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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($525 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
After fencing my compound and having some paddocks I no longer have to spend much time looking after the cattle as I now have confined area where they can graze on their own without straying to people's maize plantation or grazing fields. The time which I would have spend looking after the cattle, I engage on other farm activities and house chores.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The only organization which has supported us in our area is Give Directly. Before, I had never seen an organization which is committed to helping people from low income region like ours. There was nothing which I can say Give Directly didn't do well as they committed to their promise.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I am a famer and I do mix farming as a source of income. When I received my second payments from Give Directly, I spend part of it on buying barbed wire which I used to fence around my compound and did paddocking for my livestock. I also spent part of it on purchasing materials for poultry house construction.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($549 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is owning a cow. I am so happy to have a source of income. I expect that the cow will be producing about ten liters every day. This will be about KES 300 per day: a lot of money to meet my daily needs. Currently, I milk about two liters a day which is just enough for my families consumption. This has already made a huge impact on my daily budget by cutting the down the cost as I no longer buy milk. This is a good step towards financial; stability that I had always wanted to have.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I received the money while taking some porridge as I rested after the days work at the farm. My husband had check and reread the message that was notifying us of the payment form GIveDirectly because he could believe me when I told him. We both were so happy and started to plan on how to use it.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first transfer on buying a dairy cow. It is so huge and a good breed. The person who sold it to me was a friend of mine who wanted me to have a good dairy cow as I had always desired. It is still producing milk and soon will be calving another round. I used about KES 52000. I decide to do this in order to evade the expenses of having to buy milk from my neighbors. It was unavoidable because I have three young children that require milk all the time. I then bought food for the family. I am so happy that the sack of maize I bought will last us for the next two months.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to assist my family in the daily basic needs unlike currently when I only depend on my husband. I have had a dream of improving our farming to give us more products but water has been a bigger problem for us. I am planning to use this money to buy a cow and also help in construction of a bigger water storage hence will have enough water for my livestock giving me better returns at the end.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon. I am farmer and I engage, I do both crop and livestock farming. My husband is an administration police officer hence I am the only at home to take of farming. I spent the entire part of my morning hours gracing, collecting both water and feeds for my cattle to add to I have to fully attend to my three young children hence making my morning hours do a lot. I always find myself enjoying my afternoon since am done with duties hence can take a nap.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have ever faced in my life is ending my education after class eight due to lack of fee. I am a first born child in a family of seven siblings. My parent depend on farming to provide for household basic needs. Our farming doesn't do well due to long dry seasons in our area hence most of the time we could not get what to sell for more finances hence our parents raising school fee for me was hard task forcing me to drop out of school.
