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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($249 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
The difference in my life in the last four months is that I have new clothes. Since my life only depended on income from casual work I was not able to meet all my family needs and even buy clothes myself and family. I used to put on clothes I bought two years ago and they had grown old and weary. I did not have presentable clothes. With GD transfers, I was able to buy clothes which I do put on and I do not feel ashamed as I used to before the transfers.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I wish to buy household items such as clothes, seats, and utensils. What I had my wife took away when I went for casual work so my house is empty. Right now I do not have any and would not want to suffer anymore.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my life since I received these transfers is that I have a new iron roofed house. I had tried building an iron-roofed house but due to low income from casual work and farming, I was not able to. I could only manage to buy iron sheets which could only cover half of my roof. The other part of the roof I covered with grass. When I received these transfers, I was able to buy iron sheets which I used to complete the building of my roof. I am happy because I have a decent house.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I want to continue to buy household items. Right now, I am sleeping on a mat because I do not even have a bed. My wife left my home with everything in my absence and I had to start life afresh. This is the reason why I have chosen to buy new household items.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 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 the money is the happiness and comfort I have for having completed my house. The house has taken years unfinished which has been an embarrasment to me.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to own a cow so that I won't have to buy milk.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received the money in that I'm now at per with most people in our area because my living standard has improved and I have managed to complete constructing my house.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of doing large-scale farming, I couldn't do it because I didn't have enough finance.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in life is the fact that I earn very little income from my business and therefore I strain a lot in raising my family. I have to do a lot of work yet the returns are minimal
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my life is normally in the morning when I wake up strong to go out and look for food for my family
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to improve my house when I get this transfer.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is the fact that I have been able to raise my family well and most of all is to build them a home
