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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($252 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months I have a new goal to buy a plot in the nearby shopping center. We had been working on other projects which have been helping us in saving some money towards them. I have been participating in a merry-go-round where we have been with other 15 members. On the other side we have also been working in our tea farm which have always been earning us more than 50000KEs bonus every year. The two sources are our possible sources of money towards the plot-buying project.
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 the construction of a borehole. Fetching water from the rivers and dams far away from home had been a struggle for a very long time. In our household unlike other households we never had a donkey which is the main mode of transportation. We would always walk to and from the water source with water pots on our heads. We are happy now that we constructed a borehole which is supplying us with enough water.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have paid part of the money towards the piece of land. I am so certain in this since my turn in the Merry-go-round will be on May.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 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 is that these transfers have enabled me to buy a motorcycle which is used for water transport.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have finished construction of my kitchen and the sowing machine.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because I now have a dairy cow, I bought a mattress and blankets for kids hence comfortable and using motorcycle going to church.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to built a new kitchen because the current one has a mud floor and also a sowing machine for sewing sweaters.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
struggling hard to pay school fees for my children is biggest hardship i have faced in life. I get my source of income from plucking tea leaves in my neighbours' farms while my husband is a taxi driver.The income we get is not enough to provide our children with their needs and especially paying their school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening. This is the time i cook food for my family and there after watch them as they take their meal. seeing them happy always gives me joy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a kitchen and buying household items.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement i am proudest of is being able to convince my husband to look for a job 3 years ago. Life was difficult back then since we were both casual labourers. He is now a probox driver and he fully supports the family and that makes me happy.
