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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, I have household items to furnish my home as I was able to buy a cupboard to help store and protect my most precious utensils from dust and breakage. I have a dream of owning a new house that can fully accommodate my whole family and also living in my own compound where I can have my freedom to do what I wish to at any time. This will only be possible because I have already bought the building materials that I plan to use to start off the project.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I do not have any new goal as I just wish to concentrate on buying more building materials to build the house so that I can have my own home.
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 I have been able to buy building materials that I will use to build a new house in my own compound. I look forward to living on my own unlike when I lived in my own father' compound. I will feel free in my own home and I believe it wil be a very beautiful house that can easily accommodate us comfortably. I am really grateful to GD for their financial support.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have a completely beautiful house that could accommodate a growing family. I will be living in my own compound away from my father-in-law's where w we could hardly do some stuff we would wish to do. There will be a lot of freedom that will come with being in our own compound.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($237 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?
I do not have any new goal.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I live a peaceful life as I have paid all my debts. I will finally get my new house which has been my prayer for two years now.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I would want to build my house so that I may live happily with my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life since I received this transfer is that I have paid off all my debts. I am free from every debt now. Thanks to GD.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that i have faced was having to deal with prolonged sickness for a period of three years.Doctors could not diagnose the actual ailment and it really cost me a lot of money in seeking for treatment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after completing my daily chores and i am able to get time to relax as i share stories with my co wife and our children.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on improving my current house through buying iron sheets to replace the grass thatched roof and also plastering the floor and its walls to avoid the constant repair.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that i am proud of is having been able to start my small business of selling fish because the profit has made it easy for me to attend to most of my needs like feeding,clothing and even buying a few livestock of my own to keep.
