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David
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
38
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53075 KES ($528 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?
The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a stable reliable source of Income. I managed to buy a dairy cow and fortunately it has started producing milk. Of which l sell some milk in our local market and some for my family consumption. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs. I also now very sure of getting enough yield that will sustain me for sometime, as compared to before because I have applied fertiliser on my farm which I have never done before because of lack of money.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion give directly did a very good think by giving people unconditional transfer and not giving people goods because people have different priorities to attend to. This really allowed people challenged their lives in different ways in a comfortable manure.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to buy a dairy cow, I thought of buying cow because it is a long term investment that I could relay on for so long and it is also a source of income to my family. Fortunately it has started producing milk, that I am selling some to the community and some for my family consumption and making profit. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs, as compared to before when I was depending on farming alone to sustain my family which sometimes I could not even get enough produce to sustain my family. I also spent the transfer on farming where I bought fertiliser that I applied on my farm for it to better because the land is not fertile, it always produce low yield if I do not use fertiliser. I am now very sure of getting better yield that will sustain to the next farming season. The remaining balance I spent to buy cushions since I had furniture but they not have their cushions and this was making them very uncomfortable to sit on.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($546 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I now I have abandoned charcoal burning and start photography the business which I had stopped for sometime. When I got the money from GD I bought a new battery for my camera and now doing photography, the business which I love the most.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received these payment from GD, we were so happy to get such free cash.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first payment which I got from GD to buy two heifer for rearing. I also spent the other amount to buy iron sheets for renovating my house and the rest to buy clothing and food for my family.
 
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access_time over 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is that, my income is very low and I have a large family composed of school going children who need school fees and food to eat which at times I am not able to provide.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I go to my coffee farm. This makes me happy because it is my main source of income.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receving this money means that, I will be able to renovate my house through buying new iron sheets, furniture for my house, pay school fees for my chidren and invest part of it on my coffee farm through buying of seeds.