I own a cow.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I will have started the poultry business and will be in a position of knowing whether to keep the broilers or proceed on with my improved local breed. This way my investments will be well calculated for maximum profits at the end of business or harvest period.
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 is currently different from the way it was four months in that I no longer go without food as I used too previously. My children too are no longer sent back home for school fee since I manage to pay their school fee on time.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
For the next four months of my life, I have a goal of adding more cow so that they become three and sell them to raise money for purchasing a motorcycle.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life four months preceding the current transfer is that I now have two cows unlike previously when I onlyy had one. This is an achievement since I'm planning to sell them after sometimes to raise money for purchasing a motorcycle that I'll use for commercial purpose.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have bought a motorcycle which I'll use for commercial purpose so that I can have an extra source of income.
4th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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.
I am
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Hope to have bought at least two cows,that will be
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I would not have been able to buy the stuff that I have bought using these transfers,such as livestock
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I would like to continue investing on
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is marriage conflict emanating from over demanding spouse.I was forced to divorce my wife after being married for 8 years with full dowry paid because she was over demanding and my efforts to seek help from both parents proved futile.I remarried but will not forget the stress that came with the conflict.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I have completed the day's tasks and would relax as I watch a movie.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to use the transfer from GiveDirectly to start up a second hands clothes business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am proudest of is my house that I built when I was a casual laborer at Bamburi Cement Company.