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Jecinter
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
49
workCampaign
UBI
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17th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, I have a means of paying the casual workers to help on my farm as extra manpower which helps in generation of income as we solely depend on farming as a means of provision. I also paid for my NHIF monthly payment as a way of covering my self medically. I also paid school fees for my child who had some outstanding arrears that needed to be cleared before they closed to school and he had the chance to stay in school and study.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have a new goal of saving and venturing into livestock farming as a remembrance of the transfers from GD and the financial security of the family.
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 past four months has been the ability to raise money to pay casual workers who worked on my farm which helped in improving my yields. I do not have to work on the farms by myself as this is so tedious and takes up most of my time. I am able to work less now and have time to concentrate on other projects too. I am now able to harvest more proceeds that help in the generation of income for the upkeep of the family.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to save the transfers towards buying the goat that I will rear to help in financial security of the family. I shall have bought the goats that will help me venture into livestock rearing which is a way of getting income whenever we have financial constraints.
 
15th 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?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because I am paying school fee to my children with ease without to much struggle as I used to do before. I also have enough food to feed on since I spent the money I got from give direct on farming where I got plenty of food.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to buy plastering materials and renovate my house. The house is too old and in bad condition that it can fall down any time and this may bring double problem. I am also not please with look of the because it is not in a modern way.
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 l manage to buy wheelbarrow, that I am using to carry farm produce from the farm to home, since I have been carrying them on my head and this was causing me headache and it was also tiresome and time consuming. I also manage to improve my cattle farming by buying more cattle in that when I have any emergency I can sell them and spend the money according to the need.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have change the look of my house by renovating it through plastering cracked wall. I will be staying in a good looking house that I have been longing to have.
 
12th 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?
Four months ago, I was struggling in the farm, land preparation, wedding, and so forth that required a lot of money, now I enjoy the fruit of my labour. I am sure of getting KES 600 in a day from the farm produce, that is my banana plantation. There is also market demand for that. I have over three hundred plants.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have a goal of buying another ox- plough, and add four more oxen to assist in ploughing. I remain with one year to the end of the program, and I need to sustain my farming activities to a more modern and also in a larger scale than now. This will help me in food security sustainability as well as cash flow for the family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that my life and the entire family have changed, I am capable of getting credit facility from Women trust bank and be awarded because I normally use the transfer to repay it. In the past, this was something which was seldom to happened. We are also capable of getting good harvest from our farms, because the land which used to be idle, could be put into use.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect my life to change because by that time, I will be having economic income from various sources. I have livestock, some bananas are being harvested, and some are flowering that will be ready after sometimes.
 
7th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
There isn't any difference in my current life from how it was four months ago.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I have a new goal of buying a cow for rearing as a way of investment for the future.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I wouldn't say there is a biggest difference in my daily life the last four months preceding the current transfer maybe with time there will be one.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have cleared a farming loan I owed a company.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
In the next six months I expect my life to change our lives in that we plan to buy a plough to make our food production more efficient and also help us get more food that we can always sell to meet other needs.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different in that I can afford to plan, albeit one Project at a time.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My life will definitely change since I am scaling up food production.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that for the first time I managed to get seeds and paid for labour without having to sell my beans from the previous season, which has always been the case.
 
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 life, is the difficulty in raising fee for my four children, given that I do not have a stable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day, is late in the evening when I meet some of the church members and we share the challenges we undergo, then hold a joint prayer to God to grant us our hearts' desires.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer to settle my children's fee arreas. This will enable them to learn comfortablly with minimal disruptions.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of in life, was rearing a dairy cow from which I could obtain milk not only for domestic consumption, but also for sale. Through this, I had a supplementary income.