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Benta's family
Benta
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
39
workCampaign
UBI
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
If I showed any individual the kind of house we lived in together with my entire family, it would be tough to believe because it was too small.It was really uncomfortable sleeping in that same single room with our teenage children.I am very proud of the new house that we constructed using the transfers where we now have extra space to move freely in the living room and separate bedrooms for our children and most of all, having our own private bedroom.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I had plans of constructing a much larger house from the moment I received news of receiving these transfers because this was our biggest need as a family. I do not have any additional plans because as it, the whole transfer may not even enough to complete the full construction of the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I had a very tiny house that could not comfortably host me together with the rest of my large family of four children. With the help of these transfers, I was able to build a new house which now has extra rooms for my children which offers them more privacy.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Now that we have succeeded in building new and more spacious house, I hope that we will soon manage to plaster it so that I will not always have to struggle keeping the house in good shape through smearing.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 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.
I bought iron sheets which I will use to build a new house and now my family will live in a larger house.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have finished building my new house and now my family will be living in a larger house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I was able to buy clothes,bedding for my family and paid school fees for my children.I also bought iron sheets to build a new house to accommodate my large family.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have no new goal.
 
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have ever faced in life not being able to provide food for my family. Many a times we sleep on an empty stomach. I only do casual labour and when am not lucky to get money we sleep on an empty stomach.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when am taking meals with my family. We take one meal a day and that is in the evening. That moment I feel happy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have been living in a one roomed house with my five children since I was married, now that am going to get the Give Directly transfer I am planning to build a bigger house for my family. I will also spend some money on buying my clothing's for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievements is having educated my children despite living in extreme poverty. I see my children and feel happy because they go to school.