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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because I am able to get my own money and spent in buying decent clothes that I would wish to put on. I am also able to support my parents in households expenditure, something that I have been dreaming of in my life.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to start saving and spend the saving to put up my own salon where I will be able to make for people their hair. I am sure if I put up a salon at the shopping centre I will get more customers as compared to when I am working from home.
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, l managed to complete my hairdressing course. I am now able to making for people their hire and get money for my up keep and also to support my parents in households expenditure. Since I am able to get money for my up keep, I am now able to buy nice clothes that I have been admiring from my friends, but I could not afford to buy because of lack of money. I am now dressing very neatly as compared to before when I would repeat one cloth for several days which was really embarrassing me so much.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have put up my own salon at the shopping centre and getting more customers that would allow me to get enough money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($235 USD)
access_time almost 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 money is that my business is now doing well with an improved income because I managed to add the stock with part of the stock.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have joined college in the next six months.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My business has improved with good income and I also have good bedding thus I can afford a comfortable sleep, this is how different my life is from the way it would have been had I not received the money.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of joining college. I have always longed for it but due to inadequate income I couldn't afford but now I'm planning to spend part of the second transfer on joining college.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in life is lack of money to increase the stock for my business. Sometimes I ran out of stock and lose customers as well hence less profits.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after making good sales and buy food for my siblings. Providing for them makes me feel responsible and happy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend the transfer on expanding my small scale business. This will increase my sales and profit therefore enabling me to provide for my family's basic needs.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am most proud of is paying school fees for my brother with the little profits from my small business. Education is power and this gives me hope for the future.
