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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
I had sold all muy livestock in order to pay school fees for my childkren but currrently I have one that I bought using the first trnsfer.My life is so also differeent because my children have completed their education.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goals are to plant tea in one of my farms that is still fallow and to pay school fees for other my children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
When I received the second transfer, I cleared school fees for my children who were finishing education in a university in college. They immediately secured jobs and makes me very proud father. This is a blessing to me. I am sure I would still be struggling to raise the money to clear them meaning they would still be jobless.My life has complettly changed.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My children that have completed college will now be working.They will be stable and I will also eb havinga dairy cow that will be giving me a good income.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 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 in my life is that I now own a cow.T his is almost calving and will give me a good income from milk. I will be able to better pay school fees for my children. Thank you Give Directly.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months my life will have chnaged because the children will have completed education . I will have taken two through and they will be ready to work so that our family get better income .
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it would have been because I used the money to buy food which allowed me to get enough from my tea farm to pay school fees for my children.I also have a cow that will help me firther with raising schooll feeees fromselling the milk that it willl strat producing soon.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
To pay school fees for my children who are almost completing their education.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
In the year 2008, I was involved in a road accident. Although I was luck to survive the tragedy, I was left with serious injuries - head and knee injuries. Accordingly, I canot deliver much with regards to the manual work (e.g tea picking) that I used to rely on. Hence, the incident was the biggest hardship I have faced.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at the morning when I wake up and find my cattle, family and crops doing well. Good health means that the prosperous life continues.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a cow to expand my herd and thus increase my wealth.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
When my family was still young, I planted about 1.5 acres of tea. Accordingly, the tea has been the primary source of income for our family. Moreover, I have been using earnings from the tea to educate my five children through secondary schools and colleges. Hence, I am really proud of the tea farm that I have developed.
