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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What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My life has been reduced from grace to grass. I am now starting a new life after losing everything I had to flash floods two weeks ago. We had to relocate to a higher ground to save our lives. We approached our family friend who agreed to give us this piece of land. We demolished our one-roomed house and relocated to this place. Everything here is new and it reminds me of those days when we were starting a new life with my husband. I am also counting losses as my four acre farm got submerged with swelling water of Lake Baringo. Crop farming is our main source of family income and it is unfortunate that my maize crops & vegetables are gone, I am left wondering where to find alternative sources of income for the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Farming is my passion and my main source of income, I had planted vegetables on my one acre piece of land in October 2023. It was in December when it was ready for harvest, I received KES 60,000 after selling all my vegetables. We used KES 50,000 to buy 10 sheep and food for the family. I felt happy.
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
We are sleeping together with our children in one room since we have an extra room. when I receive the transfers from GiveDirectly, I will plan KES 40,000 to build a single room for my children. This will give them space for evening studies and revision. We will also have some privacy, it is unfortunate that we do not have clean water for domestic use and yet it is the rainy season. I will use KES 30,000 of my transfers to buy a 2500 liters plastic water tank. This will help me harvest rain water. We also intend to diversify our farming systems to tap more income into the family. We will spend KES 20,000 to buy six goats
