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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($245 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
The only difference in my life at the moment is that I feel dejected after losing all my transfers. I have spent a lot of time and resources trying to recover what I lost that I have ended up losing some of my savings which has left me worse than I was before.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My dream of having my own house just slipped through my hands after my entire transfer was stolen, but I will not be deterred. I will take this as a lesson, forge ahead and work even harder to try and build the house as soon as possible because I know that I will never get an opportunity like this that I was given by Give Directly again. I do not have any new plans at the moment other than constructing my own house as I have always wanted.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I had planned to change my life by constructing my own house and moving out of the rented house that I was living in, but that did not happen because one of my relatives stole all my transfers and ran away. I had saved the first transfer with plans of combining it with the second one so that I could buy all the required construction materials once, so when I received the second transfer, I withdrew it together with the first one which is why the relative accessed the whole amount. It is unfortunate that my life has not changed at all as I had hoped it would, but it is all my fault for not being careful and I am still grateful to Give Directly for the consideration.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I had a lot of expectations in terms of developments before I received the second transfers, but after I lost both the first and the second transfers which I had planned to use to construct my own house, I have no hopes at all. I will now try to things at my own pace and pray that things eventually turn out well.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 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 since I started receiving payments from GiveDirectly is that, I have decent clothes and shoes.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months in that, I will have built my own house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I have managed to buy decent clothes and shoes.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goals are; building my own house and starting a business to get income out of it.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that i have faced is unemployment. For a very long time, i have not been able to attain a good paying job that can enable me earn sufficient income that can help me in providing for all of my family's needs. It pains me a lot to see my aged mother still struggling with hard work in a bid to assist with some of the expenses.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after finishing my work in the farm. During this time, I am always free to meet with my friends at our local centre and watch our favourite game of football.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on starting a shoe selling business within our local market so that I can have a reliable source of income for sustaining all of my family's needs.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that i am proud of is starting my own charcoal production and selling business. The income has enabled me to assist my mother tremendously in taking care my siblings and other household needs.
