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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($248 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to build a house once my child completes school. The money that I currently have is saved for school fee payments.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
School fees were paid in full amount,guaranteeing my children ample school and study time with no interruption of being sent back home to collect the fee which were not there altogether.
By then I had a small kid and therefore it helped me at the time I needed it most.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have begun a business where I buy and sell maize. I also hope that in six months time, I will have begun building my big house. The one that I currently have is not modernized, forcing me to keep smearing it every now and then.
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 life since I started receiving the transfer is that I have been able to do farming like my neighbors. I am also happy that I cleared my child school fee on time and also the ox that I bought gives me happiness and hope of ability to do more farming with less inputs needed unlike before when I used to hire.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect my life to be better than today in that I will have enough food for my family and will also be having one child in secondary school hence less money to spent on fee.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it would have been if I had not received the transfers in that I am currently developing financially. I see ability to meet my family basic needs and expenses easily from my farming product. This will allow me reduce sales of other family assets hence will be accumulating them for future use. I have hope good future of my family.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
The new goal that I have gotten since I received the first transfer is to build a store and maintain good environment for my children education.
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 the struggle to pay school fees and feed my children.It has been difficult because I carry most of the burden alone since my husband is a drunkard and offers little support.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning.This is because my mind is still fresh away from the stress that comes along with the day.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my two children in secondary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is the education that I have provided to my children.I have one daughter who just completed college and two daughters in secondary school.I see my children being better people in life and also helping me when I grow old.
