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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($250 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?
In the pipeline are the plans for getting married. I am looking forward to having someone I can call the rib of my ribs. The dowery process is ongoing and In a few months, I will graduate from being single to being someone's husband. I am so excited I cannot wait.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that with the recent transfers that I received, I boosted my tea business which generated good revenue. With the revenue earned, I decided to build a house since I was still living with my parents. This was embarrassing given that I am old enough to have my own family. As of now, I have my household and very soon I am getting married.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I will have gotten married that means I will no longer make decisions as a bachelor anymore. Most of the plans that I have will have to go through a ''sieving machine'' before it is materialized. The thought of getting married has left me with mixed feelings. Kind of scared but excited at the same time. I hoping for the best. Besides that, my tea business will have grown as well and the revenue gap will have increased. This translates to financial freedom and generally a happy family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($255 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.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving the transfer is that currently am happy I have started my own business. This has made me be independent and also be able to get my basic needs unlike before when I used to forgo some. I have also reduced my casual job to do my own jobs with my own pleasure. I feel I have a better and more simple life in terms of work I do currently to earn a living.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have made a tea nursery.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from how it would have been if I had not received the transfers in that I am currently developing financially. I am gaining more ability of being fully independent. I see good changes coming in future life. I feel in the near future I will be able to give back to my family.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
to do tea farming in my piece of land.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
When I was I secondary school I had challenges getting school fees since my parents had no stable source of income, I sometimes had to skip a term due to lack of school fees. This is the biggest hardship in my life
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is the morning when I wake up happy and healthy very ready to embark on my daily activities
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfer to expand my poultry farming and use the remaining amount to start business- buying tea leaves from the other farmers and selling it to the factory so as to earn bonus at the end of the year
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
In 2014 I bought tea leaves from the farmers as usual and at the end of the year I got double bonus which enabled me pay school fees for my siblings
