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?
In the next four months, it will majorly be saving towards school fees and other household projects that we anticipate to start in due time.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I have been able to comfortably pay my children's school fees with much ease than before. This has made me reduce my worries and instead I am planning to spend the transfers on how to better my life and that of my household members.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I am certain that my children will be in school with zero school fees arrears. I will have bought several other goats as well to increase to the number that I am rearing.
18th 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?
I have been using the transfers to buy household items such as new cushions for my seats which transformed the images of the seats I used to have in the past.
Buying food has also been very easy because we combine efforts with my husband who is very supportive all this while.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am now planning to start a chicken rearing project on a small scale then grow it slowly going into the unforeseeable future. I believe that this project will go a long way in helping me solve some of my financial problems as we plan for the long term solutions.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I have been able to pay school fees for my kids with the utmost ease as compared to how I used to struggle in the past. Before this project was launched in our village, I used to borrow loans from table banking groups and repay
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
The chicken rearing projects should be able to generate some good income in the future based on what I have learned from the experts and friends who have been doing such business for the last several years.
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?
Four months ago I used to have some old seats with old cushions that were very uncomfortable to sit on. I, however, made an effort of repairing the seats and also buying new high-density seat cushions that are very comfortable. This is something I had desired to do in the past but then due to lack of finances, it only remained to be a dream.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to buy two or three sheep which I will be rearing for a given period of time before it starts multiplying by giving birth to more offsprings. I am sure that having the sheep in place will act as a future investment because once I have them in place, I will be able to sell them out in the future and use the cash to start a small scale business which will also be generating more money as we head into the unforeseeable future.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference I have seen in my life is the ease with which I pay school fees for my children. Initially, my kids could stay at home for almost one week after being sent away from school due to school fees arrears. During such occassions, I used to go to the extent of selling out part of my livestock in order to be able to raise the required amount of the deficit.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to change my life by buying more livestock and have a good number of the livestock population. The advantage of having these animals is that for one, they will be giving birth from time to time which means that within a span of one year, their population size will have grown tremendously, thereby giving me a chance to sell them out and earn some profits.
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 from how it was in that I am at peace. I consider myself financially stable since I can take care of my needs easily. I feel proud because I do not feel like a liability in the house, at least I can also do something especially when my husband doesn't get money from the odd jobs. I am financially empowered and have freedom to buy whatever I want. I am even thinking of starting a business, something that was unheard of or unimaginable before I started receiving the transfers.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to start poultry farming. I have been getting lessons from a program in the radio and from the knowledge which I have from my friends who have been practising poultry farming, I am certain I will be able to succeed in this business. It has a ready market and the chicken feeds are also locally available and less expensive. Right now I do not have a business and I thought poultry farming was the best option.
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 is that I am now a peaceful mother. I am at peace because I managed to pay school fees for my children. They are not sent home unlike before. Previously, I could struggle to pay school fees using profits from my business which was not doing so well. I had started the business using loan and most of the profits were going towards paying the loan. The expenses were too much since there was a loan I was servicing and needed to pays schools fees and at the same time meet my daily needs such as food and it ended up collapsing.I am glad I can now pay the fees and buy food easily. I thank God because we are relieved from a lot of stress, nowadays we normally work together with my husband and pay their fees and they have not been sent home for the past four months. This has been the biggest challenge but am happy we are comfortably handling it.
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 have started poultry farming. It is the most lucrative business in this region since chicken is a delicacy made to honour guests in our culture. It is also a source of two-income since I can sell eggs or chicken. I know that I will have income that I will be able to freely use in taking care of my expenses more comfortably
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 how it was four months ago because my children are learning comfortably like other children they are no longer being sent home for school fee arrears.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planing to start a business of selling domestic goods, where by l can get my daily 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 is that l am now paying school fee to my children comfortably without too much strangle as l used to do before. I also manage to buy solar lump and this has really saved me from buying paraffin every now and then.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have started my business to help me achieve some of my goals.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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?
I have a new goal of openning a business so that I can have a souurce of income to enable me meet my childdren's needs being that my children depend on me.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different fromm the way it would have been if I did niot receive the m oney in that if it was not for the money my daughter would still be at home while others are studying.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have a stable business in the next six months thus a stable income.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the money is that I'm so relieved my daughter is going to sit for her examination without any fear of being sent back home for school fee.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is difficulty in providing basic needs to my family.
I have a relatively bigger family and when am not in business like now,I find it extremely difficult to provide for them.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at night.At this time,the fact that I have successfully faced the day and its challenges just makes me happy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My plan is to use the transfer am expecting from Give Directly on paying school fees and buying household items. Later on,I will also start a small business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement am most proud of is the hardware business that I started.Even though it collapsed due to loans but through it,I managed to move from a very small grass thatched house to a bigger ironed roofed and spacious house.