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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal is to further improve my home by buying a television set and connecting electricity. I have educated all my children and my last born is now in college. My husband and I should retire now but we have never been away from home because we work on and live on our farm. The only change I may see is to get our home improved. This is why I need to set up my home for our retirement.
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 my home improvement especially having enough furniture. I made the furniture very comfortable by bringing cushions to make them cozy. In fact, my husband used his transfer to plaster the floor. This concrete floor makes my home cleaner. I am living in a beautiful home because of the transfer.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expecting my life to have become better and my home more comfortable. In the next six months, I will have connected my home to electricity and bought a television set. I have seen governments' efforts to supply electricity to our village that are underway. I will not be left out when this happens. I will then buy a television set using the money I get from farming. I am grateful that GiveDirectly transfers offset the biggest burden od=f school fees payment and completing home construction. I now hope to connect electricity to my home and live and live a more comfortable life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time almost 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 in my daily life is that these transfers have enabled me to furnish my house more quickly than I expected.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to fence my home to enhance security of my livestock and also manage my tea farm well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because these transfers have enabled me to furnish and plaster my house and now I can mop my house comfortably.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to make my home environment more neat and also start my own shop business.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is when I lost my daughter who was murdered by unknown people in town, she used to help me in my business and at home. To date I still feel the lost
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up healthy and ready to embark on my daily duties
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfer to buy furniture for my house and use the remaining amount to buy a goat
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I was running a shop business which I use to earn a lot of money, it was enough to pay for my children's school fees and feed my family. Unfortunately it collapsed when all my children Joined secondary school.
