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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($249 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
There is a huge difference in my life currently as I live under a good plastered house that now hardly exposes my family to colds and cases of flu. I only ever dreamt of living in such a house as my income was so minimal it could hardly take care of my family's daily provision of food leave alone buy building materials to repair my house.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I want to start up a business to help in the generation of income but this is not possible as I have received all my transfers.
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 the house that I now own. I bought building materials that I used to plaster and repair my house. I had a house which was in a very bad state. It was mud smeared which would expose us to very harsh conditions of living. My children often were diagnosed with colds and cases of flu most of the time. My life has really improved as we now live in a better environment and a beautiful house too.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to be the envy of the entire village as by then my house would be completely plastered. My children will also be glad to live in the house as they would have fewer cases of colds and flu.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I was able to buy building materials to repair my house.Now I am living a very beautiful house.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I am planning to finish renovating my house by then and it will accommodate my entire family.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Currently, my life is easy and we are happy as I can fulfill my life goals.I have repaired my house which means my family lives a neat and clean house.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I do not have any new goal.
Enrolled
access_time almost 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I am growing old and I find it difficult to feed my large family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to my farm in the morning to plough maize. This makes me happy because eventually my family will have food when I harvest the crops.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I will spend my transfer on building a bigger house that can accommodate my large family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I was able to build my own house with the little cash that I had regardless of the fact that I didn't have a proper source of income.
