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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($457 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have a goal of starting a poultry keeping project . When I received my second transfer, I bought goats which I am rearing. My goal is to sell these goats and use the money to start a poultry keeping business. The poultry project shall see us as a family make more income and hence better the living standards of the family at large.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly did very well by coming to us directly at our places of residence and enrolling us from our homes as well. This proofed to us that there was no money lost through middlemen and that we received the entire amount in totality. I laid GiveDirectly for this.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used Kes 35000 to improve my shoe selling business, 15000 to buy goats for rearing and the remainder was used to buy food for my family. I am a father of two and I have been running a shoe selling business for quite sometime now. When I received money from GiveDirectly, I made a decision to inject some of the money into this business and I am particularly happy that the business is now more stable and generating more profits too.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I had just arrived home from the market when I had been operating a small shoe business. As I was catching up with my family members, I received a message from GiveDirectly bearing a piece of great news - I had received the first transfer. I was very happy and on informing my other family members, they were very excited and thankful to GiveDirectly as well. I could not go back to the shopping center to collect the transfer then but decided to wait until the next day.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the complete change in my living standard. Right from the improved business that has widened the profit margin to the livestock farming that has improved and will soon be creating another income source, I a,m grateful to GiveDirectly for the generous support that I received.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Even though the current shoe-selling business I am currently doing has been the source of our daily bread, my passion for farming has always divided my attention. I have been working on my small piece of land and rearing livestock that I felt was inevitable to add another dairy cow after receiving the transfer. I spent KES 25000 on a heifer that I am looking forward to its fast growth to provide my family with extra liters of milk in the future. I also injected KES 20000 into my current business which has seen the stock increase and met the expectations of most of my customers. I spent part of the remaining on bedding and clothing for my children worth KES 5000, foodstuff that included maize, rice, and also sugar worth KES 3000, and used the remaining amount on the utensils that I was still missing in my kitchen. It was a great moment for me to see all the changes that have drastically improved my living standard, and I am hopeful that the second transfer will bring other better changes to my family.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I rely on casual jobs to see my family through thus income is not consistent. I am earning an average of KES 250 a day depending on the availability of work. My wife and I were not lucky enough to go by the and primary level of education. We struggle to meet our needs since we do not ha formal employment.beo me receiving this money means a dream come true. I wish to use KES 40000 to start poultry farming. I prefer this since we are available to look after and it requires little attention. With poultry, I am assured of egg production for both household consumption and sales. I am planning to save the income from sales to pay children's school fees and to invest in other income-generating activities. In addition, I will be self-employed enjoying higher returns working in a more comfortable environment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am a member of a merry-go-round group we started with villagers to help us save some money. We contribute KES 250 every week among twenty of us which amounts to a total of KES 5000. Within the last six months, I was able to buy a dairy cow after receiving money from my group. Out of this, I was relieved of the burden of daily expenditure on milk and I do currently own an asset of my own. I am so happy and proud of myself to own this cow.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The scarce resource in my family is the current challenge I am facing. I belong to a polygamous family having eight siblings. I prefer farming as a way of livelihood and it is affordable for me. I live in an eight of an acre which is too small for me to farm on. I earn approximately KES 250 which does not allow me to hire pieces of land to do more farming.
