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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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 in that I have been able to adopt good farming practices. As a result of this, I am hopeful of a good harvest which will last us till the next harvesting season. I will also sell part of it in order to get money to use in achieving my goal of building myself a house.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next four months is to start buying some building materials to use in building myself a house. I have been able to buy a plot and I am aiming at building myself a house so that I can stop living with my parents.
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 is that I have been able to adopt good farming practices. I have been able to practice crop rotation, apply enough fertilizers to my crops and plant on time. Due to this, I can fully utilize my farm throughout the year and I am also hopeful of a good harvest this year which will last us till the next harvesting season.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, my life will have changed in that I will have started building my self a house. I will be buying the materials needed in bits every month using my transfers. This has always been my dream since I am a single parent and I still live with my parents.
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
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 because I have managed to pay school fees for both primary and secondary Kids in full. I have very little to worry about since this has been the only thing disturbing me.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I plan to buy roofing sheets for 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 paying a debt that I had incurred while I was paying school fees for my children who were clearing school fees. They were completing school and had to be paid in full before they sit for their exams.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I will have to build a new house for my family to live in. This home improvement will make my children comfortable all the time.
5th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 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 do not have to struggle a lot in paying school fees for my children.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The new goal I now have is to build for myself a house since I am still living with my parents under the same roof.
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 built a house for myself.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 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?
My new goals is to buy building materials to build my own house since we are now staying with my parents. I and my children are still staying with my parents and wish to build my own house when I clear fee for my child who is completing his forth form this year.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Currently my child is not being sent home since I was able to clear school fees on time. Unlike before I receive the transfer my child use to be sent home for fees and would spent a couple of days before I get the money to pay the school fee.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have clear the school fee for my child and start buying building materials for building a house. I am planning to build a house where we would spent with my children and allow our aging parents to stay peacefully at their own house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My biggest different is that my child is in school full time and that he will be able to complete school without any difficulty since I use the transfer to pay school fees. Unlike before I use to struggle to pay school fee for my child and would spent some time at home due to fee balances.
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access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship was last year when the price of a kilo of unga rose to ksh 200. That moment was really challenging since I had no money and my family fully rely on me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I have woken up well and I have nothing troubling me. This gives me joy to handle my daily task peacefully.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a two-roomed mud house. This will help me settle my family since I am single. Later if there will be some money left I will buy a cow.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Educating my daughter who is in form four until this point has been my biggest achievement. I have had to do it through thick and thin since am unemployed and fully rely on casual jobs to get her fees. That to me is the biggest achievement.