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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different. I used to be in debt and lack but now I have cleared the loan using GiveDirectly funds. I had taken the loan to start a shop and poultry business ( the chicken died of disease unfortunately) . So I cleared he loan and I am now at peace. My shop is also doing better than before because I restocked it using the transfer that I received from GiveDirectly.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
At the moment I do not have any new goal. I only wish to build rental houses if I had some financial muscle so as to get a source of monthly income. Financial limitation is however holding me back from setting this as a goal. May be I will in future.
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 cleared school fee arrears for my son who was in secondary school. His certificate was retained in school as a result, so I was so relieved when I cleared the arrears using the first transfer that GiveDirectly sent me. I am now at peace and without anxiety. I am grateful for the funds. We wish to get more funds from GiveDirectly, if it were possible, to ease our burden and enable us to take our children to college nevertheless we are grateful this far.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in a good way. In the next six months, I expect my shop to flourish. Should I need to expand the shop further I might consider taking another loan then repay over time. I will also restart the poultry business that fell due to the unfortunate death of the chicken so that I will have an additional income source from selling eggs because I already have a client base.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time over 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 is that I paid my child's school fees and got his certificate.This gave me a lot of joy.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will have enrolled my student in the university and will be having more livestock in my farm.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently peaceful because I managed to pay school fees for a child.This allowed to get his secondary certificate and got him a place in the technical university of Kenya.I am so grateful to Give Directly.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have anew goal to build a poultry structure and a store.I also plan to build a sheep pen.
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is domestic violence.My husband is a drunkard and we often quarrel and even engage in physical fight.At one time he beat me and I had to go back home to seek medication since I was suffering from goitre.Marriage life has been difficult due to these quarrels but I have my children who give me a reason to be strong and keep moving on.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon.This is because I get to chat with my friends as I operate my kiosk business.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on constructing a poultry unit so as to rear chicken.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is being able to educate my children.My firsborn child completed college and is already employed and happy with his family.The other children are also going on with their studies and this makes me feel proud.
