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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to buy a parcel of land. I intend to increase the grazing area in order to keep more cows on my farm.
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 the cow that I bought. It is now a source of milk for the household. I also sell part of the milk and spend the money on providing food for the household. I get about 8 liters of milk per day which translates to about KES 240. I use it to buy maize for the household.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to change my life over the next six months because I have just begun milk production. I have a daily income that will go on for the next 9 months. I expect that I will not have any more difficulty in providing for the family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time almost 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 life is that now am self employed. I am happy running my own business which normally gives me income. before I used to sleep a worried men thinking about what I will do the next day to provide for my family.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months we expect to save at least KES 300 on daily basis so that we can buy a plot. We intend to buy a plot and set up our own business in the same plot.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am so happy to have my own business and my wife is also having her own business which we both started after receiving the transfer from Give Directly. By the end of the day we get something to save, buy food and pay school fees for our children.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to buy a lactating cow so that I can have milk for use and sale.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is when I dropped out of school in class 8 due to lack of school fees, I had to look for casual work in my village. Sometimes I had to sleep without food
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am who my family taking supper together. This is the time everyone is happy in the family
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to use my transfer to increase stock in my shop and hence expand my business
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of in my life is owning a posh mill and opening a shop this has enabled me build my house and feed my family
