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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Previously I was just a housewife who had no hopes life. Currently, my life has changed since I am self-empowered and independent. I have been able to open a Mpesa shop. With the profits I am getting from this business, it's easier to budget for my family's needs and save as well for other household development projects.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four is to save part of the profits that I am getting in the Mpesa business and use it to build my own homestead. At the moment I am staying in my parent's in-laws homestead. I love my parents in laws but it is always good to own a home for privacy purposes. It earns you respect and peace of mind since you will rarely cross paths with anyone. I am hopeful that one day I will have my homestead and live in harmony with everyone.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
My dream has always been to be an entrepreneur. I never got the chance to be one because I did not have enough capital until Give Directly came into my life. Through their financial assistance, I was able to start a small business. I opened a Mpesa shop. With the profits I get from this business, we are able to budget for my family's needs with ease and save as well. Previously I was just a housewife who had no hopes life. Now my life has changed. I am self-empowered and independent. I enjoy having my own money.
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 shall have saved enough money which will necessitate the construction of my homestead that I have always longed for and it never seemed to come to pass due to meagre income or none.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 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 since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly is that, I managed to buy float for my M-pesa business hence I am no longer used busfare twice in a week to buy the float in the bank for my business to run unlike before
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, my husband and I will have bought a motorcycle which he will use to ferry people around to get income that will help us to pay school fees and buy food easily.
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 if I never received the transfer in that, I run my business smoothly in that I no longer used busfare twice in a week to buy float in the bank for my M-pesa business to run unlike before
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goals; to pool efforts with my huband and buy a motorcyclethe he will use and in ferrying people around and in return we can get income. We also want to buy land which we will establish our home.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is the theft of my business money.I was robbed after withdrawal of some cash from the bank and I had to strain so much to recover.The business almost collapsed.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I safely return from Lwanda to purchase some items for sale and withdraw money for Mpesa transactions.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer from GiveDirectly on improving my Mpesa business. I will increase the float to allow serve the increasing number of clients well and increase commission earned.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am most proud of is the mpesa business that I started in 2009.Through it,I have been able to educate and provide food adequately for my children.
