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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
There is nothing much that I have done so far because I am currently at the college institution where what we do mostly is just to attend classes and after that we head back to the hostels.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I haver a goal of starting a new project of planting another set of arounf maybe 5000 KES. Once the seedlings grow to a certain stage, I will again sell them out to buyers at a small cost. Out of this project I knwo tha I will use to pay a section of my school fees.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference for me is that I have been able to pay the first schoool fee and admission at the coolege level which is always the most difficult part. I now have an easy time
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the unforeseeable future because I plan to dive deep into agricultural projects where I will plant vegetables on our one quarter acre piece of land back in our rural land. I have always had a passion in the agricultural field, and that is what gives me the confidence to dive into agriculture. I am certain that I will be able to get some money out of the venture that will keep me afloat here at school.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($252 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Currently I do not have new goals.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The difference in my life currently since I received this transfer are being able to settle school fees arrears, I have good clothes and I have tree seedlings which I want to plant.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I plan to start a poultry business and plant trees in large scale to help boost my income.
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 this transfer is that I won't have a problem in joining college as I am able to settle my 12th grade fees arrears. I will be able to obtain my certificates in time to join 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 have faced is staying at home due to lack of school fees.Being out of school while my peers were studying resulted to stress and depression.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is usually at midday when am listening to music after the tree planting activities in the morning.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My plan is to spend the transfer from GiveDirectly on improving farming majorly on poultry keeping by Purchasing of layers and their feeds.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am most proud is the tree planting and sales project that I initiated while still in Secondary school.I have been able to meet my basic needs using the proceeds from the same.
