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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($247 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l am now sleeping very comfortably as compared to before. I am also feesing well because I got enough harvest last season, I no longer spend money to buy maize nor do I beg from the neighbors.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal is to sell some produce that I got and spend the money to buy utensils since I do not have enough utensils to use. I always bother my neighbors any time I have visitors by borrowing utensils from them.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am able to feed well without having to beg from neighbors because I got enough harvest, being that I spent the money on farming. I am also sleeping on a very comfortably place where l no longer complain of my body aching , I also do not feel cold while sleeping. I have enough water container to store water as compared to before when I had to go to the river several times to get water.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have managed to buy more utensils and not to borrow from neighbors any more when I have visitors.
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.
I have always wanted to hold a get-together with my family as we remember our father but it has never happened because I did not have money. Thanks to Give Directly, they made this happen and it has given peace in my life.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I would want to buy bedding and a tank to help save water.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have accomplished my dream of holding a get-together of my father and I was able to pay school fees in time.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Apart from earlier goals, I would want to buy a sheep as a remembrance of Give Directly.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is getting food to eat because at present, I cannot do casual work.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the mornings, when I qake up well.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend part of my transfer on farming by paying those who plough for me. I am also planning to spend the remaining amount to buy food.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is having raised my family.
