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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next four months is to save money to buy seeds and fertilizers.
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 I have bought a dairy cow. I depend on small scale farming and the amount of money I get from the sales of my farm produce is so small. I used to buy milk and it was so costly for me .my family members have enough milk and I sell the surplus milk to earn an income to buy other needs of the money. I'm so happy because our living standard has changed to be better.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in that I will have enough food for the family and I will be in a position to cut the daily cost of buying them. I will also save money to buy a heifer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 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 these transfers have enabled to buy a heifer which is almost giving birth and will be a source of livelihood to me and my family.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to be more healthy and more happy than before because I now have a dairy cow.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because I have bought a dairy cow which I did not have before.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
These transfers have motivated me to work harder in farming of vegetables and grass for my dairy cow.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
In 2007,my daughter fell ill and died shortly after leaving a one- year-old boy under my care.This is the biggest hardship i have faced because amid the pain of losing my child,i also had a young baby to look after.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening,before i go to bed.This is the time i kneel down to pray to God.Praying relieves me and gives me peace and this makes me very happy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend a part of the transfer in improving my poultry farm by building another poultry house.The remaining part i will use to buy vegetable seeds to plant on my already ploughed piece of land
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is being able to educate my children until now three of them have stable jobs.It was difficult since we had no income except our farm but we managed to take them through all their education stages
