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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months I have a new goal to construct a small kitchen besides the main house which we just completed. We have been trying to cook outside to avoid the accumulation of smoke in the new house which will then lead to accumulation of soot on the new iron sheets. This has not been easy since the rains have been giving us hard time. We have finally made a decision to construct a small kitchen which will serve both as a store and a kitchen.
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 the new house I constructed in our household after receiving the second transfer. We had been living in a small house with it's roof leaking due to the poked holes which were already developing between the grass bundles which we used in roofing. We had to demolish the old hut and start the construction of a new one after buying 24 iron sheets. We are now living in a warmer and spacious house enough to accommodate all the members of my household.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have completed the construction of the kitchen. We already have woods ready and all we are still looking for is iron sheets and the money we will be using to pay the constructor.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time almost 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 daily life is that these transfers have made happy because I bought clothes for my kids of which I could not and sheep for milk production and can sell the young for any emergency.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have completed my house by painting and plastering.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because these transfers to buy maize corn therefore eat of which I could not afford before because I used to do casual labor in order to get a day's food.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to plaster the floor of my house and paint the walls of my house and also to buy another piece for my kids.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when we were not able to concieve a child.My wife gave birth to our first born girl and later on getting the second born became a problem.My wife had to sort for traditional medication for five years so that we could get our second born which we finally did.This was the most stressful part of my life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning.This is because I have woken up well and my children are happy and well too.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on completion of my house that I am still building.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I have been rearing goats for over ten years and this is the achievement that I am proudest of.It has helped me feed my family,pay school fees and even build a house.
