We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have a plan to buy more building materials to build a new house for my visitors.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest in my daily life is that I have been able to buy building materials that I plan to use in building a new house for my visitors. By building this house, my visitors will have a place to sleep in instead of sharing a sleeping area with my children or even having to go to my neighbours homestead to sleep there. I have been able to also buy food for the family on a daily basis even when I could not get ant money form casual work.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have built the house at the end of six months. We will not be walking around homesteads asking for a place for visitors to sleep in anymore. At the end of it all, they will have a comfortable place for themselves whenever they come visiting.
8th Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($45 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 l am able to pay school fee for my children with ease. I also have a very iron roofed kitchen where my children and things are not been on.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to buy building materials and put up a nice house where when I have visitors they can spend their night without inconveniencing anybody. The same house will be used by my children for spending their night and leaving the kitchen for cooking.
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 am able to pay school fee for my children without difficulties as compared to before. I now have better ironsheet kitchen which does not leak when it is raining, for my children get a better place to spend their night as compared to before when they were sleeping in thatched leaky kitchen where when is raining mostly at night they would be rained on.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have completed building my visitors house and when I have a visitor I will not be worried .
4th Payment
Transfer Amount
4560 KES ($46 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.
The biggest difference in my life is that; in the past, I used to walk to my relatives to beg for family contribution towards my children's education. But now, GiveDirectly has made me pay school fees without any stress. The community members are also handling with high dignity unlike the other time when they could see a beggar.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to be good in terms of economic income, and management of the projects. I plan to buy dairy cow for milk. The demand for milk keeps on increasing and may like to take that opportunity to make money.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is better of compared to the past life experience. Ideally, I could say that I am capable of paying my bills without any panic. I remember, before GD came to the village, a time came when my son was sent back home for fees, I became sick and was diagnosed with high blood pressure. Currently, I have no stress of anything and I do things as planned.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I plan to start pork business, but before that, I may like to have some savings to accomplish that, I plan to buy piglets at affordable price, raised the animals and later slaughter. From this I hope to raise a lucrative income.
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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 faced was towards educating two of my children in secondary school. With no stable income to source for their school fees, they had to attend school irregularly due to fee problems.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when I get time to rest after working in the farm and grazing my cows in the day.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfers on purchasing fertilizers and seeds to boost my farming for better harvests.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is to have qualified to receive aid from Give Directly which I believe will impact my life and household. I have been hearing of the program in neighboring sub counties and longed to qualify for the support.