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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($245 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
I am having good sleep because of the comfort I am getting from the mattress and the bed I bought. I no longer complain of body aches nor do i wake up during the night because of uncomfortability as compared to before. I am also now staying in a nice well ventilated modern house where I get fresh air through the windows. The house is also well secured because I fixed steel windows and not wooden windows.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four months is to buy plastering materials and plaster my house. Although I am not very sure if truly I will achieve it, being that I have received all the transfers from give directly and I do not have any stable source of income.
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 comfort I am getting when I sleep after I managed to purchase a bed and a good mattress. I had been sleeping on the hard floor on a mat for a long time and this was so uncomfortable. My whole body could ache all the time, I am now having comfortable sleep that sometimes I end up over sleeping. I thank to GiveDirectly for making me live like a king. I am also able to stay in a nice well ventilated modern house enough air circulation compared to before when I used to stay in a very stuffy house.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l do not expect any big change although I will continue enjoying the benefits I got while I was still receiving money from give directly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($236 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.
I am now able to have a nice sofa-set and a beautiful house, something that I could not afford in the past. My family is also feeding i a more comfortable manner.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change because I will have been able to have bought a cow that I will be using to cultivating ,my farm. I will also be in a position to get excess harvest from my farm every planting season.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I now have a descent house, something that I lacked in the past.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I plan to buy a cow and a ploughing ox that I will be using to cultivate my farm.
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 difficulties in raising fees for my children. My youngest son dropped out of school in 2015 in form one due to lack of school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning,when I wake up I feel healthy and strong to resume my daily routine of farming and appreciating God for giving me life again.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer to buy livestock for farming to make my work at the farm easier.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is marrying a faithful wife who takes care of me.
