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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have been working as a motorcycle taxi operator using a hired motorcycle which the owner requires me to make daily payments. With part of these transfers, I decided to start a clothes business so that I could eventually be self-employed.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I had just completed highschool when I was registered into the program. I had however not received my Secondary School certificate due to uncleared fee balance therefore could not pursue higher education or even seek any employment. Not having the certificate stressed me a lot which forced me take up a job as motorcycle taxi operator using a hired motorcycle.All the money I made from the job was being saved towards offsetting the fee balance leaving with nothing to show for the hard work. When I received the transfers,I cleared the balance and has since lived a stress-free life knowing that I am free to join college as soon as we can raise the money. The Money I earn from the business now helps buy my personal items such as clothes.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I hope that the clothes business I recently started will have grown enough within the next six months so that I can quit my current job as motorcycle taxi operator where I use a hired motorcycle and focus fully on it. I would like to own a well doing business and I settled for a clothes business because my mother does it and will guide me on ways to make it successful.
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.
I was able to pay the debt of the motorbike which I had bought on credit. Right now I am bale to generate from the motorbike by ferrying passengers at a fee.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will have a house of my own by then, and then maybe marry and settle down with my wife once the business starts running and picking up.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different I am now able to generate some income from my motorcycle business in addition to clearing the huge debt that I had from the past. I now feel settled and peaceful at heart.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to start a small scale business that will generate more income for me.
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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 have faced in my life is the struggle to finish Secondary school education. After my father passed away we couldn't raise the required amount of money for school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when sharing stories with my colleagues.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer on opening a grocery shop. This will be my source of income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I am a form four leaver despite the challenges I experienced on paying school fees.
