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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($492 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than how it would have been if I never received the transfers in that I have bought five goats. I had always wished to start this project of rearing goats but I didn't had money to. It's the best investment because a goat can give birth twice per year, within a period of two years I will own many goats. My plans is to sell some when they reproduced in future to pay school fees for my children and to buy a piece of land. Before GiveDirectly came to our area life was so hard. I depend on small scale farming and the casual jobs in the village. This jobs rarely pay well and I had to struggle so much to provide for my children. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has given me hope. I will ensure that this project of rearing goats grow well to support my family in meeting basic household needs.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly does well by giving money to the poor in the community to build better houses and to buy dairy cows. I do not find anything that GiveDirectly did not do well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent part of the money I received from GiveDirectly on purchasing five goats. This is an investment which I had always wished to start. I also paid school fees for my children in primary school. The rest of the money I bought clothes and food for the family. I am so happy because GiveDirectly has changed our living standard.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($501 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I got a text notifications on my phone I checked and found out that I had just received my first transfers as promised. I was overwhelmed with joy and I said a big thank you to God for GiveDirectly who had came to safe us from porverty
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am so glad that as a woman I got previlage to own livestock which is not so common in our area. I thank God that I was able to buy these livestock with the support received from GiveDirectly. Now I can go out like my fellow villager to look after my cattle. On my own I couldn't afford due to menial income.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Being a single mother I have been working so hard to provide for my family but I couldn't do much as what I earn I can spend on buying food and other basic needs. When I received my first payment from GiveDirectly, I spent KES 40000 to buy a young bull and a heifer for rearing. I invested on livestock so that with time I would have more of them. I then spent KES 5000 on buying clothes for myself and for my children. We now have some pairs to change with the old ones which we had before. I then spent another KES 4000 on buying foodstuffs for my family, KES 2000 on buying utensils and the remaining amount of KES 3500 on paying school fees for my children.
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access_time over 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a single mum of 2 children and I am homeless. I borrowed this house from my uncle who is in Nakuru County. I have been living here for two years now as I struggle to save some money so thatbI can buy land and build a house that I can call it home. I am really excited because Give Directly is finally here with cash transfers. I will use this money to; First, buy land, Second, build a home and finally, I start a small business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning at around 8am I am very happy because I haven't started my difficult casual job at the nearest construction site. Once I started I struggled all the day upto around 6pm when I come home. I come home very tired and I struggled to prepare food my children before I retire to bed.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
In the year 2016, I was kicked out of our home by my parents. I decided to go to Kericho to seek employment so as to get some income to raise my 2 children. I was employed as a house maid in Ainamoi, Kericho County. The house maid job became to hard for me and I decided to come back home where I borrowed a house from my uncle and this is where I called it temporary home.
