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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($442 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My new goal is to be able to complete a dairy house that I constructed with the first and second transfer. I was able to build the dairy unit but have not been able to bring it into completion. Once my son is done with his university studies at least I will be relieved and in a position to bring it to completion. This is oke of the projects that will empower me big time since livestock keeping and especially dairy is one of the main agricultural economic activities that we rely on.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly did very well by not discriminating on anyone during the enrollment process. Everyone was enrolled without considering whether somebody had a job or not, whether they were employed or not. This to me was very fair and I commend GiveDirectly for conducting themselves in this manner. On the other hand I feel that GiveDirectly could improve my making it possible to enroll more people such that no one feels aggrieved at the end of the day. A few people within my village felt they were left behind while they really were supposed to receive the transfer from GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Once I received my second transfer, I gave KES 10000 to my wife who runs a tailoring form of business and sent another KES 40000 to my son at the University to pay school fees while the remaining amount of money was used to buy food and other needs for my family. The money came at a time when I was so much pressed with payment of school fees and had it not been for these funds, then inwoukd have been forced to sell some of my dairy cows to raise the fee. I feel so much indebted that GiveDirectly came to my rescue. My child's dream of completing his university studies successfully is now more alive and a dream almost fulfilled. My wife too feels so much happy to have he'd her business boosted courtesy of these transfers.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was around 8:30 pm in the evening when I was just about to retire to bed. I heard my phone ring and when I checked my phone I was met with a pleasant surprise that I had received money from segovia technology. I was not so surprised about the name of the company that sent the money since I had heard from other people that had received the money before that it is segovia technology. I informed my wife who was equally very happy and grateful for the same. We took our time before we could withdraw and put the money into good use.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now living a a stress free life than I would be living had I not received money from GiveDirectly. The thought of having paid school fees for my university child and t he 5cact that she is going to graduate soon makes me feel. At peace and stress free. The business that was boosted will also see us as a family make ends meet quite easily.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used KES 45000 to pay school fees for my da ughter who is just about to clear her secondary education. The money came at a time I wa thinking of selling one of the only remaining cows that I had in the compound and I got to be so appreciative of this transfer. I gave KES 7000 to my wife to boost her clothes selling business-a business that has u even feeding us as a family and which was crumbling. I used another KES 2000 to buy myself a new pair of clothes. The money simply brought hope, happiness and every beutiful thing in our lives.
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access_time over 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My lastborn son is a fourth-year student at Mombasa Polytechnic pursuing a course in mechanical engineering. Raising his school fees has been an overwhelming task for me as I am required to pay KES 90000 every academic year. I am a dairy farmer and my farm produces 300 liters of milk every month which I sell at KES 30 per liter, translating to KES 9000 monthly. This money caters for all my family's needs such as food and clothing leaving me with nothing to pay school fees with. I sold a portion of my farm 2years ago when my son was denied access to the examination room because of unpaid arrears. Receiving this money will give me peace of mind knowing that my son will sit for his final exams as well as get his academic certificates.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the last 6 months, this area has been receiving a moderate amount of rainfall. This has drastically reduced the cost of buying animal feeds for dairy farmers like myself. I used to buy a bale of Boma Rhodes grass at KES 250 but now I can have it as cheap as KES 100 and this has been the happiest moment of my life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Being a dairy farmer in a drought-prone area, my biggest challenge is getting animal feeds. I cover close to 40 kilometers in search of Napier grass and Boma Rhodes grass and they come at expensive prices. I spend KES 250 for every bale and I need like 10 daily. This exposes me to losses because the amount of money I get from the sale of milk is not commensurate with the amount I use to buy the feeds. I milk 25-30 liters every morning which sells at KES 30 per liter earning me KES 800 per day on average.
