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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?
I never had any livestock before this project came to our village because I could not afford to buy any due to low income, but as we speak now, I have four goats and two cows. Livestock are the best investment in our community and they are mostly used as a measure of wealth, so having such a good number within a very short period is the greatest thing that has happened to me this year.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Before I received these transfers, I had very ambitious plans of buying my own motorcycle that I can use to operate the taxi business that I currently do using a hired motorcycle. When I received the money though, I realized that it would not be enough, so I bought a cow as an investment then started a grocery business with the part of the money. My new goal is to work hard and grow this business so that I can eventually quit the motorcycle taxi business and become self-employed.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
With part of my first transfer, I managed to Plaster my house which was previously made of mud and was very dusty. This has brought a very big difference in our daily lives because we are now living in a better environment that is very clean and easy to maintain.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I have just started a new grocery business using part of the money that I recently received but still partly working as a motorcycle taxi operator using a hired motorcycle. I hope that in the coming six months, the grocery business will have stabilzed enough to allow me to quit he currently one that I am doing and so that I can fully focus on it. I am also hoping that the business will turn out to be profitable enough and make it possible for me to save enough money to achieve the previous goals I had of constructing a better house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($236 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.
I have always wanted too have livestock in my life but because of my low income, I have not been able to have them so when I received the transfer, I did not think twice of what to do with the money. I just bought a cow and two goats.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I would want to buy iron sheets to help build a new house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
We have assets as a family in the livestock I bought, I have household items such as seats which I did not have and the respect of having livestock in the community from my peers.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Apart from my earlier goals, I do not have any new goal.
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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've faced was the death of my father in 2004.I was still very young and I was left under the care of my old grandmother.I have been struggling since then.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I come back from work and relax in the house with my family.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfers in buying building materials in order to build a new house.My current house is so small.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement am proudest of was being able to go through high school.My parents died while I was young and sometimes I had to do manual jobs to pay fees.
