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Caroline
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Shopkeeper
faceAge:
36
workCampaign
UBI
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20th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My next goal for the next four months is to buy irons sheets and other building materials for building my new house. I am planning to save the monthly transfers I get from Give Directly and top it up with the money I will be getting from the casual jobs in order to buy enough building materials.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago. I am now hopeful of living in my own home. Through the transfers I got from Give Directly I have already bought the necessary building materials. Initially, I only used to depend on casual jobs. The money I got from these jobs was enough to buy basic needs. I used to save nothing towards this goal therefore there were slim chances of establishing my home. I am happy that soon I will be living with my family in our homestead.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have fully furnished my home in the next six months. I will have completed building the house by then and hopefully saved enough money to buy the necessary furniture to start with. All in all, I will have achieved my greatest dream of living in my homestead
 
14th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, my life is totally different as I have paid school fees for my child who now gets to stay in school and concentrate on the studies. I have bought household items like utensils to help in serving my husband and our visitors well. I have also restocked my business to help boost the levels of income for my family. This is the main source of income for the family as I can easily pay school fees for my children, buy them stationery and clothes to put on their backs and even buy food daily for consumption.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to save and buy building materials like cement and sand that I plan to use in plastering my mother's house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life in the preceding four months is that I have been able to pay school fees for my child and now the child has got no shool fee arrears for the term. The child does not get to be sent away from school to clear any outstanding fee balance as we pay the arrears in time. I cannot thank GiveDirectly enough for making my child's dream of going to school come true.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I plan to save and buy building materials like cement and sand to use in plastering my mother's house as she has a mud smeared house which is hectic to maintain. I have a sibling who is sitting for the final exams in primary school so I want to save in the next six months so that when she joins secondary school, we can have a fallback plan.
 
11th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 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 in so many ways as I have acquired a lot of things. I have bought household items i.e gas cylinder, solar lamp for home lighting, clothes and utensils. I have also paid school fees for my children and they can now concentrate on their studies and finally pass their exams.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
By the start of next month, I would wish to use the transfer to restock my business to boost its profit. This will see us earn more income for my family upkeep.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I have seen tremendous changes in my life. It is different as I have managed to pool the transfers together with my husband to pay school fees for my children who are in secondary school and private primary school. The children get to stay in school without being sent home to clear any outstanding fee balances.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I am planning to save my next few transfers in M-shwari to buy more stock to boost my business to generate more income for my family. I want to buy more household items i.e Television set on hire purchase for my entertainment.
 
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, my life is different, I bought household items; gas for easy cooking as I leave my place of business very late, a solar lamp to light up my home. I pay school fees for my children on time hence they are not sent back home for lack of school fees and I can be able to send my mother some money for her upkeep.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to save up and boost my existing business as it is a source of my family income. I also have a son I want to build a house for as he is grown now and needs his privacy.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
My life is currently different as I have bought household items like solar, gas cylinder and utensils. My husband can take hot tea in the morning. This was not possible before for we did not have utensils nor gas to make tea in the morning.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to pool my transfers to buy building materials i.e iron sheets, nails and timber to build my son a house. I am also planning to boost my existing business to generate more income to help me sustain my family's needs.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($45 USD)
access_time over 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 is that I am able to prepare meals for my family easily with the gas cylinder I bought. I no longer have to worry or panic when it rains and the is rained on.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months,I expect my business to have grown. This means more income for my family.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different from how it would have been had I never received this transfer in that I now have a gas cylinder. I can cook anytime I want for my family.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Yes,my new goal is to build a new house. My current house is too squeezed to accommodate my family comfortably.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is paying school fees for my children who are in secondary school since I do not have a stable income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening because, that is when there are more customers thronging my shop. I am sure of getting money and my business grows.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer to, improve my business to have a shop that can stock more goods that community members keep asking for.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is, that since I started my business I can have my money and plan with it and have my family well taken care of.