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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently I am in college and this makes me a happy man.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I do not have new goals.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I was able to pay my college school fees which I had given up on.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I will not have issues with my sschool fees since I had paid in advance.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Without the GD money, I would have faced a lot of challenges in my education because my parents couldn't raise that amount. This means by now I wouldn't be in school. This is the biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the money.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to perform better in my studies in the next six months. The last term I didn't perform well because of financial challenges.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If it wasn't for the money by now I wouldn't be in school by now because I couldn't raise the fee on my own. I also managed to buy the books that I lacked which are helping me a lot with my revision. This is how my life is currently different from the way it would have been had I not received the money.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
For now I'm concentrating in my studies.
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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 is being engaged in a poor paying job.I got a job in Bondo that I thought would help in meeting my basic needs while in college but due to poor and delay in payments, it worsened the situation.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening. After the garden's work,I relax and engage briefly in studies at such time.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer from GiveDirectly on buying text books and paying college fees so as to clear the arrears.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am most proud of is being involved in farming which has helped raise fees for my college education.
