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23rd Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have started saving for my project of building a new pit latrine.
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 since I started receiving money from give directly life has really change and it has become easy and cheap. I now have monthly income I now very sure of even if I do not get any money from day to day work of motorcycle taxi I know at the end of the day I need to have something on the table. As compared to before when I do not get any money from work you will stay the whole without eating anything. I also now cable of saving from my work of motorcycle taxi to do other developments because I have another source of income.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next for months is to start saving the money since I am planing to dig and build a new pit latrine since the one have now is very old and it can fall down anytime. I do not want to wait until it falls down is when I start the process of building another one.
18th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I believe I will have started rearing livestock. This has been a dream ever since I was a small boy. To own a herd of livestock. Besides that, I will have bought my motorcycle which translates to increased income.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I no longer have to do casual labor for me to put food on my table. This has relieved me so much. Initially, I had to ensure that I hustled and earned to have food on the table. Unsuccessful days would mean going without meals. This is not the case anymore since GD started sending me transfers. I can balance my household budget.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to rear livestock for leisure as well as a way of keeping my savings in kind. This will increase my net worth.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is very different from how it was in that, I can now worry less about what to eat, wear or even where to sleep all thanks to GD. I eat any kind of food that my heart desires. This was a dream sometime back. It was vegetables all through because my income couldn't allow me to enjoy varieties.
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
At the moment, I do not have any livestock in my name which I wish to start buying as soon as I have acquired a new phone. My hope is that in the next six months, I will have purchased a few goats to start me off.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I do not have a stable source of income and mostly earn very little from the motorcycle taxi business that I do. This makes it difficult for me to take care of my daily needs especially during these tough times where basic commodities have really become unaffordable. In the past few months, life has been easy for me with financial assistance that I get from GD as I am able to buy the basic needs whenever I receive the transfers. Most recently I was able to buy a good amount of maize for my own consumption which has greatly reduced my daily expenditure as now, I only have to budget for other food items which are less costly compared to maize.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I lost my phone a few months ago and life has been very tough since then because I cannot communicate with my customers who usually call me whenever they need my services. This has, in turn, affected my daily income because my customer base has really declined so I wish to use the next transfers to buy a new phone.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Being that I am a low-income earner, it is usually very hard for me to buy some items because most of what I earn is usually spent on foodstuff and other personal needs. GD has enabled me to invest in household items that I did not have before such as decent chairs and utensils and even personal items such as clothes.
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to get a bumper harvest from my farm. This is because this time round I invested in good seeds and fertilizer. With sales from the farm proceeds, I will be able to improve the condition of our house and even ensure that food is never a hiccup in my household.
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 preceding the current transfer is that I have been able to get food every day without fail despite it being a good or bad day. Initially, food was a luxury. We only ate on days that hustle and business were good. Failure to earn income was equivalent to sleeping without eating.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Currently, I have no other goals apart from the farming business I started recently and l was privileged to buy good quality seeds and fertilizer thanks to the transfers I received from GD.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is different from how it was because I can afford to take all the three meals with ease. This was not the case before, we only ate on days that we had worked and earned an income. No income no food was the slogan of the day then.
7th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have no fee arrears and I will have bought a few iron sheets for renovating the roof of my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I am able to pay my brother's fees with much ease. This could weigh me down but now it has been made much easier.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I will start my building project. For now I am going to save for the project.
How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from the previous one, I can comfortably pay my brother's fees. This was a struggle some time back before the transfers were sent.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
455 KES ($4 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?
The new goal that I have now is to save my daily earnings so that I can buy building materials and build rental houses in a nearby shopping center.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because my burden has been reduced and I am able to save some of the money I earn from my motorcycle job. This will enable me achieve my goals of building rental houses and even go back to school to complete my studies.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months,I expect to have saved enough money to buy some of the materials I require to build the rental houses that I plan on building before the end of this year.
My lifestyle and general health will also change because my diet will improve.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life will be that my life is going to be easier because I will be assured of a monthly amount that will help me plan by doing my household shopping in bulk.This will ensure that we never lack food in the house.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
"My biggest hardship was leading an orphanage life. I lost my parents when i was young and life has been full of struggle. "
What is the happiest part of your day?
"My happiest part of the day is night, because that's when i am able to rest after struggle of the whole day, and interacting with people of both negative and positive minds. "
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Electric technician
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
"I have managed to complete my technical training on my own as well as build my iron roofed house. "