We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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24th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal in life is to build a bigger poultry house for my chicken. This is because the current one is becoming smaller each day due to the growing number of chicken that I own. Also, I am planning to start rearing grade chicken for egg production purposes. I settled on this since there's an increased demand for eggs in the market compared to the supply.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I have been able to expand my poultry keeping project. Due to this, the income from this project has increased due to more eggs that I supply to the market unlike before when I used to supply fewer eggs. Also, I was able to increase the acreage under beans cultivation this season. I am now certain of an increased yield this year hence I will earn more money after selling them compared to previous seasons when I usually cultivated a small portion of land.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My life will have changed in the next six months in that I will have built a bigger chicken coop. Due to this, I will not be rearing my chicken in a congested environment anymore. Also, I will have started keeping grade chicken alongside the Kienyeji ones that I now keep. This will lead to increased production of eggs hence I will be able to earn more income every week since I will have increased the number of eggs that I will be selling. I will be investing this money in my children by paying their school fees on time so that they cannot be sent back home.
20th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Comparing my life currently with how it was in the last four months, I can see a lot of differences. I have been able to improve in my agricultural production. I currently have a piece of land under green-growing vegetables which are looking promising once they are ready to sell. All these activities were not going on as they are now in the last four months.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
Based on the great hospital bills I am still managing, I don't have an additional goal for the next four months. My son is scheduled to undergo another surgery in December which have set us working towards accumulating some savings for the same.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is the settling of the medical fee for my son who has been undergoing operation. The journey to seeking medication for him has really been though bearing in mind that we have been struggling alongside to pay school fees for other kids. My son apart form the struggle with the fracture he sustained, he is also epileptic; a condition which has cost us a lot of money. Out ability to settle all of them have been possible due to the consistent transfer we have been receiving from GiveDirectly.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Currently I have many chickens in our household which I am rearing in a free range approach. I have been thinking of buying a barbed wire which will enable me to construct them a descent coop confining them inside to avoid destruction of the farm produce. My expectation is that in the next six months, I will have completed the construction of the chicken coop and adding more birds will no longer be a problem
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is different in that I am now able to meet most of my family's basic needs without having to struggle a lot like I used to do in the past. I have been able to start a vegetable selling business through this transfers. This has made me be an asset to the family and saved me from the shame of having to depend on my husband for almost all the needs of the family.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional plans for the four months is to be able to build a poultry house and be able to start poultry keeping project. This project will help me a lot in making sure that I meet most of my daily needs much more easily than I can as at now. It will also be an investment that will allow me make other family investments in the future and have a sustainable source of income.
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 been able to raise enough money to pay school fees in time. Initially, I used to have a really difficult time paying school fees and getting money to meet the daily needs at the same time. Receiving this money was a big boost to us as it has enabled us to meet most of our needs without having to worry on where we are going to get the money.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I shall have been able to start my poultry keeping project which I know shall improve my life in a great way. This plan shall be actualized with the help of GiveDirectly transfers and proceeds from my vegetable selling business.
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Four months ago, My child was very sick and I could not afford his medication. His condition required a specialist to look at him and give treatment. It was too expensive and I could not even raise money for transport to go and see the doctor. On receiving transfers, we headed to the hospital where we found help. He was operated on and has now been healed. I continue to use part of the transfers to care for him as he recovers from the sickness. I am a happy mother as this condition has really improved. Providing food for the family has also become possible. We currently have money to buy food that covers three meals of the day.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I plan to continue saving in merry go round group. I will use the savings to buy a cow. This is important because it will multiply and even produce milk. I can easily sell them to get cash and my children will benefit from this investment. I will be able to meet their basic and education needs easily.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
For the last four months, my family has been getting proper three meals on daily basis unlike before. Farming has become an unreliable source of income. This rendered my family insecure as we could only provide food for breakfast and super but skipping lunch. Since receiving these transfers, I shop for foodstuff in bulk. I shop for maize flour, wheat flour, and cooking fat. I have also stopped selling milk from my farm. This would help me to have good meals everyday, My family is well fed.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to be owning a dairy cow fro the savings I am making. I will be getting milk that will be a good source of income when I sell the product. I will be free to work more as food will then be available.
6th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
I am very visionary since i am sure of the money from GD hence i can even take a loan to do my big plans.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to start poultry farming that will boost my family in future in terms of finance.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I am very happy about the transfer since i have been able to pay hospital fee for my unwell child who needs special attention hence i visit the hospital more frequently.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I am planning to start a business in my village since i am very passionate about it.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My goals are still the same as those i had before i started receiving this transfer.I still want to farm potatoes and keep poultry.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different because i am free from stress put on me by my son who was disturbing me about some place to farm.i leased a piece of land away from here and sent him there.i now live peacefully.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My life will have changed in the next six months.i will have had an income from my potato farm and my son will also have money for his own use.He is going to depend on his own efforts and that will ease my life as i focus ion providing for the younger ones who are still in school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my life is that i now have some peace from my son who was pestering me.My son had become a headache as he wanted some space to farm in but i dint have.When i received the transfer i leased some land where he is now .since then i am relieved from his incessant demands.
Enrolled
access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have a sick child. The biggest hardship is that she has health problems which need finances. I dont have enough money that will enable me to take her to a better hospital so that she can get help.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the morning. This is because my husband is sober and can make family decisions.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfers buying poultry which will be sold later. I will also use part of the money in planting seasonal crops for sale so that I can get additional income
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I am proudest of my poultry and farming business because it is my passion. I am also proud because at the end of the day I will get more income