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Kipkirui
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
64
workCampaign
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23rd Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
As a father, my biggest dream is seeing my children prosper and have a better life in the future. I currently have children in various schools and college, thus I do not have a new goal in the next four months but rather step up for their needs in school and fee payments.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Even though It is my happiness to see my children in school, I had felt devastated by the hardship I had been through raising their basic needs and school fees. Truly speaking the biggest difference in my daily life is the ease I achieved paying school fees for my children without straining courtesy of GiveDirectly. I am happy because my children don't face many interruptions like before. I am certain that good results are now coming their way and this the biggest difference in my daily life.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I always work hard to earn a living to support my family. I currently have a lot of expenditures ranging from my household's daily basic needs and my children's school fees. In the next six months, I am hopeful that I will have a happy family in that I will have my children going on well with their studies and enjoying the daily basic needs as well.
 
20th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Four months ago, Most of the transfers I received went to savings because I wanted to enroll my daughter in college in September. Having no other source of income, I had to sacrifice most of my earnings to see my daughter dream to college come true. I managed to clear all the fees. At the moment, I no longer have pressure. I can now focus on improving my farming for better yields in the future
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am planning to improve my farming activity. In the next four months, I want to purchase sufficient fertilizers as well as plant boosters to increase yields from my farm. Besides, I also want to purchase quality feeds for my dairy cows. This will increase my earnings
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 that I am now happier because I have managed to enroll my daughter in a college in September and this was made possible because I had saved some cash from the previous transfers. This is a great step in my family in terms of education.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, My life will have greatly changed to be better because I will have harvested most of my crops from the farm. I expect abundant harvest hence more income which will enable m to support my children education
 
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 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 in that I have devoted most of my time on my farm activities unlike before when I used to do much of the casual jobs that were involving and tedious. This made me buy food more often because I had a little time to work on my farm that lead to meager produces which couldn't last us up to the next harvesting season. Currently, I am able to sell the supply at the market and school fees on time with the profits.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The new goal for the next four months is to expand my project of horticulture farming. This projects usually earns me an income to meet the basic needs and also pay school fees. I intend to do it on a much bigger farm.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Before,I used to do casual jobs which I had to supplement with the horticulture farming. Unfortunately, at times the payment was so meager such that it could not meet most of my family's basic needs most specifically school fees. The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer is that I have paid school fees on time. Looking at my children go to school full time with a lot of enthusiasm and their performance has improved shows me that I made to the right decision. I have also devoted much of my time on my farm and this has led to higher production in the recent harvesting season. Therefore, my family has plenty to eat and also sell the supplies at the market
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I intend to lease land and expand the acreage of my farming. Cultivating in a bigger acreage of land will guarantee the ability to earn an extra income from the sales of the double produce from the harvest.
 
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 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 different in that I do not strain too much financially. The GiveDirectly transfers came to support me at a time when I felt I was straining to get enough money to help me take my children to school. It has helped me keep some of my most valuable assets that I would have otherwise sold to raise enough money to pay school fees. I am so indebted to GiveDirectly.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months I want to take one of my children who has just completed his secondary school to college. This is what comes first in my priorities over the next four months.
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 can now meet financial emergencies with much ease. There are times when I felt so helpless even with small financial emergencies like having to find school fees for my children who are in various schools. I can now pay school fees without having to stress myself too much on where I can get the money to use.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
The next six months are going to be interesting for my family. Most of my children are at an important stage in their education. One of my sons will be sitting for his form four exams and am looking forward to giving him all the necessary support he requires from his father. I am also looking forward to seeinone of my sons join college and pursue his further studies. Accomplishing all these shall definitely make me a proud father.
 
5th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 6 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 since my farming has improved and now doing better. I am currently able to provide for my family with the assistance of GD transfer and the farming better output.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The new goal that I have in the next four months is to improve my horticultural farming.
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 assistance am getting from the transfer is that it has enable me raise school fee for my children, get enough food for my family and have better farm inputs to improve my farming.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months I expect to have a better life in that I will be having better income which helps me in getting better basic needs for my family.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is getting enough money to be able to take my children to school. It was particularly hard for me three years a go when I had five children in various schools and getting school fees was a nightmare but I thank God they were able to finish their studies successfully.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the noon when iam with my children and they tell me about their wonderful experiences with life like how they passed an exam in school.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend part of my transfer on improving my farming practices in order to improve crop production. I also intend to channel part of my transfers on buying animal feeds.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that that am proudest of is when I was finally able to pay school fees for my seven children who were in various secondary schools and colleges. It was an uphill task for us but we managed it. Some of them have gotten jobs and am really proud of them.