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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($525 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?
My life is different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer in that, I am now a proud owner of a dairy cow. I believe that it will be calving very soon and I will have enough milk for consumption and for sale to earn an income. Also, I no longer depend on my children for everything since I still have the food that I bought using my transfer. This has at least made me self reliant.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by deciding to give us financial aid and I do not see anything that they did not do well.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I bought a dairy cow. I settled on this so that it would relief me the cost of buying milk. Also, I will be able to sale milk to some of my neighbors and use the money to buy our daily basic needs. I used the remaining amount to buy food and some decent clothes for myself.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($535 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to use these transfers to build a new house. The new house has made a difference in my life in that I no longer stay in the small hut that I used to stay in and can welcome visitors much more comfortably than I used to do before.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received GiveDirectly transfers I felt so happy. Never before had I received such amount of money before in my entire life.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used a good percentage of my transfers to build a new house and used the remaining amount to buy clothes and food for the family. I now have a new house that will always remind me of the GiveDirectly transfers that I received and this will always make me happy and grateful.
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access_time over 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will help me buy a dairy cow.This cow will provide me with milk to sell and also for consumption.I will also build a house.My house is very small and sometimes I cannot host my grandchildren when they visit me.It also leaks during the rainy season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I spend most of the time around my compound.I do less work because of my age.I do household chores in the morning hours then relax most of the time.The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am relaxing around my compound.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Old age comes with a lot of challenges.I used to depend on agriculture but now I cannot do most of the physical jobs.Sometimes I lack money and I am therefore forced to borrow my children which are also not well off.This is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life.
