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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($248 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?
In the next four months I don't have any new goal since we are currently up to work on our farms and improve our production.
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 last four months is the new ownership of a piece of land which we bought with my husband. It has really improved our source of income and also food security since we have been working hard over it to ensure that we maximize our production. We are no longer begging for food and neither are we working on casual labor a lot currently since we are producing enough foodstuff from our own farm. we are grateful that we got this support we got from GiveDirectly.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have improved our farming and in turn our production will be better than how it is currently. We have prepared almost all the pieces of farms currently this to us means our planting period will soon start when the rain ceases.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 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 is that these transfers have enabled us to buy our own piece of land.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have increased income by doing more crop farming in order to get adequate food,school fees and decent clothing.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because we have bought our own piece of land.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to buy more piece land for dairy and homestead.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is being unable to get any source of income. I have always wanted to buy a dairy cow which would provide milk for selling and in turn get money to buy basic needs for my children, but i have not been able to get money to buy one.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning. This is the time i always go to my farm to check whether there is something that needs to be done; be it tilling, harvesting or planting vegetables.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying land which i will use for farming and rearing chicken.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement i am proudest of is my decision to plant vegetables, sweet potatoes and maize in my farm. I am happy because my family never lacks food since the food we need is always in the farm.
