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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($252 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?
In the next four months I would wish to complete the construction of the shop I started. I had a plan to install a maize milling machine which will be of great help both to the immediate community and also to our household since we will be earning some income our of it.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
Upon receiving the transfers from GiveDirectly, I have been able to accomplish a lot which in my feeling have really changed my life. The biggest difference in my daily life in the past four months is the complete payment of school fees for my child. He had stayed home for such a long time since he was lacking school fees but with the help we received from GiveDirectly, he was able to resume his studies which was a great change in our household.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
Alongside the construction of a shop towards establishing of a maize milling machine, school fees payment has also been a task. In the next six months I have a new goal to complete school fees payment for my son who is currently in secondary school.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 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.
My biggest difference in my daily life is seeing my children going to school without being interrupted by being sent back home for school fees.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I will live in a good comfortable house which is spacious enough to accommodate my large family.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life currently different from how it would have been because building of my house is now underway. I had no other way of doing this but I am thankful now.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal in life is to establish a nursery school here in my village. I am determined to see children in my village attend a nursery school as early in their life stages.
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access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of School fees. My small business and farming is not enough to sustain my family needs and School fees and I have been forced to work as a casual labourer.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after my normal day's work and being with my family. Seeing my family happy and healthy puts a smile on my face.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer to improve my house and to buy a calf.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My greatest achievement I am proudest of is the fact I started a small business of selling tea seedlings in 2017. I used to work as a casual labourer and this enabled me to start that business and through the fruits of my hardwork, I have managed to educate my children.
