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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($247 USD)
access_time 5 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 l am now staying in my own compound where I have peace I do not experience any conflicts from my in laws. I am also doing my project of poultry keeping peaceful and getting money for my up keep.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal is to continue saving money from my business to complete building my permanent house that I had started building. Once I finished building the house I will be able to comfortably stay in my dream house and I will be the happiest woman in the world.
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 I have managed to expand my business of selling motorcycle spare parts by adding more stock. The business was almost collapsing because I took all the capital plus the profit l got from the business without refunding . The business is now doing very well because of the added stock and I am getting more profit. With the profit I am getting from the business I am able to save in order to complete my project that I started of building a permanent house. I am staying in my own compound where I am doing my developments freely without any conditions. I am also at peace I no longer experience household conflict as I used to experienced before.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have completed building my spacious permanent house and staying in it peacefully and happly with my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time 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 boost my business which now can generate more income for my family hence improvement in our standards of living.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change as I will have built a new house. My business will have grown and generating more income for my family hence we will be eating well.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I paid off a debt which I had and boost my business. I can now generate income freely from my business. My family can now eat well.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Currently i do not have any new goal.
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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 lack of stable source of income. My plans and business ideas disappear because of lack of financial resources.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I leave home to attend to clients in our business.The morale to serve them is always high in the morning and that makes me happy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer from Givedirectly to add more stock of motorcycle spare parts.This will increase sales and returns from the business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am proudest of is my child.I had some complications that I thought I would not conceive but when I finally did I felt so proud.
