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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($252 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 USD)
access_time over 5 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 the presence of a heifer which we never had before.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to see many changes in the next six months but the major one is to see our house complete.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Currently we are really happy in our household and at least we can sit and agree on what to do with every coin we have in our pockets. We now have a heifer and the construction of a bigger house for the household is ongoing.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I don't have any new goal since I would wish to complete the projects I had already started.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Sometimes there is natural disaster like drought that affect my farm produce this really affect me because i will not able to rise school fees this has been my biggest hardship i have faced
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning because God has enable me to wake up healthy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a new house and a dairly cow.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am proud of in my life is the farm produce, i used to plan beans and sell them this has assited me to pay school fees for my children.
